Symptom(s):
When the onboard disk controller is configured as software RAID using Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II (ESRTII), and a new hard drive is connected to the server, the newly added hard drive is not recognized in the operating system.

Cause:
Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II does not support JBOD mode. To use a single standalone hard drive, create a RAID 0 virtual drive consist of the hard drive.

Solution:
Add a RAID 0 virtual drive consist of the newly added hard drive using the Intel® ESRTII BIOS Configuration Utility or Intel® RAID Web Console 2. For more details, please refer to the Intel® RAID software user's guide.

This applies to:

Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Intel® Server Board S3200SH Intel® Server Board S5000PAL Intel® Server Board S5000PSL Intel® Server Board S5000VCL Intel® Server Board S5000VSA Intel® Server Board S5000XAL Intel® Server Board S5000XSL Intel® Server Board S5400SF Intel® Server Board S5500BC Intel® Server Board S5500HCV Intel® Server Board S5500HV Intel® Server Board S5500WB Intel® Server Board S5520HC Intel® Server Board S5520UR Intel® Server System SC5400RA Intel® Server System SR1530CL Intel® Server System SR1530HCL Intel® Server System SR1530HCLS Intel® Server System SR1560SF Intel® Server System SR1600UR Intel® Server System SR1600URHS Intel® Server System SR1625UR Intel® Server System SR1625URSAS Intel® Server System SR1630BC Intel® Server System SR1670HV Intel® Server System SR2520SA Intel® Server System SR2600UR Intel® Server System SR2600URBRP Intel® Server System SR2600URLX Intel® Server System SR2625UR Intel® Server System SR2625URBRP Intel® Server System SR2625URLX Intel® Workstation Board S5000XVN Intel® Workstation Board S5520SC