I have a new server with the Intel S1200SPS server mainboard. I installed Server 2016 on a RAID 1 virtual disk, which was setup in the RAID BIOS (ESRT II) with dual Samsung EVO 250GB SSD's. The RAID was also configured with an additional RAID 1 virtual drive of 2 2-TB WD Gold drives for data storage.
It was working fine until I shipped it out to my client. The mainboard was damaged in shipping, (would not power up to POST) so I replaced it with the same exact model, I checked all other components using hardware diagnostics, including Samsung SSD diagnostics and WD Lifeguard to be sure nothing else was damaged (being sure not to affect data on the drives). The diagnostics was performed on a separate system, and I could read the drives individually, that the OS and files are there.
After re-assembling the system, I reconfigured the BIOS to use RAID for SATA, and because it's a new mainboard, re-setup the RAID 1 virtual drives, and setting the SSD RAID pair as bootable in the ESRT II BIOS. I did a consistency check on both RAID virtual drives, which went well, fixing inconsistencies. I then set the BIOS to boot from the RAID Array. At this point, I figured it would boot up as originally. However, windows doesn't recognize the RAID drives, and so won't boot up. When I got into recovery mode command prompt, the virtual drives are not available at all (not listed in the wmic logicaldisk list).
I'm hoping you Intel guys have done this type of thing before and have a trick up your sleeve to help me get Server 2016 to boot again and not have to lose the hours of time spent installing and configuring Server and other software. Any ideas?