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Great thread. Thanks for the link. I'll save it to try later, since that registry hack pre-dates the latest Intel drivers that seem to work in both modes (I think). There's a couple other things I want to explore first. When I built this machine, it was my intention to do RAID-1 on the boot...

Vista x64 on a Asus P5Q board with ICH10R controller that can be set in AHCI or RAID mode. System was built using AHCI mode with the original drivers. I want to add a RAID-1 array for storage. At first I thought I could stay in AHCI mode, but the system wouldn't recognize an array since RAID...

Update: This boot is not using the original drivers; it's using the new Intel driver which seems to work in both modes. (Previously there were two different drivers.) Further, when I formed an array in the BIOS management screen, the system was able to recognize it. So now I have a RAID 1...

Okay, this is getting annoying. I installed the latest Intel Storage Matrix Manager, which did something to the drivers. Whatever it was, the system wouldn't boot in either mode due to a "corrupt boot image", but that did not not seem final because Intel's directions say to use the F6...

Fixed.

I was able to find a review that showed that the Intel controller is much faster on some operations than the Silicon Images controller. So the question is, how to get the RAID drivers onto the system disk without reloading?

Apparently not. Moving the system disk to the Sil controller won't boot. Perhaps it could if I were to edit BOOTDISK.INI (or whatever), but I'm not going there with a system drive that isn't backed up (which is what the RAID drives are for). So. Anyone else?

I'm seeing more DOAs and early deaths. But once they get past that first week, they seem to last at least as well. Of course, the newer drives are also the younger...

Does the Storage Configuration BIOS option also set the Sil controller? I tried moving the boot drive to the SiL controller but left it in AHCI mode. It wouldn't boot. Are you suggesting that if I switch it to IDE I should be able to boot off a Sil controller port? If not, how do I set...

Adding a pair of 1TB drives for RAID 1 storage. I'm on Vista so software RAID is unavailable. The ICH10R is currently set to AHCI. I can change it to RAID but then I'd have to re-install the OS to get the drivers required for the current system to boot. (Jeez, isn't there a way to install...

1TB Caviar Green! A little slower but MUCH quieter.

There's not much point in that. Tests show that the Caviar Blacks have about the same performance as the Raptors, hold 10x the data, and cost less. You still haven't said what you're trying to accomplish.

Well, exactly one year since the rebate period and six months after I started the follow-up, I got a $20 check directly from Mushkin. Thank you Sean.

Second email? I haven't gotten a first email yet. (Unless you're counting your posts here.)

So when should I start worrying about the second attempt at my rebate? Three more months and it will be a year...