Hi Fernando,
I hope you can help me, I start describing what's the matter:
- Windows Small Business Server 2003 recovered from a broken motherboard now running in IDE mode in one Hard Disk
- new motherboard (Asus P9DWS) with C200 chipset and 2 New SATA Hard Disks to be setted in RAID 1

I have setted up the RAID configuration in bios and created the mirror volume with CTRL+I using the new disks
cloned old hard disk on both new hard disks from a boot cd
the system boots in IDE mode from first new hard disk on new motherboard
at this point I have manually installed >Universal 32bit Intel RST AHCI & RAID driver v11.2.0.1006 re-mod by Fernando<
through AHCI.inf and rebooted
setted RAID in bios, no boot ... blue screen
setted AHCI in bios, no boot ... blue screen

Just wondering if it is even possible to switch from ide to raid on that board with Windows 2003,
any suggestion is highly appreciated

many thanks and best regards
riccardo

Hi Fernando and thanks for prompt reply:

- only the 2 new disks are connected to port 1 and 2
- DVD Rom connected to port 6
- disk 3 (containing the original installation) is not connected, it is used as clone source from a external sata to usb controller.
- I have created the raid mirror and then switched to IDE mode in bios to boot the system from new cloned disk in port 1
- system boots in IDE mode, it is slow but it works
Now I understand that my mistake was to force installation of AHCI, I should have used IASTOR.
I will try now to force install IASTOR, reboot, switch bios to RAID and try to boot,
I will get back to you and let you know what happens
thanks
riccardo

installed IASTOR but can not boot, error is ' hal.dll is missing or corrupt ' ...
Am I using the correct driver ?

thanks, will also try with a new install, but I still absolutely need to get that existing installation to work with Raid 1 ...
should I try with other driver versions or the one I tryed is the correct one already?

Hi,
just to let you know that i managed to mount successfully the existing partition in RAID 1, that could be done using a additional pci sata adapter, booted in IDE then cloned the disk after installing the RAID drivers.
Thanks for your suggestions