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тАО06-17-2019 11:53 AM
тАО06-17-2019 11:53 AM
B140i to P440AR
Hello,
I have a Gen9 ML350 and I am looking to install the P440ar Controller and battery, currently using the B140i.
I understand that the P440ar can read arrays created by the B140i, with this in mind is it possible to install the P440ar and for Windows to boot? Or is it a case of, Windows was installed whilst using B140i and therefore if I wish to use the P440ar I'll need to rebuild the Operating System?
Thank you,
Arran
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тАО06-17-2019 01:59 PM
тАО06-17-2019 01:59 PM
Re: B140i to P440AR
@SoftEggArran wrote:Hello,
I have a Gen9 ML350 and I am looking to install the P440ar Controller and battery, currently using the B140i.
I understand that the P440ar can read arrays created by the B140i, with this in mind is it possible to install the P440ar and for Windows to boot? Or is it a case of, Windows was installed whilst using B140i and therefore if I wish to use the P440ar I'll need to rebuild the Operating System?
Thank you,
Arran
You should be able to install the P440 and cable the drive backplane to the P440 instead of the B140i and the system will boot the installed OS. If I recall the connector on the P440 requires a different cable than the standard mini SAS connector used by the B140i on the system board so you will need the correct cable. The standard disclaimer. Whenever you plan to change or modify an array, verify you have a good backup of your data.
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тАО06-17-2019 03:05 PM - edited тАО06-17-2019 03:05 PM
тАО06-17-2019 03:05 PM - edited тАО06-17-2019 03:05 PM
Re: B140i to P440AR
The cables running from the backplane to the B140i wonтАЩt work then? They seem to fit. TheyтАЩre labelled 6G SATA.
Best Wishes,
Arran
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тАО06-17-2019 03:08 PM
тАО06-17-2019 03:08 PM
Re: B140i to P440AR
If the connector is the same and the cable is long enough it will work. I thought the P440 had a double width connector of some sort but I could be mistaken for one of the other controllers as I haven't seen one in awhile
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тАО06-17-2019 03:18 PM
тАО06-17-2019 03:18 PM
Re: B140i to P440AR
So IтАЩve tried it and the OS blue screens on boot mentioning тАШinaccessible boot deviceтАЩ, Drivers perhaps, not really sure how to get round this.
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тАО06-17-2019 03:23 PM
тАО06-17-2019 03:23 PM
Re: B140i to P440AR
Yes, probably driver related, the P440 needs a different driver (hpsa). You can try installing the driver while still booted under the B140i
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тАО06-18-2019 03:40 AM
тАО06-18-2019 03:40 AM
Re: B140i to P440AR
The driver for P440ar doesn't want to install when booted from B140i, it moans that the hardware (P440ar) isn't installed. I tried to add it manually by right-clicking the inf file and hitting install, that didn't make a difference.
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тАО06-18-2019 04:08 AM
тАО06-18-2019 04:08 AM
Re: B140i to P440AR
Did you try with the P440 installed but no cables attached, at least the hardware will be present for the driver to install
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тАО06-18-2019 04:11 AM
тАО06-18-2019 04:11 AM
Re: B140i to P440AR
It's a P440ar that I have so it just sits on top of the B140i. This means that you can't physically connect the cables to the B140i when the P440ar is installed. Your plan would work with the P440 I think as I believe they go in to a PCI slot.
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тАО06-18-2019 04:26 AM
тАО06-18-2019 04:26 AM
Re: B140i to P440AR
I'm not that familiar with the ML350 system board. With many of the other systems, the embedded connectors are still accessible when using the ar type controllers