This is an old post, but I thought I'd share my solution in case anyone ends up here. On a similar system (where a PERC card is not officially supported), I simply had to configure the RAID array using the Perc BIOS, and then turn OFF Legacy Option ROM support in the System BIOS. As soon as that was off, Windows Server installer saw the virtual disk, with no external driver needed.
@PTSDAN Original post from 2018, and your 2021 reply in 2023 has solved my issue that I just ran into! Thank you x10000 :)
- To clarify my issue; I am using a Dell PERC H330 with SATA breakout cables in a custom PC with ASROCK motherboard and Windows 11. (Board is too new to use W10 and Windows Server has issues with Intel LAN NICs on consumer motherboards, and they do not make drivers for Windows server since they do not want consumers using regular hardware I guess?)
Anyways, I was getting "Device failed to start" and "an i/o adapter hardware error has occurred" when checking device manager even after importing a VD from an old Poweredge T410 and a different RAID card, and this was my last stop before giving up... After turning off "Disable legacy option ROM" in the ASROCK bios my VD appeared in Windows immediately. Thanks again.
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This is an old post, but I thought I'd share my solution in case anyone ends up here. On a similar system (where a PERC card is not officially supported), I simply had to configure the RAID array using the Perc BIOS, and then turn OFF Legacy Option ROM support in the System BIOS. As soon as that was off, Windows Server installer saw the virtual disk, with no external driver needed.
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December 30th, 2023 04:19
@PTSDAN Original post from 2018, and your 2021 reply in 2023 has solved my issue that I just ran into! Thank you x10000 :)
- To clarify my issue; I am using a Dell PERC H330 with SATA breakout cables in a custom PC with ASROCK motherboard and Windows 11. (Board is too new to use W10 and Windows Server has issues with Intel LAN NICs on consumer motherboards, and they do not make drivers for Windows server since they do not want consumers using regular hardware I guess?)
Anyways, I was getting "Device failed to start" and "an i/o adapter hardware error has occurred" when checking device manager even after importing a VD from an old Poweredge T410 and a different RAID card, and this was my last stop before giving up... After turning off "Disable legacy option ROM" in the ASROCK bios my VD appeared in Windows immediately. Thanks again.