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I have an Asus P8Z77V_PRO mobo using Intel RAID (Windows 7 x64).

A drive has an error, but after examining it with SMART tools, I'm satisfied the drive is fine. Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to tell the mobo's RAID that "all is well, please rebuild the array".

  1. There appear to be no desktop tools...at least none that I could find on the Asus site for this mobo. On my previous box, I'd use Intel's Matrix Storage Manager but that doesn't seem to be installed and I can't find anything on the Asus site or the CD that came with my mobo.

  2. The BIOS doesn't seem to offer the option. I'm considering making it non-RAID, then marking it as a replacement - but I can't find any docs that explain if this will work. The BIOS is quite confusing.

I tried unplugging the "bad" drive, booting, then plugging it back in and booting but the BIOS apparently caches the serial number or something. I was hoping it'd just recognize it as a new disk.

Do I really need to delete the RAID array and recreate it? Kind of defeats the point of RAID :-)

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    In win7 64 the software would be Intels RST (rapid storage technology) I cant be sure, but the same software talks to many chips, get the OS right down to the 64bit part, and i would give it a try. Right from intel. and there is a "matrix" software downloadcenter.intel.com/… ?
    – Psycogeek
    Commented Nov 24, 2013 at 4:09
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    I was able to find the software you need to download on the asus website. I suggest you take another look. I suggest you install the Intel(R) AHCI/RAID Driver for Windows 7/8/8.1 32bit & 64bit from the ASUS website.
    – Ramhound
    Commented Nov 24, 2013 at 6:28
  • The driver isn't what I need - I have that. I need whatever GUI controls it. Or is that GUI bundled with the driver?
    – raindog308
    Commented Nov 24, 2013 at 16:46
  • Thanks very much, Psycogeek - installing the Matrix software let me mark it as normal and rebuild.
    – raindog308
    Commented Nov 24, 2013 at 16:54

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