Unable to install Windows 7 on RAID0(onboard), no destination found! Help!!

[yoshiharra]

I just completed building my new PC. The hardware list is below

Part list:
Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6GHz
ASRock X79 Extreme6 Mother Board
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 64GB DDR3 1600
EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 2GB Graphics Card
Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 3TB 7200 RPM

I am trying to setup a RAID0 and install Windows 7. As per ASRock, I connected the drives SATA0 and SATA1 for onboard RAID installation. First attempt, I messed up during the installation, then I deleted the partition and recreated new partition from within Windows 7 installer (that was a mistake, I realized). Re-started the RAID setup from BIOS > Advance option. But now I can't find the destination partition within Windows 7 installer!

I have attached some picture, showing the problem. Please help me fix the problem.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Automata]

What happens if you load the drivers? You can put them on a USB drive after downloading them from the motheboard manufacturer.

 

[yoshiharra]

thideras

I will try that, but what driver am I looking for in the CD?

Thanks

 

[Automata]

It will be the RAID drivers.

 

[yoshiharra]

Thanks, I will let you know what happens

 

[yoshiharra]

OK, tried it but no change! What do I do next?

 

[Automata]

So it let you load the RAID drivers or did it give you an error? Are you installing this from a flash drive or an official disk?

 

[yoshiharra]

I installed the ASMedia driver from a usb thumb drive. It installed fine but still could not find the partition, even after refreshing.

 

[Automata]

The ASMedia driver? What did you download? You need the RAID driver.

 

[txus.palacios]

You want this: ftp://174.142.97.10/drivers/Intel/SATA/Floppy_Win7-64_Win7_Vista64_Vista_XP64_XP(v3.1.0.2101).zip

 

[yoshiharra]

Hi txus.palacios

Thanks for the link. While researching on the net I found a detailed instruction as well. I will post my results one done.

Thanks

 

[yoshiharra]

I sucessfully installed Windows 7 on RAID0!

 

[txus.palacios]

Glad you could install it!

Just to save you a few booting seconds, set ASMedia SATA3 Mode to disabled if you're not using them, and if you're using the ports, set ASMedia SATA3 Bootable to No.