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PedroSantana007
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November 25th, 2018 07:00
RAID setup screen won't load
I purchased a PCI-e RAID SATA HDD card from third party and installed in Inspiron 3670 desktop (in the top 1x slot).
Normally, when booting, a setup screen is supposed to load to allow us to configure the RAID array connected to this card.
However, after trying everything, boot process ALWAYS goes straight to Windows 10, and never shows this card's setup screen.
There seems to be something in the Dell Bios (up-to-date) that is preventing the add-on card's setup screen to load. I tried disabling SecureBoot but that did not help.
WHAT IS IT IN THE BIOS THAT IS PREVENTING THE CARD'S SETUP SCREEN FROM LOADING? WHAT CAN I DISABLE OR ENABLE TO GET THE SETUP SCREEN TO LOAD?
(Note that once Windows 10 is loaded, card is recognized just fine and HDD controller works and HDDs show up and work fine. Problem is accessing the setup scren on boot.)
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Posted November 25th, 2018 12:00
Do you need to see that menu every time you boot, or just once?
Is there a keyboard sequence you have to press during boot to see that card's menu? Eg, for Intel RAID, you'd press Ctrl-I during boot to get to its menu...
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Posted November 25th, 2018 12:00
I don't need to boot from this array, but in either case, the type of computer is not the issue. I have worked fine with this card in a similar and even simpler and much older year 2004 Dell Dimension 2400 running an add-on Rocket RAID card, and even booted from it for 14 years. It's not the type of system,. I'm sure it's just the newer Bios which has all these core security features...and I need to know what to disable so the card has its say during the boot process.
I know I can use it as storage array, and that is what I want to do, but I cannot configure it to do that if the setup screen doesn't show up on boot, as is expected. Normally all the boot sequence screens show up during boot process, like graphics cards or other similar hardware, including RAID controller cards.
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Posted November 25th, 2018 15:00
Post a link to the exact model card you bought.
ejn63
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Posted November 25th, 2018 09:00
What you have is a consumer-grade desktop system. It has no provision for booting from an add-in RAID card -- this is a feature for workstations or servers - not for desktops designed for consumer use.
You can use your RAID array as storage - but not as a boot device.