I have a Gigabyte GA-7DXR that has a built on Promise RAID controller and I am using 2 40 gig IBM Deskstars to try and run RAID 0+2.
First let me say I know that everything is pluged in correctly and the jumpers on both drives are set for master.
When I boot I can go in to the FastTrac 100 lite (tm) set up screen and set up my array. After I restart the controller sees the array and says that it is functioning. But when I fdisk it will only create a 13 gig primary active partition and it says that is the only space I have on the drive. WTF!! I have switched cables, jumpers channels you name it. I also changed the mobo jumper for the controler back to just ATA 100 and both channels work fine and I can fdisk both drives properly. I noticed that no partition was put on 1 drive at all after I switched back so when I fdisk my array it only puts a 13 gig partition on 1 drive and doesn't do anything to the other.
I don't understand why if the controller is broke it sets up the array and says its functioning but thats as far as I can get. I still have hope
First let me say I know that everything is pluged in correctly and the jumpers on both drives are set for master.
When I boot I can go in to the FastTrac 100 lite (tm) set up screen and set up my array. After I restart the controller sees the array and says that it is functioning. But when I fdisk it will only create a 13 gig primary active partition and it says that is the only space I have on the drive. WTF!! I have switched cables, jumpers channels you name it. I also changed the mobo jumper for the controler back to just ATA 100 and both channels work fine and I can fdisk both drives properly. I noticed that no partition was put on 1 drive at all after I switched back so when I fdisk my array it only puts a 13 gig partition on 1 drive and doesn't do anything to the other.
I don't understand why if the controller is broke it sets up the array and says its functioning but thats as far as I can get. I still have hope