Raid card for sata how to change to non raid?

Milwaukee · July 9th, 2009, 01:58 AM

For some reason bought this card Newegg.com - Koutech PSA150 PCI SATA Dual Channel Host Controller Card RAID 0/1 - Controllers / RAID Cards

Found that I can't run 1 sata hard drive that I need to have 2 hard drives so I try to change to non raid but this card's bios don't have that but it say create raid set up or delete raid set up

when I try create raid it pop say not enough drives.

it 250 gb seagate hard drive SATA 3

Problem is how can I get this work with 1 not 2. There no room for #2 hard drive fit.

I read some reviews at newegg say need download non raid bios but try find at silicon image's

Milwaukee · July 9th, 2009, 06:09 PM

bump

stroyal · July 9th, 2009, 11:26 PM

Not sure why you would look for drivers @ Silicone image, Unless Koutech is Silicone image.

Here is their sight,
Welcome to Koutech System Inc.

They Imply in the FAQ that you don't have to use as a RAID, so a single drive should be possible.

My guess is that you don't have to do anything in the cards BIOS unless you are using a RAID setup.
Just boot up the computer and check in Disk Management and see if it shows up there.
It won't show up in My Computer until it is partitioned.

The FAQ said the RAID drivers have to be installed even if you don't use a RAID

Milwaukee · July 10th, 2009, 12:44 AM

it won't boot up it hang up on screen say

press ctrl S or F4 for bios ulitiy for hard drive.

Try Ctrl S it just black screen with white dot flash

Press F4 it pop bios
say set up raid.

on review at newegg say it need flash to non raid bios.

stroyal · July 10th, 2009, 10:24 AM

Did you install the drivers that came with the card?

Here are the drivers from their web sight.
Welcome to Koutech System Inc.

Looks like they use a silicone image chip, and you need to know what one it is.
Check the 2 bottom drivers, as the first 2 are for vista and 64 bit.

Milwaukee · July 11th, 2009, 11:47 PM

ok it install driver it boot to window 2000 no problem

until I plug Sata hard drive then try turn on it boot after raid control bios

then it just black blank nothing happened.

window 2000 is on IDE hard drive

that mean I need install window 2000 on sata?

Imperion1 · July 12th, 2009, 01:47 AM

Let me get this straight Windows 2000 is on the IDE hard drive.
There is nothing on the SATA hard drive, which you will connect to the controller card.
If you still want to boot from the Windows 2000 IDE hard drive and have the SATA hard drive as a storage drive, change your Bios setting.
Go into the motherboard Bios, change your boot device. Be sure that the onboard Sata is the first device and not an Add-on or PCI Add-on. The PCI Add-on as the first device would try and boot from any device plugged into the controller card.

Milwaukee · July 12th, 2009, 11:50 AM

it old

compaq Presario 5441 I don't think they have sata option in bios.

Imperion1 · July 12th, 2009, 02:58 PM

Oops, sorry, meant to say have the onboard IDE as the first device, then the PCI add-on card.

stroyal · July 12th, 2009, 07:59 PM

As for the boot order option in the BIOS, it could be referred to as SCSI BOOT DEVICE even though it is a SATA/PCI expansion card.

Older BIOS call all storage PCI expansion cards that boot SCSI.