RAID Driver for Intel S3000AH motherboard Windows Server 2008 R2

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Support for this motherboard has ended. This board had been purchased 02/01/2007. However, with the release of Windows Server 2008 R2, it's like breathing new life into a server that still has adequate speed. Currently I have an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor in the system with still room to grow.

Sadly, there is no W2K8 R2 driver for the Intel Embedded RAID, Intel® ICH7R I/O Controller.

Hey INTEL!!! Can you make a driver please??? I purchased your board with the consideration that I could later upgrade it keeping up with technology. Thanks in advance.

As for other readers, if you know of a 3rd party driver source, please point me in the right direction.

Superman808

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http://usdn-free.nodevice.com/7dea66eac52163f858e8c6881c7c5900 http://usdn-free.nodevice.com/7dea66eac52163f858e8c6881c7c5900

Future reference...I just download the above file and will apply on Monday.

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Please dog, can you send me that RAID Driver to my e-mail address.

I've really suffered for a long time. Can you ZIP it and send them to me.

Please!! Please!! Pease!!

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Fred....your profile is not accessible. I think you have to activate your account so I can view your email address.

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Just install windows 2003 and then upgrade it to 2008 R2. It's worked for me several times

Bill

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Hi! Hello from Russia!

I have the same problem with S3000AH and Server 2008 R2 matrix RAID!!! Could you please upload this driver to rapidshare or some site like this?

Thanks a lot!!!

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http://ctrlaltdel-usa.net/support/sata_ICH7R_LSI_RAID_Win_4402082008.zip http://ctrlaltdel-usa.net/support/sata_ICH7R_LSI_RAID_Win_4402082008.zip

Sorry for the delay in response. I had this server offline for several months and finally got it back on. Anyway, I believe the above link has the unapproved but working drivers.

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Hi! I solve my problem 3 weeks ago. My RAID worked on LSI controller! It was my mistake? When I change in BIOS RAID to Intel Matrix Raid - it starte work in Server 2008 R2! (I don't remeber what driver I used, because I had a lot of Intel's driver for Martix. But one of them helped me!). So, s3000AH with Intel Matrix RAID - work! Good luck!

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The Intel Matrix RAID is a software RAID. LSI is hardware RAID. Check this out and see what applies to you:

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/raid-hardware-vs-raid-software.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/raid-hardware-vs-raid-software.html

I prefer hardware RAID

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I've just installed Windows Server 2008 R2 on Intel S3000AHLX.

It was clean install. Thank to manual on Windows Vista driver for LSI RAID.

I've take it from here

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Server+Products&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+Server+Boards&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+Server+Board+S3000AH http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Server+Products&ProductLine=Intel%C2%AE+Server+Boards&ProductProduct=Intel%C2%AE+Server+Board+S3000AH

Windows Vista -> Drivers -> Software RAID Drivers for Microsoft Windows

Windows setup determine LSI RAID Storage.

I can't explain that Vista drivers can work on Windows Server 2008 R2. But they do!

I'm happy!

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Yeah Baby!! We have a WINNER!! Thanks Doc...you ROCK!

Got the RAID drive to be recognized on the Windows Server 2008 installation!! Works like a charm. Perhaps Intel may want to grab the file and incorporate into their driver set and make a whole bunch of Server Admins happy!

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Hi

i have the same problem

you are my salvation

you can send me the mail drives, please