XP clean install RAID no built in floppy

[Guest totoro]

trying to set up XP Pro on a big notebook with an Intel RAID controller and 2

SATA drives.

using f6 to point to drivers in USB floppy drive, and able to format disk.

cannot as a floppy its a notebook.

at this point it wants the diskette again but it will not see the usb disk,

so install cannot proceed past this point.

trying to install slipstreamed SP3.

 

any input is appreciated. thanks

[Guest David B.]

Re: XP clean install RAID no built in floppy

 

Google Nlite and slipstream the Intel drivers into your XP installation

media.

 

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"totoro" <totoro@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> trying to set up XP Pro on a big notebook with an Intel RAID controller

> and 2

> SATA drives.

> using f6 to point to drivers in USB floppy drive, and able to format disk.

> cannot as a floppy its a notebook.

> at this point it wants the diskette again but it will not see the usb

> disk,

> so install cannot proceed past this point.

> trying to install slipstreamed SP3.

>

> any input is appreciated. thanks

[Guest Spiral]

Re: XP clean install RAID no built in floppy

 

totoro wrote:

> trying to set up XP Pro on a big notebook with an Intel RAID controller and

> 2 SATA drives.

> using f6 to point to drivers in USB floppy drive, and able to format disk.

> cannot as a floppy its a notebook.

> at this point it wants the diskette again but it will not see the usb

> disk, so install cannot proceed past this point.

> trying to install slipstreamed SP3.

>

> any input is appreciated. thanks

 

You'll need to build the Raid drivers into your XP Slipstream or check your

mobo to see if accepts non-bootable data from the USB port, like Gigabyte

does and I'm sure others as well.

If so, use a USB stick to add drivers. We're definitely going to see this

more and more in the future as bios updates and the like will depend on USB.

The ol' floppy is headed for the Smithsonian...

 

The last time I used the Intel RAID 0 on a mobo, the data write for video

more than doubled a single drive's capability. Good luck.

[Guest totoro]

Re: XP clean install RAID no built in floppy

 

I did several builds of slipstream discs with the drivers built in, always

ends in failure.

Even if I remove the slipstream cd, after the system has copied files, and

restart the system

I see

the bios splash

the windows logo with the moving bar

it goes into that sky blue "chkdsk" background

I getting a "setup is being restarted........."

then the screen goes black, and thats it, num lock works, I see hard drive

activity, but its over.

 

I thougth I'd never have to go to the NT 3+ diskette restart again but....

 

 

"Spiral" wrote:

> totoro wrote:

>

> > trying to set up XP Pro on a big notebook with an Intel RAID controller and

> > 2 SATA drives.

> > using f6 to point to drivers in USB floppy drive, and able to format disk.

> > cannot as a floppy its a notebook.

> > at this point it wants the diskette again but it will not see the usb

> > disk, so install cannot proceed past this point.

> > trying to install slipstreamed SP3.

> >

> > any input is appreciated. thanks

>

> You'll need to build the Raid drivers into your XP Slipstream or check your

> mobo to see if accepts non-bootable data from the USB port, like Gigabyte

> does and I'm sure others as well.

> If so, use a USB stick to add drivers. We're definitely going to see this

> more and more in the future as bios updates and the like will depend on USB.

> The ol' floppy is headed for the Smithsonian...

>

> The last time I used the Intel RAID 0 on a mobo, the data write for video

> more than doubled a single drive's capability. Good luck.

>

[Guest John John (MVP)]

Re: XP clean install RAID no built in floppy

 

Spiral wrote:

> totoro wrote:

>

>

>>trying to set up XP Pro on a big notebook with an Intel RAID controller and

>>2 SATA drives.

>>using f6 to point to drivers in USB floppy drive, and able to format disk.

>>cannot as a floppy its a notebook.

>>at this point it wants the diskette again but it will not see the usb

>>disk, so install cannot proceed past this point.

>>trying to install slipstreamed SP3.

>>

>>any input is appreciated. thanks

>

>

> You'll need to build the Raid drivers into your XP Slipstream or check your

> mobo to see if accepts non-bootable data from the USB port, like Gigabyte

> does and I'm sure others as well.

> If so, use a USB stick to add drivers. We're definitely going to see this

> more and more in the future as bios updates and the like will depend on USB.

> The ol' floppy is headed for the Smithsonian...

 

You can't supply drivers on USB stick during the text mode portion of

the setup routine, the setup program will *only* accept drivers on a

floppy diskette, it will not accept it from any other media source. The

only way around the diskette is to slipstream the drivers to the

installation disk.

 

John

[Guest Spiral]

Re: XP clean install RAID no built in floppy

 

John John (MVP) wrote:

> Spiral wrote:

>> You'll need to build the Raid drivers into your XP Slipstream or check

>> your mobo to see if accepts non-bootable data from the USB port, like

>> Gigabyte does and I'm sure others as well.

>> If so, use a USB stick to add drivers. We're definitely going to see this

>> more and more in the future as bios updates and the like will depend on

>> USB. The ol' floppy is headed for the Smithsonian...

>

> You can't supply drivers on USB stick during the text mode portion of

> the setup routine, the setup program will *only* accept drivers on a

> floppy diskette, it will not accept it from any other media source. The

> only way around the diskette is to slipstream the drivers to the

> installation disk.

>

> John

 

Didn't know that John. Thanks for the correction & apologies to the poster.

Could have sworn I read somewhere you could... I'll be more careful next

time I open my big keyboard.

 

Makes sense = it IS XP looking for the data and only at particular places.

[Guest John John (MVP)]

Re: XP clean install RAID no built in floppy

 

Spiral wrote:

> John John (MVP) wrote:

>

>

>>Spiral wrote:

>

>

>>>You'll need to build the Raid drivers into your XP Slipstream or check

>>>your mobo to see if accepts non-bootable data from the USB port, like

>>>Gigabyte does and I'm sure others as well.

>>>If so, use a USB stick to add drivers. We're definitely going to see this

>>>more and more in the future as bios updates and the like will depend on

>>>USB. The ol' floppy is headed for the Smithsonian...

>>

>>You can't supply drivers on USB stick during the text mode portion of

>>the setup routine, the setup program will *only* accept drivers on a

>>floppy diskette, it will not accept it from any other media source. The

>>only way around the diskette is to slipstream the drivers to the

>>installation disk.

>>

>>John

>

>

> Didn't know that John. Thanks for the correction & apologies to the poster.

> Could have sworn I read somewhere you could... I'll be more careful next

> time I open my big keyboard.

>

> Makes sense = it IS XP looking for the data and only at particular places.

 

Vista & Server 2008 will accept the drivers on USB or CD but up to

Windows XP & Server 2003 a floppy diskette is the only way.

 

John