TS140 RAID - no ROM configuration utility on boot

Might someone help me setup RAID on a new TS140 (70A4001LUX). I have installed a 128GB SSD and intend to use Windows 7 (64 bit). As a first step, I've gone into the BIOS and under Devices->ATA Drive Setup, and selected RAID, as I intend to purchase a few larger drives for this purpose later. However, when I reboot, I do not see the "Intel Rapid Storage Technology ROM configuration utility" upon system start (as noted in the user manual). Instead, the machine complains there is no operating system. Any suggestions would be most appeciated. Thanks!!

I just picked up a TS140 and noticed the same issue. The following steps / BIOS settings fixed it for me. (From the downloadable Configuring ThinkServer RAID 100 on the TS140 and TS440 guide by Lenovo.) 1. In the BIOS Setup Utility, go to the “Devices” tab and select “ATA Drive Setup.” Set “SATA Controller” to “Enabled” and “Configure SATA as” to “RAID.” 2. “Hard Disk Pre-delay can be set to “Disabled” (the default). 3. Select the “Startup” tab from the menu, then select “CSM” and set it to “Enabled.” (Note: for "Boot Mode", I have found that "UEFI Only" works best for me with RAID enabled.) F10 to save & reboot. You should now see the option (for a few seconds) to enter the RAID configuration utility via Control-I.

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TS140 RAID - no ROM configuration utility on boot

Might someone help me setup RAID on a new TS140 (70A4001LUX). I have installed a 128GB SSD and intend to use Windows 7 (64 bit).
As a first step, I've gone into the BIOS and under Devices->ATA Drive Setup, and selected RAID, as I intend to purchase a few larger drives for this purpose later.
However, when I reboot, I do not see the "Intel Rapid Storage Technology ROM configuration utility" upon system start (as noted in the user manual). Instead, the machine complains there is no operating system.
Any suggestions would be most appeciated.
Thanks!!
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I just picked up a TS140 and noticed the same issue. The following steps / BIOS settings fixed it for me. (From the downloadable Configuring ThinkServer RAID 100 on the TS140 and TS440 guide by Lenovo.)
1. In the BIOS Setup Utility, go to the “Devices” tab and select “ATA Drive Setup.” Set “SATA Controller” to “Enabled” and “Configure SATA as” to “RAID.”
2. “Hard Disk Pre-delay can be set to “Disabled” (the default).
3. Select the “Startup” tab from the menu, then select “CSM” and set it to “Enabled.”
(Note: for "Boot Mode", I have found that "UEFI Only" works best for me with RAID enabled.)
F10 to save & reboot. You should now see the option (for a few seconds) to enter the RAID configuration utility via Control-I.

PT8 Neo SATA Raid Configuration Utility

I recently upgraded my system which was running a AMD athlon 1.2GHZ processor and only 128mb SDRAM. The system was stable and running windows XP home edition.
I upgraded to the PT8 Neo motherboard which supports SATA hard drives. I was expecting a dramatic increase when I upgraded my system to the new P4 800mhz FSB 3.0GB processor and 512MB DDR 400mhz ram.
I was still using my WD 60GB EIDE Hard Drive when I upgraded the Motherboard, Ram, & Processor. The upgrade went smoothly and system worked without glitches.
Unsatisfied with the increase in performance, I also purchased a Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10000 RPM hard drive using the SATA interface cable.
I have updated the bios of the motherboard and updated the driver for the SATA raid controller using Live Bios Update 3.
I am having 2 problems:
Problem 1. When I enter the bios for the SATA Raid configuration utility after the initial post by pressing , none of the selections are available. I move my arrows down but nothing highlights and I can't select anything in the configuration utility except ESC key to exit.
The SATA controller is enabled in the BIOS.
The initial SATA Raid Configuration displayed immediately after the post, does show the hard drive.
I want to be able to boot from the new WD Raptor Hard Drive and transfer all the existing files from the IDE Drive to the SATA drive, but I can't seem to get the drive to initialize, format, fdisk, etc.
Problem 2. Windows XP doesn't have enough resources available to activate the VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller in Device Manager. It shows a Yellow ! and returns a code 12 (This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use). I have tried disabling several items in the bios including LAN support, On board Sound but nothing seems to work.
Keep in mind, I have downloaded the latest bios, latest drivers, etc.
The rest of the components on my machine are as follows:
1. Custom Built Computer (Non-Branded)
2. 60GB Western Digital 7200 RPM IDE Hard Drive on IDE0 (Master)
3. DVD Rom on IDE0 (Slave)
4. MSI 52x32x52x CDRW on IDE1 (Master)
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6. Floppy Drive
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8. 512mb DDR 400mhz Memory
9. ATI All-In-Wonder PCI Video Card
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I have already tried removing the SIIG firewire controller thinking that it was getting in the way of available resources. That did not work.
I have invested alot of money on this system, I wanted the best and have always used MSI motherboards because of their stability and reliability.
Please help as soon as possible.
Thanks

first off you are only using one SATA so no option are avalible in Raid Bios
in order to install windows the safe way detach your 60ata hrad drive plug in the raptor and install windows then Press F6 at the begining the you will have to the SATA diskett in the floppy drive in stall SATA windows drivers continue with install.
once you are fished Windows, drivers then shut down and plug in your ATA hard drive turn on your PC enter the bios navagate to the Advanceed BIOS Features/Boot Sequency selected your SATA raid drive as First boot then CD roms as second. then your done boot in to windows

Intel RAID configuration utility reboots computer

I recently built a new computer using the MSI Z87-G41 PC MATE. I was initially able to set up a RAID 1 array in the configuration utility and install the OS. I have been using the computer for a couple of weeks without any major issue.
I then had an interest in moving from the hardware "fake RAID" to Windows RAID. I entered the configuration utility using CTRL-I and after about 3 seconds in the utility, it will just reboot the computer. When I am in the utility, I can even select different options (or just let it sit there), but it always reboots after the 3 seconds is up. The computer is completely fine otherwise, and I have been gaming on it and using other intensive apps.
I have tried reflashing the bios and using default values. I also re-verified the array with RST and ran chkdsk /r. Nothing has seemed to help and the scans didnt find any errors. I dont believe this would be a driver/OS issue, seeing as how this all happens before the OS is initiated. Is it just a faulty motherboard? If so, is there any way I can delete the array (without losing data and without using CTRL-I) so that I can boot to Windows and create the RAID 1 array using the OS?
I am not overclocking anything either. Here are my specs (let me know if I am leaving anything relevant out) -
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G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600
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2 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB (in RAID 1)
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Quote from: JLio01 on 15-December-14, 15:11:19
Clear CMOS and change to RAID mode under BIOS again. Which SATA ports do you use?
Clearing the CMOS worked! Thanks, I should have thought of that.
I guess I should start a new topic about switching over to a Windows controlled RAID 1. I believe it should be as simple as deleting the array and setting bios to AHCI mode. Then I can boot to the OS already on both drives and go from there...

RAID 1 is not showing in UCS Server configuration utility

Hi,
I have a UCS Server C200 M2 Rack Mount and planning to install Windows 2008 R2 server in it. To make it High Available, i m configuring RAID 1 in it.
I can easily configure RAID from BIOS setup and after rebooting it shows me that the RAID 1 is found and Online in status.
Once I insert the Cisco UCS Server Configuration Utility 2.0 CD and try to check the RAID Configuration, it show me error message "SCU is unable to detect a RAID controller in the server"
If I move further to install OS then during installation setup gets hang and system reboots.
I attached the screen shot for review and help.
Kindly advise!
Thanks,
Aman

Hi Aman,
Can you download the Driver package from
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I assume you are seeing the problem as described in the RAID configuration issues in
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/c/ts/guide/TS_2Server.html
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LSI drivers are not bundled in Windows 2008 64-bit. These must be installed during the installation process. During the install process, if the hard drives fail to be detected, use the load driver option to point the drives to the correct drivers for the LSI controller in the system. The drivers can be loaded using a USB drive. When loaded, the hard drives are displayed and the hard drive for the OS can be selected.
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RAID Configuration Utility for KZPSC-XB in Alpha 2100

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RAID Option ROM utility unavailable.

The thing is that I cannot access the RAID Option ROM utility during bootup, just because I don't the see the "Press <Ctrl-F> to enter RAID Option ROM utility..." option at all.
I've recently updated the BIOS to 2.0 to install Windows 8. Don't know if that has something to do. As I said, I don't see the "Press <Ctrl-F> to enter RAID Option ROM utility" option at all. The RAID 0 I installed Windows 8 on was setup before updating BIOS to 2.0. As per MSI statement, once the BIOS was updated to 2.0 it cannot be downgraded.
What I want to do is to add a 3rd. disk to my RAID 0 array to expand the capacity. I tried to do it under RAIDXpert utility under Windows, but I don't see any options to add a new device to the existing RAID 0.
Do any of you know if there's another key secuense (but Ctrl + F as the user guide states) to enter the RAID Option ROM utility during bootup?. Any help will really be apreciaed. Thank you very much!.
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Setting up raid O in disc utility

I want to create a raid O in Disc Utility on my Mac Pro 2.8, 8 cores.
I have 2 drives that i've been using in my previous powermac G5 stripped as Raid O with a Sonet 8 port E-Sata controller card, they worked fine and fast.
In my Mac Pro do I need an E-Sata Controller card like one from Sonet with 4 ports in order to achieve a raid configuration and speed?
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{quote:title=In my Mac Pro do I need an E-Sata Controller card like one from Sonet with 4 ports in order to achieve a raid configuration and speed?}{quote}
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{quote:title=With out a controller card, stripping 2 drives, does Leopard sees the 2 drives as one large drive without the speed? }{quote}
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If you not mapping an ISO and you are still seeing the Server Configuration Utility, would you do me a favor?
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In order to fully utilize the new features included in version 3.5 of the Intel® Application Accelerator RAID Edition, Intel recommends that you first upgrade your system BIOS to one that includes version 3.5 of the Intel RAID Option ROM. You can obtain this system BIOS from your motherboard or system manufacturer.
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Can you please post how did you resolve the issue? I am having similar issue here & I am unable to see the Disk Drives in WinPE 3.0. I have 2 3TB Hard Disk Drives connected & it needs Intel RAID drivers to load to see the drives in DISKPART "List
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