RAID 1 Initializing

[Dunamis]

Got a brand new PC at work with RAID 1 config using built in mobo controller (Intel ICH10R).

The first thing I did was running windows update and then after a few minutes it shuts itself off, and whenI turned it back on, Intel Matrix Storage Console shows "Initialization is in progress". I don't think its caused by windows update though, it was still in the downloading phase.

So, is this "normal"? Is one of the HD starting to fail or maybe buggy RAID controller?

Pls help, this is the boss's pc!

 

[Syntax Error]

ICH10R and Intel Matrix Storage RAID drivers do this; you can cancel the initialization but it's triggered by either the first boot-up with the array drivers installed. The Matrix Storage RAID drivers also Verify the array after a non-"clean" shutdown of Windows as well (power outages, abrupt shutdown, BSoD, etc).

You'll just have to let it run its course until it's done, at least that's what I had to do.

 

[Dunamis]

I did leave it running until it finished and now it seems to work just fine...

My concern was that it shut itself down (not restart) in the middle of downloading window updates and next thing it does is initializing the array as if something gone berserk (like maybe one of the HD is crapping out)

I guess I'll use the pc for a coupler days and see if anything happen before handing it to my boss