P67A-GD65 RAID set-up problem... HELP!

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ParanoidJack

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First off I tried the search to find any threads but the search didn't come back with anything relevant.

So here is my problem. Brand new build and can't get the RAID drivers to install. Can't even find the drivers by themselves without a EXE file to run them. I have them on a USB flash drive but Win7 won't recognize them because they are still bundled into the EXE program. I've tried to extract them from the Marvell RAID Drivers given on the MSI support site but still no luck. I have the MSI P67A-GD65 with two Seagate ST32000641AS Barracuda XT HDs plugged into the Marvell SATA III ports 7 & 8. Win7 install sees them as two separate drives so I'm stuck trying to find some drivers that Win7 will recognize and install off the USB drive.

Also I'm reading that the Marvell SATA III controller isn't as fast as the Intel P67 SATA III controller.... should I swap the cables over and avoid the Marvell? If so any help finding the Intel P67 RAID Drivers would be greatly appreciated.
 
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You did check all the drivers on the MSI site ? http://www.msi.com/product/mb/P67A-GD65--B3-.html#/?div=Driver&os=Win7%2064
 
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Yeah, that is an EXE set-up program that has to run to install the drivers. I can't find the drivers alone out side a program and that program won't run on my laptop or current desktop because it doesn't see the chipset. I can't figure out any way to extract them from it either. Not a programer... just a gamer.   :mad:
 
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Things have changed since my last build, thank God!

In the old days you had to install the RAID drivers before installing the OS onto the array. Today I just set up the RAID 0 array after installing Windows 7 onto one of the two drives. So all that time I spent looking for drivers that weren't part of an EXE file was a waste. I did swap from the SATA III Marvell ports (7 & 8) to the SATA III ports (1 & 2) that are Intel P67 PCH. I then installed Windows 7, popped in the MSI motherboard disc, and loaded the Intel RAID drivers. After that I opened the Intel Control Panel that was installed with the RAID drivers and set-up the RAID 0 array. Now it seems Windows 7 is migrating itself onto that array. Bad news...  because the array is so large. Two 2TB drives...  its going to take a long time. Not sure if there is a better/faster way.  :noidea:
 
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