https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Xeon-Processor-and-Server/Problem-with-Raid5-setup/m-p/284222#M4076 <P>Thanks , this is the problem </P> Thu, 10 May 2012 08:16:34 GMT idata 2012-05-10T08:16:34Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Xeon-Processor-and-Server/Problem-with-Raid5-setup/m-p/284220#M4074 <P>Hello</P><P></P><P>I have intel server SR1690WB with server board S5500WB. I have purchased intel software raid key and i have enable raid5 . </P><P></P><P>I create RAID 5 aray with 4 hard disks of 3TB each. I then create 2 virtual disks . The first is 40gb and the second is the free space that left from the array. I intalled windows 2008 r2 in the 40gb virtual disk but i cannot boot from this virtual disk. In bios in boot sequence i only see that i can boot from onboard raid controller ( AHCI) and not software raid i have allready setup . </P><P></P><P>Any help? I have installed latest bios . </P><P></P><P>Thanks</P> Wed, 09 May 2012 11:18:04 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Xeon-Processor-and-Server/Problem-with-Raid5-setup/m-p/284220#M4074 idata 2012-05-09T11:18:04Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Xeon-Processor-and-Server/Problem-with-Raid5-setup/m-p/284221#M4075 <P>Some controllers require to you mark the VD as active in the RAID config in order to be able to boot from it.</P> Thu, 10 May 2012 06:32:53 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Xeon-Processor-and-Server/Problem-with-Raid5-setup/m-p/284221#M4075 idata 2012-05-10T06:32:53Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Xeon-Processor-and-Server/Problem-with-Raid5-setup/m-p/284222#M4076 <P>Thanks , this is the problem </P> Thu, 10 May 2012 08:16:34 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-Xeon-Processor-and-Server/Problem-with-Raid5-setup/m-p/284222#M4076 idata 2012-05-10T08:16:34Z