Hard drive questions (S.M.A.R.T etc.):

[Trifid]

My BIOS (ASUS A8N-SLI) doesn't specifically have those options. It has Extended IDE drive which is set to Auto (other is none). Also offers Access mode, which is set to Auto instead of large.

 

[KSoD]

Dont know what to tell you at this point. Have you checked for a updated BIOS?

 

[Trifid]

That's not the problem though as I haven't changed hardware in this time. Just created a RAID array and then removed it. A point of interest is I left the Vista install on a separate hard drive and did boot from it and viewed the SMART data while having RAID (No RAID driver so windows saw the drives as unformatted - separate.)

 

[MrCoffee]

gotta be driver

 

[Trifid]

Is it possible to force an update to the XP driver as specified in the edit in the first post? (Windows says it has the best one already)

 

[KSoD]

If there is a updated drive go into the Device Manager and lead it right to the place of the newer driver. It should install it.

 

[Trifid]

That is where I am doing it. I already have the latest vista drivers installed. I want to install the XP ones but it will not let me roll back.

 

[KSoD]

The XP ones will not work in Vista. At least not correctly.

 

[EricB]

I'm thinking that the raid destroyed it

 

[Trifid]

The XP ones will not work in Vista. At least not correctly.

According to the moderator at Lavalys it is successful and users have posted back confirming this.