Firstly, the new install the system yields 'error 10' for the raid card. To the best of my google skills 'error 10' refers to an inability for the hardware to start (properly). There is no issue with booting under this scenario. The system boots but i have no access to my array, nor can the highpoint utility access the controller. Something is amiss.

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I can access the device through bios and from the limited options in the bios it appear that the device is not dead, and i could add a spare drive to my array from bios. Now to the really weird.

Up to a week and a half ago the system worked without issues in win7 (64), as it also have in vista (64) and win xp home (32). Obviously the performance from this solution is not stellar but it is generally been enough for the my needs. I have used the same driver versions on my win7 install as of 2 weeks ago as i attempt to use now. Further, to assess whether the issue has anything to do with a windows update the first time i performed a clean install i used the manual options denying any automatic updates, with not change in the situation, as well as performing a new clean install basically reinstalling all the programs etc that i normally use, with the same persisting issue.

I believe I have identified the problem and found a workaround. Windows incorrectly detects my Highpoint Rocketraid 2220 as a Sonnet Tempo SCSI controller.

After automatically installing the software for the incorrect Sonnet Tempo, and re-starting, the pc will no longer boot. To work around the problem, I unplugged the pc from the internet, installed a fresh copy of Windows, and as SOON as the pc FIRST BOOTED, I clicked on 'Have Disk' and told it to Install the correct latest driver for the RocketRaid 2220. Problem solved for me. Just as you have, I've been using windows 7 installed on a hard drive plugged in to the motherboard, with a raid 5 array plugged in to the Hpt ROcketraid 2220. I removed the hard drive windows had been installed on, and replaced it with a Crucial 64Gb SSD, put in the windows 7 cd and reinstalled. Everything was fine. After the first automatic update, the system froze in the same way you describe.

If this is an issue with your hardware, then mine broke too at the EXACT same second I installed an SSD drive and ran a windows update. Does not sound likely to me.

With respect to the bios, this exact setup has worked perfectly for years. I have not changed any device connected to the Hpt 2220. All I have done is update Windows. I believe I have identified the problem and found a workaround. Windows incorrectly detects my Highpoint Rocketraid 2220 as a Sonnet Tempo SCSI controller. After automatically installing the software for the incorrect Sonnet Tempo, and re-starting, the pc will no longer boot. Download Cisco Vpn Client 4.0 For Windows 7 64 Bit Free.

To work around the problem, I unplugged the pc from the internet, installed a fresh copy of Windows, and as SOON as the pc FIRST BOOTED, I clicked on 'Have Disk' and told it to Install the correct latest driver for the RocketRaid 2220. Good Reader Crack Keygen Game on this page. Problem solved for me.