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Does Windows server 2008 r2 have the correct drivers injected for that specific card?
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Does Windows server 2008 r2 have the correct drivers injected for that specific card?

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Thank you! &nbsp;100 percent the solution I was looking for :)
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Thank you!  100 percent the solution I was looking for :)

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I have configured a RAID 5 on &nbsp;a ServeRAID M5110 card. &nbsp;I now stick the microsoft 2008 r2 disk in and it doesn't see the raid card as a hard drive. &nbsp;I tried to download a RAID utility online but it is software to be used once the server is running. &nbsp;<br />
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What am i doing wrong?
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I have configured a RAID 5 on  a ServeRAID M5110 card.  I now stick the microsoft 2008 r2 disk in and it doesn't see the raid card as a hard drive.  I tried to download a RAID utility online but it is software to be used once the server is running.  

What am i doing wrong?

ServeRAID M5110 Isn't detected when attempting to install Microsoft Server 2008 r2

Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.

Server Hardware

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Storage devices include any device used for storing and retrieving digital information. Hard disk drives (HDDs) use one or more rigid ("hard") rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated with magnetic material. Data is accessed in a random-access manner, meaning that individual blocks of data can be stored or retrieved in any order and not only sequentially. The primary competing technology for secondary storage is flash memory in the form of solid-state drives (SSDs), but HDDs remain the dominant medium for secondary storage due to advantages in price per bit and per-device recording capacity. CD-RW (Compact Disc-ReWritable) is a digital optical disc storage format that allows information to be stored outside the mechanical HDD.