> > The hard drives are brand new. There is no data or partitions from > > other operating systems to preserve. > > In that case, forget dmraid and use the native RAID setup in > Disk Druid instead. Dmraid exists only for dual-boot > compatibility with Windows. > > > A) is there any way at all (from inside FC4 when it is running or > > during install) to get at the raid array that I have made > in the BIOS? > > If dmraid doesn't see it, then no. > > > B) if the answer to the above is no, and I need to disable > RAID in the > > BIOS, do I still use dmraid (because the nv_sata driver is > involved) > > to set up the array under FC4? > > No, dmraid isn't used at all if you choose to use native > software RAID. > > -- > Markku Kolkka > markku.kolkka@xxxxxx > Thanks, Markku. Since my original post I have discovered that the FC5 installer will have greater support for "fake RAID", including my system's chipset. The FC5 installer recognized the RAID array I had configured in BIOS and just did the right thing, including letting me boot from the RAID array. So, I am thinking of just waiting six weeks and working off the external USB drive in the interim. Debbie
