OS gone after adding raid 0

[zachcuden]

Hello, so I built a comp with an msi z97i gaming ac mobo and had a crucial SSD and two other identical hdds. In the bios I changed AHCI to RAID then I installed the operating system and installed some programs and stuff no problem. I then put in the other hard drives leaving the SSD still in also. I turned off Windows 8 feature whatever so that I could change UEFI to UEFI + Legacy so that I could open the RAID menu thing. I then setup the RAID disk for the two other drives making sure the SSD wasn't part of the array. However, after that completed, I tried to boot up to my SSD but it isnt found in the boot menu and there's no operating system found. The only option in the boot menu is the RAID array I just created but there's no OS on there. Did I not install correctly? Is there a way to get my OS back with all the programs and still have the RAID also? (I know raid 0 has higher chance of failure but thats irrelevant at this point and im not putting important stuff on there). Thanks

 

[i7Baby]

Post your build.

What's your boot priority (per bios)?

 

[zachcuden]

Post your build.

What's your boot priority (per bios)?

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EVGA 980
msi z97i gaming ac
hadron air
crucial m550 512gb
2x hgst travelstar 2.5" 500gb each. trying to raid 0 for media in video editing.

Boot order as far as I see is just the RAID hard drives then nothing else. But if I change back to AHCI then theres just the built in EFI

 

[i7Baby]

Then put your SSD as first in the boot priority.

 

[Dragos Manea]

Then put your SSD as first in the boot priority.

Sometimes you need to check BBS HDD boot order, see if it there the ssd on the 2nd place and the raid array it is on the 1st place, if it is, put your ssd to 1st place.

 

[zachcuden]

Then put your SSD as first in the boot priority.

It doesn't appear as an option

 

[i7Baby]

Then its not plugged in properly. Make sure its plugged into sata port 0 or 1.