I've been trying to solve this problem for over a wekk now. I've read most of the posts out there. still no solution.
Background:
I had my system running fine with SRT, using 3 WD Blue 500GB drives in a RAID array, and an OCZ agility 3 60 GB SSD. I was running out of space, and I had 3 2TB WD green drives lying around, so I swapped each one in, let the array rebuild, but then came up against the MBR 2.2 TB limit. So I re-built the machine on GPT. On the RAID array I have a 120GB C: system partition and the rest is a D: drive for data. When I went into the SRT UI to configure acceleration, the accelerate button was there, but when I clicked it, it said there was no volume that could be accelerated, or something to that affect. As a note, the RAID array was still in 'initializing' state. An additional note, it appears as though the array will take about 5-7 days to initialize, and this process has re-started several times as I've tried various things to get this working, so it's STILL in initializing state. Anyway, since it said there was no drive to accelerate, I thought I would pull the SSD out of the config and put it back. So I clicked 'Make Available' on the SSD, and haven't seen the accelerate button since. So far I have:
- updated the SRT software to the latest version published for my MoBo by the manufacturer (12.8.0.1016). MoBo is GigaByte GA-z77x-UD3H
- shrunk the D: partition (by 8GB, I think?)
- shrunk and re-expanded the D: partition
- deleted the partition from the SSD
- re-initialized the SSD to GPT
- re-initialized the SSD to MBR
- low-level format of the SSD (using OCZ toolbox)
- updated the SSD firmware to the latest
- pulled the SSD, re-booted, put it back in, re-booted
- marked the SSD as spare, marked it back to available
- toggled BIOS back to ACHI, re-boot, then back to RAID
- restored the previous system image from backup
- restored the previous system image to a spare 1TB green drive and booted that, to see if I could accelerate it
Only thing I've not tried thus far is upgrading the MoBo BIOS to the latest (F18), as when I had done that previously (F13, I think) the system became unstable.
WIth the RAID array still initializing, everything is glacially slow. Frustrated does not even begin to describe my present state. Help!
System report is below:
System Information
OS name: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
OS version: 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 7601
System name: WOPR
System manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System model: To be filled by O.E.M.
Processor: GenuineIntel Intel64 Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 3.801 GHz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc., F11
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Information
Kit installed: 12.8.0.1016
User interface version: 12.8.0.1016
Language: English (Canada)
RAID option ROM version: 11.0.0.1339
Driver version: 12.8.0.1016
ISDI version: 12.8.0.1016
Storage System Information
RAID Configuration
Array Name: SATA_Array_0000
Size: 5,723,186 MB
Available space: 6 MB
Number of volumes: 1
Volume member: RAID5
Number of array disks: 3
Array disk: WD-WMAZA2057557
Array disk: WD-WCAZA2995457
Array disk: WD-WMAZA2076434
Disk data cache: Enabled
Volume name: RAID5
Status: Initializing 1% complete
Type: RAID 5
Size: 3,815,453 MB
System volume: Yes
Data stripe size: 128 KB
Write-back cache: Off
Initialized: Yes
Parity errors: 0
Blocks with media errors: 0
Physical sector size: 512 Bytes
Logical sector size: 512 Bytes
Hardware Information
Controller name: Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller
Type: SATA
Mode: RAID
Number of SATA ports: 6
Number of volumes: 1
Volume: RAID5
Number of spares: 0
Number of available disks: 1
Rebuild on Hot Plug: Disabled
Manufacturer: 32902
Model number: 10274
Product revision: 4
Direct attached disk: OCZ-2BJ78YQSWIH4VH7K
Direct attached disk: WD-WMAZA2057557
Direct attached disk: WD-WCAZA2995457
Direct attached disk: WD-WMAZA2076434
Disk on Controller 0, Port 0
Status: Normal
Type: SATA SSD
Location type: Internal
Usage: Available
Size: 56 GB
System disk: No
Disk data cache: Enabled
Command queuing: NCQ
SATA transfer rate: 6 Gb/s
Model: OCZ-AGILITY3
Serial number: OCZ-2BJ78YQSWIH4VH7K
SCSI device ID: 0
Firmware: 2.25
Physical sector size: 512 Bytes
Logical sector size: 512 Bytes
Disk on Controller 0, Port 2
Status: Normal
Type: SATA disk
Location type: Internal
Usage: Array disk
Size: 1,863 GB
System disk: No
Disk data cache: Enabled
Command queuing: NCQ
SATA transfer rate: 3 Gb/s
Model: WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0
Serial number: WD-WMAZA2057557
SCSI device ID: 2
Firmware: 51.0AB51
Physical sector size: 512 Bytes
Logical sector size: 512 Bytes
Disk on Controller 0, Port 3
Status: Normal
Type: SATA disk
Location type: Internal
Usage: Array disk
Size: 1,863 GB
System disk: No
Disk data cache: Enabled
Command queuing: NCQ
SATA transfer rate: 3 Gb/s
Model: WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0
Serial number: WD-WCAZA2995457
SCSI device ID: 3
Firmware: 51.0AB51
Physical sector size: 512 Bytes
Logical sector size: 512 Bytes
Disk on Controller 0, Port 4
Status: Normal
Type: SATA disk
Location type: Internal
Usage: Array disk
Size: 1,863 GB
System disk: No
Disk data cache: Enabled
Command queuing: NCQ
SATA transfer rate: 3 Gb/s
Model: WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0
Serial number: WD-WMAZA2076434
SCSI device ID: 4
Firmware: 51.0AB51
Physical sector size: 512 Bytes
Logical sector size: 512 Bytes
ATAPI device on Controller 0, Port 1
Location type: Internal
SATA transfer rate: 1.5 Gb/s
Model: PIONEER BD-ROM BDC-207D
Serial number: Not Available
Firmware: 1.00
Empty port
Port: 5
Port location: Internal