Proliant ML110 G2 - embedded RAID Controller Problem

[Martin Schulyz]

I have a Proliant ML110 G2 that was originally configured with 2 off 80Gb SATA drives attached to SATA ports 0 and 1 in a RAID 1 (mirrored) configuration.

I now need to add an additional disk to provide more storage but have found that BIOS can see the disk but windows cannot.

From BIOS I note that if the onboard SATA controller is enabled "SATA RAID Enabled" it says that BIOS will not connect to SATA ports 2 and 3.

I cannot find any documentation to identify what to do.

Any assistance would be gratefully appreciated.

Regards

Martin Schultz
MSTech Associates
e-mail: martin.schultz@mstechassociates.com

[KarloChacon]

hi

SATA is enabled in BIOS but did you already configure that new HDD pressing F8 to get access to the controller BIOS and configure that new HDD as RAID 0?

regards

[Nalin malik]

yes as per karlo is saying he is correct.
if sata is enable through bios then u have to go to bios option and there i can create tje raod

[Martin Schulyz]

You have not read the question which talks about the embedded raid not seeing SATA ports 2 and 3.

Basically, I believe the on-board controller can only see 2 SATA drives when enabled - at least that is what the minimalist documentation says.

[KarloChacon]

hi Martin

yes I had similar issue and controller only supported 2 HDDs but I was able to find the same for for this server and also you added this

"I now need to add an additional disk to provide more storage but have found that BIOS can see the disk but windows cannot."

maybe I need to search I little more and also which documentation are you reading?

regards

[KarloChacon]

oh Martin I forgot what you hon plug model or non hot plug model server? I mean HDDs?

I mean have you check cabling depending model you have?
pages 21, 22
http://bizsupport.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00302239/c00302239.pdf

regards

[Karol Kobus]

Hi

The hard drive type must match the type of controller being used in the system:

* 80GB SATA 7200 rpm 1" Drive (Hot Plug and Non-Hot plug SATA Models)
* 160GB SATA 7200 rpm 1" Drive (Hot Plug SATA Models)
* 250GB SATA 7200 rpm 1" Drive (Hot Plug SATA Models)

Maximum Internal Storage:
* SATA (hot plug): 1TB (4 x 250-GB - internal drive bays and removable media bays)
* SATA (non-hot plug ): 320-GB (4 x 80-GB)

If you got other HDD - it can be the source of the problem.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00309464〈=pl&cc=pl&taskId=101&prodSeriesId=446009&prodTypeId=15351

[Greybeard]

Hi, I think that controller can only use RAID by disabling the other channels as the card uses the other channels' processing capacity to do the RAID handling. It is a choice of 2 disk mirror or 4 disk JBOD. This was definatly the case on one of the low end MLs but I can't remember which specific model, though from your symptoms I guess it's the 110.