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Thread ID: 79212	2007-05-12 06:17:00	How can I boot off a SATA RAID card?	hamstar (4)	Press F1

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549265	2007-05-12 06:17:00	Hey guys, Just installed 2 160gbs and a silicon image sata raid card in my dads PC, set up a mirror and installed windows on em. But now I can't figure out how to boot...? I checked all the options in the BIOS boot things and there is one called SCSI but that doesn't work. Any idea how I could do it? The mobo is an Asus A7N8X with no onboard sata. I was thinking maybe copy the ntdlr and boot.ini files and everything, copy em to a cheapo samll usb stick that says plugged in, the BIOS boots to that and then boots from there. Is there an easier way? Cheers, Rob	hamstar (4)
549266	2007-05-12 06:35:00	I dont think the option to boot from it will be in the BIOS since its not onboard. Did it come with a manual or something?? I would check the manufacturer's site.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
549267	2007-05-12 06:35:00	Does the BIOS have the option to boot from PCI or RAID?	Pete O'Neil (6584)
549268	2007-05-12 07:07:00	Have you tried the different harddrive option e.g. HDD-2, HDD-3 etc I just downloaded the manual for that board off the Asus website and there no option for PCI or RAID, so the HDD-2 or HDD-3 are likely to your best bet.	Pete O'Neil (6584)
549269	2007-05-12 08:33:00	As Pete said, there should be an option in the BIOS / Setup of the RAID card to set the mirror to bootable. Then you will also have to set the mainboard BIOS to boot from SCSI first.	CYaBro (73)
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