This is kind of intentional, since noone has put effort into making softraid understand the disk-binding logic found in the BIOS-RAID sectors. Maybe we should reconsider, dunno.
> I've just tried to install the amd64 OpenBSD 6.2 and it doesn't see > hard disks when controller in RAID mode (BIOS configuration). If I > change it to AHCI mode (in BIOS) it can see them. > > Although I don't use RAID capabilities I can't switch to the AHCI mode > because I have Windows 7 installed when the storage controller was in > RAID mode (default in my BIOS). > > Is it a know bug/limitation? Various Linuxes and FreeBSD 11.1 work > properly with my disk controller and see all the disks, even in RAID > mode. > > My hardware: > HP Z230 desktop with Intel C226 chipset, Intel Core i7 4790 CPU and 16 > GB of RAM. > Hard disks: > [1] 238GB SanDisk SD8SBAT256G1122 (SSD) > [2] 931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-60M2NA0 (SATA) > > Installation media: > install62.fs flashed on a USB drive. >
