Areca 1300 + hp expander wont work after windows reinstall

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mcb84

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I had an areca arc 1300-4i an a hp expander working perfwctly in windows 7 until I reinstalled the OS. Afterwards when ever I try to install the driver the system freezes and on restart it hangs on the "starting windows" screen. I updated to the latest areca bios and the problem remains. The expander shows up in bios and I did a test install in linux opensuse and the two worked together perfectly so it seems like a windows issue. Any help would be great!
 
No it does not. In fact if I hook up the drives directly to the areca card it works just fine. I know they're compatible with each other and windows 7 as I had them all running before
 
I read somewhere there was a firmware update for the HP expander? Or a board revision to avoid? Something along those lines.
 
I updated the areca card not the hp expander. to update the expander you need a hp raid card/machine which i dont have. The hp firmware is exactly the same as it was when it was working. I got an email back from areca tech support and he believes its an areca driver issue.
 
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