Ubuntu :: Unable To Boot Fresh Install On HARDWARE Raid 1

Aug 31, 2010

I am installing Kubuntu AMD64 10.04 on a 500GB Hardware raid1. After the install completes, the computer will try booting, but grub says "No such disk."

The motherboard specs are Here,

I have tried installing to this raid three times, each returning the results mentioned above. Does anyone know what is going on?

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