I'm using the ASUS P4C-800 E Deluxe motherboard and am operating in Windows XP Pro, SP3. My two hard drives, each a WD 750GB are in a RAID 1 (mirror) array, connected to the SATA-RAID connectors on the mbd. I'd like to switch from the RAID 1 configuration to a non-RAID, IDE configuration[, using only 1 hard drive. How do I do this in a reliable fashion? (The ASUS Motherboard User Guide does not seem to address this issue, i.e., switching from RAID to non-RAID.)
I have already attempted changing the Operating Mode in the BIOS CPU Configuration
setting from RAID to IDE. This didn't work. However I have NOT attempted to delete the
array in the Promise FastBuild Utility, being not sure that (1), it's necessary and (2), what ramifications that would result in (currently the machine is operational with the RAID configuration; wasn't sure if by deleting the array and I couldn't boot up, I'd be able to "step back to the array" and still have a working machine).
I'm also considering disabling the Onboard Promise Controller in the BIOS Advanced
settings and disconnecting one hard drive from the SATA-RAID connector on the mbd, but
I'm not sure what that would result in.
Many thanks for you help,
georgen
I have already attempted changing the Operating Mode in the BIOS CPU Configuration
setting from RAID to IDE. This didn't work. However I have NOT attempted to delete the
array in the Promise FastBuild Utility, being not sure that (1), it's necessary and (2), what ramifications that would result in (currently the machine is operational with the RAID configuration; wasn't sure if by deleting the array and I couldn't boot up, I'd be able to "step back to the array" and still have a working machine).
I'm also considering disabling the Onboard Promise Controller in the BIOS Advanced
settings and disconnecting one hard drive from the SATA-RAID connector on the mbd, but
I'm not sure what that would result in.
Many thanks for you help,
georgen