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Can I have my 2 HD's connected to SATA 1 & 2 (SB600) in a RAID 0 config and also have my DVD on the SB600 (say on SATA 4)? When I try, I no longer see the DVD reported and can't make it a boot device (which I need).
Based on some reviews, it looked like the SB600 had better performance than the Promise did, so I wanted to connect the RAID there - has anyone else had similar or different experiences?
If I can't have the DVD on the SB600 at the same time as RAID, can I put it on the Promise? I tried and didn't see it as a boot option when I had it there either. Do I have to get an IDE DVD?
Also - are these "software" RAID? How much faster is RAID 0 on this HW compared to just IDE? Or AHCI? I've seen bad comments on AHCI - anyone here have recommendations regarding that?
Thanks!

Quote from: Wonkanoby on 29-July-08, 18:56:22
The SB600 sets the mode of all sata ports the same
That is not the fact! There is something wrong with: MSI motherboard, or on-board RAID controller, or drivers
HD in RAID have to configure, but the DVD in SATA 3 or 4 not. Controller know the difference between SATA optical drives and HD-s. And everything should work like a charm.
I managed to install Windows XP x64 on MSI K9AG Neo2-Digital. Everything works well. But when I have installed my Palit GF8800GT Sonic on PCI-E port my DVD disappear. OK, there is conflict! I disable in BIOS on-board firewire controller, and my DVD has been there again. There is just the resources conflict. OK... COM port was disabled as well.
OS. Windows XP x64 Edition
Mo-Bo. MSI K9AG Neo2-Digital
AMD 5200+ X2
GPU. Palit GF8800GT Sonic 512Mb
2 x GEIL 1GB Black Dragon (Dual Chanel)
2 x WD 640 GB SATA 2 in RAID 0 (SB600 driver 2.5.1540.48)
and SB Audigy 2 ZS on second PCI port.
EVERYTHING WORKS WELL !!!
OK. I have tryout to install Vista x64/x32. And I cannot see my optical drive :( On BIOS there is not the Plug and Ply OS setting to set NO, and then manually set the IRQ-s. Whatever I do in BIOS with IRQ-s nothing happend. Vista OS do the job alone :(
I try to install Win XP Pro x32, but I only get the blue screen. I try so many SB600 drivers and nothing happend. There is only the Blue Screen :(
OK. There is something very wrong with this MSI/AMD products

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