Symptom(s):

When the onboard disk controller is configured as software RAID using Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II , 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® Embedded Server RAID Technology II 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 S1400FP Family Intel® Server Board S1400SP Family Intel® Server Board S1600JP Family Intel® Server Board S2400BB Intel® Server Board S2400EP Family Intel® Server Board S2400GP Family Intel® Server Board S2400LP Family Intel® Server Board S2400SC Family Intel® Server Board S2600CO Family Intel® Server Board S2600CP Family Intel® Server Board S2600GL Intel® Server Board S2600GZ Intel® Server Board S2600IP Family Intel® Server Board S2600JF Intel® Server Board S2600WP Intel® Server Board S3200SH Intel® Server Board S5000PAL Intel® Server Board S5000PSL Intel® Server Board S5000VCL Intel® Server Board S5000VSA Intel® Server Board S5000XSL Intel® Server Board S5400SF Intel® Server Board S5500BC Intel® Server Board S5500HCV Intel® Server Board S5500HV Intel® Server Board S5520HCT Intel® Server Board S5520UR Intel® Server System P4304BT Intel® Server System R1000BB Family Intel® Server System R1000EP Family Intel® Server System R1000GZ/GL Family Intel® Server System R1000JP Family Intel® Server System R1000SP Family Intel® Server System R1304BT Intel® Server System R2000BB Family Intel® Server System R2000GZ/GL Family Intel® Server System R2000IP Family Intel® Server System R2000LH2/LT2 Family Intel® Server System R2000SC Family Intel® Server System SC5400RA Intel® Server System SR1530CL Intel® Server System SR1530HCL Intel® Server System SR1530HCLS Intel® Server System SR1530SH Intel® Server System SR1560SF Intel® Server System SR1600UR Intel® Server System SR1625UR Intel® Server System SR1630BC Intel® Server System SR1695GPRX Intel® Server System SR1695WB Intel® Server System SR2520SA Intel® Server System SR2600UR Intel® Workstation Board S5000XVN Intel® Workstation Board S5520SC Intel® Workstation Board W2600CR Family Intel® Workstation System P4300CR Family