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    Hello.

    I would like to replace my two disks with another bigger one, and have bought two WD green SATA HD’s.I would try to use the “server reinstallation” feature and hopes that this would work as intended. I will start with just removing the primary and then perform the “server reinstallation”. When this is finished, I will remove the secondary from the pool and then replace it with the bigger one. I have disk duplication on for all my important files.  But, I have some question regarding the proper bios settings regarding the drive configuration in my DP35DP motherboard.

    First, we have the ATA/IDE mode which could be set to NATIVE and LEGACY. Which is the best for WHS?

    Secondly, there is a “CONFIGURE SATA AS” setting, which could be set to IDE, RAID and AHCI. Even I know that it should not be set as RAID J But, which to choose of IDE and AHCI?

    Hope that someone here could help me sort this out. I am ready to start the process ASAP!
    And BTW: under a “server reinstallation”, is the backup preserved or is it an easy way to take backup of the WHS backup to an external disk?


    Thanks and regards,

     

    OleBandole

     

    • Edited by OleBandole Saturday, August 15, 2009 7:14 AM
    Saturday, August 15, 2009 7:08 AM

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    IDE mode is what would work most simple, since AHCI is native SATA mode.

    For IDE mode the drivers are there, while they must be provided during server reinstall separately up to two times and one of these times via floppy drive, if you use the SATA mode.

    Not sure, what the difference is between Native and Legacy IDE mode, maybe your board manual gives more details? (I would attempt native first, and if this is not working - no disk detected - you can still switch back and try again.)

    Best greetings from Germany
    Olaf
    • Proposed as answer by kariya21Moderator Saturday, August 15, 2009 2:28 PM
    • Marked as answer by OleBandole Monday, August 24, 2009 10:25 AM
    Saturday, August 15, 2009 11:16 AM
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    IDE mode is what would work most simple, since AHCI is native SATA mode.

    For IDE mode the drivers are there, while they must be provided during server reinstall separately up to two times and one of these times via floppy drive, if you use the SATA mode.

    Not sure, what the difference is between Native and Legacy IDE mode, maybe your board manual gives more details? (I would attempt native first, and if this is not working - no disk detected - you can still switch back and try again.)

    Best greetings from Germany
    Olaf
    • Proposed as answer by kariya21Moderator Saturday, August 15, 2009 2:28 PM
    • Marked as answer by OleBandole Monday, August 24, 2009 10:25 AM
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    Thanks for your reply Olaf.

     

    I did go for the native IDE mode.

    And then, I tried to configure the sata as AHCI. This requires the driver to be installed on a floppy. My Intel board does not have a floppy and here the problem started!

    I could have gone for the easy way, but I choose the hard way! After a long fight against my WHS installation and my MB, I realized that there was no way to do this with a USB flash drive. The flash drive was present at the first boot, but when the installer wanted the driver a second time a few seconds later, the flash drive was gone.

     

    The solution was a sandberg USB floppy drive! I downloaded the AHCI driver for floppy install from Intel, and then the install process worked like a dream. Just post this here in case of someone else facing the same problem.


     

    Best regards from Norway,

     

    Olex

     

    Monday, August 24, 2009 11:01 AM