Getting RAID to work on the ASUS Maximus SE

[Talonman]

Thank God, yes. My OS/Game C: array is strong, and even passes the harsh error test like it's free...
The solo working Raptor has flat out locked up HD Tune Pro 4 times now doing the same test. (Still giving 2 loud head vibrations on each boot.)
If I were to add it into my array, I could kiss this test ever passing again goodbye.


I am a drive checker by nature..

I can't get the OS to give me an error on my solo funky Raptor.
I think I would feel better if it would agree with HD Tune, that there is indeed an issue.

I just drug and dropped 125GB of data onto the drive, and to took it fine.


I need help deciding... Good drive, or bad drive??

Self Lesson: Microsoft drive format program, ain't too pickey on drive errors!

It this going to make it rough to RMA? A 1/2 working drive, that passes a quick scan, and formats and copies fine...
I have to tell them that they will need to run HD Tune Pro 3.0, and make sure to uncheck the quick scan option so the program will then lock up, to prove the drive is bad... My gosh. I would have loved for these drives to just work.

I can't get passed that the bad spike is right about where the error check locks up. That can't be just coincidence... (And that I have 2 new loud abnormal head vibrations on every system boot, and 4 right before the error check program locks up.)

That SOB spike would be right on the performance end of the disk too!
I no longer buy into that solo Raptors normally have that vishous 'performance drop' spike.
This is unique to this drive, no matter how many times I format it.

3 out of my 4 150's have been bad now... RATS!!!