Installing XP x64 on SATA RAID 0

[Guest Paul]

Attempting to install XP x64 on a new computer I just built. I have created

the RAID array using the onboard RAID controller and it is listed as

'healthy' during bootup. Windows Setup loads all the necessary files, then

crashes before it can enter the installation screen. I get a BSOD with the

following error "STOP: 0x0000007B (etc), (etc),(etc)" I understand this to

be an error due to an inaccessible boot device. So, I try again this time

hitting 'F6' to install third party RAID drivers. Setup tells me it will

"load support for the following devices: none" I hit 'S' to specify drivers

and it tells me it cannot find a floppy drive installed on my machine. I do

not have a floppy drive, nor do I intend on installing one. The RAID drivers

are on a CD from my motherboard manufacturer (EVGA), is there a way to

install these drivers without needing to install a floppy drive?

 

System Specs:

EVGA nForce 780i motherboard

Intel E8500 Processor

Dual 500GB Seagate Barracuda Hard Drives

 

Thank you for your help!!

Paul

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Installing XP x64 on SATA RAID 0

 

No. You must have a floppy drive. (well, OK, you can build a custom, inline,

install CD for XP x64 that has them in it. But not trivial.)

 

Borrow a floppy. Buy one for $10 USD. Use a USB Floppy. Whatever method you

want. You won't need it after the install, unless or until you have to

reinstall. Then you'll need it again. You can remove it after the install

completes.

 

This problem is gone in Vista, which accepts CD, USB, or Floppy. But it is

still there in XP/2003.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

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

news:2DAFF6DF-1B7E-42A5-99CE-1C04FCA80DA3@microsoft.com...

> Attempting to install XP x64 on a new computer I just built. I have

> created

> the RAID array using the onboard RAID controller and it is listed as

> 'healthy' during bootup. Windows Setup loads all the necessary files,

> then

> crashes before it can enter the installation screen. I get a BSOD with

> the

> following error "STOP: 0x0000007B (etc), (etc),(etc)" I understand this

> to

> be an error due to an inaccessible boot device. So, I try again this time

> hitting 'F6' to install third party RAID drivers. Setup tells me it will

> "load support for the following devices: none" I hit 'S' to specify

> drivers

> and it tells me it cannot find a floppy drive installed on my machine. I

> do

> not have a floppy drive, nor do I intend on installing one. The RAID

> drivers

> are on a CD from my motherboard manufacturer (EVGA), is there a way to

> install these drivers without needing to install a floppy drive?

>

> System Specs:

> EVGA nForce 780i motherboard

> Intel E8500 Processor

> Dual 500GB Seagate Barracuda Hard Drives

>

> Thank you for your help!!

> Paul

[Guest Paul]

Re: Installing XP x64 on SATA RAID 0

 

Charlie,

 

Thank you for the quick reply. I will locate a floppy. Thanks for your help!

 

Paul

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> No. You must have a floppy drive. (well, OK, you can build a custom, inline,

> install CD for XP x64 that has them in it. But not trivial.)

>

> Borrow a floppy. Buy one for $10 USD. Use a USB Floppy. Whatever method you

> want. You won't need it after the install, unless or until you have to

> reinstall. Then you'll need it again. You can remove it after the install

> completes.

>

> This problem is gone in Vista, which accepts CD, USB, or Floppy. But it is

> still there in XP/2003.

>

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

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

> news:2DAFF6DF-1B7E-42A5-99CE-1C04FCA80DA3@microsoft.com...

> > Attempting to install XP x64 on a new computer I just built. I have

> > created

> > the RAID array using the onboard RAID controller and it is listed as

> > 'healthy' during bootup. Windows Setup loads all the necessary files,

> > then

> > crashes before it can enter the installation screen. I get a BSOD with

> > the

> > following error "STOP: 0x0000007B (etc), (etc),(etc)" I understand this

> > to

> > be an error due to an inaccessible boot device. So, I try again this time

> > hitting 'F6' to install third party RAID drivers. Setup tells me it will

> > "load support for the following devices: none" I hit 'S' to specify

> > drivers

> > and it tells me it cannot find a floppy drive installed on my machine. I

> > do

> > not have a floppy drive, nor do I intend on installing one. The RAID

> > drivers

> > are on a CD from my motherboard manufacturer (EVGA), is there a way to

> > install these drivers without needing to install a floppy drive?

> >

> > System Specs:

> > EVGA nForce 780i motherboard

> > Intel E8500 Processor

> > Dual 500GB Seagate Barracuda Hard Drives

> >

> > Thank you for your help!!

> > Paul

>

[Guest Carlos]

Re: Installing XP x64 on SATA RAID 0

 

And make sure you have downloaded the latest drivers from here:

http://www.evga.com/Support/Drivers/Default.asp

Carlos

 

"Paul" wrote:

> Charlie,

>

> Thank you for the quick reply. I will locate a floppy. Thanks for your help!

>

> Paul

>

> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

>

> > No. You must have a floppy drive. (well, OK, you can build a custom, inline,

> > install CD for XP x64 that has them in it. But not trivial.)

> >

> > Borrow a floppy. Buy one for $10 USD. Use a USB Floppy. Whatever method you

> > want. You won't need it after the install, unless or until you have to

> > reinstall. Then you'll need it again. You can remove it after the install

> > completes.

> >

> > This problem is gone in Vista, which accepts CD, USB, or Floppy. But it is

> > still there in XP/2003.

> >

> > --

> > Charlie.

> > http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

> >

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

> > news:2DAFF6DF-1B7E-42A5-99CE-1C04FCA80DA3@microsoft.com...

> > > Attempting to install XP x64 on a new computer I just built. I have

> > > created

> > > the RAID array using the onboard RAID controller and it is listed as

> > > 'healthy' during bootup. Windows Setup loads all the necessary files,

> > > then

> > > crashes before it can enter the installation screen. I get a BSOD with

> > > the

> > > following error "STOP: 0x0000007B (etc), (etc),(etc)" I understand this

> > > to

> > > be an error due to an inaccessible boot device. So, I try again this time

> > > hitting 'F6' to install third party RAID drivers. Setup tells me it will

> > > "load support for the following devices: none" I hit 'S' to specify

> > > drivers

> > > and it tells me it cannot find a floppy drive installed on my machine. I

> > > do

> > > not have a floppy drive, nor do I intend on installing one. The RAID

> > > drivers

> > > are on a CD from my motherboard manufacturer (EVGA), is there a way to

> > > install these drivers without needing to install a floppy drive?

> > >

> > > System Specs:

> > > EVGA nForce 780i motherboard

> > > Intel E8500 Processor

> > > Dual 500GB Seagate Barracuda Hard Drives

> > >

> > > Thank you for your help!!

> > > Paul

> >

[Guest XS11E]

Re: Installing XP x64 on SATA RAID 0

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote:

> No. You must have a floppy drive. (well, OK, you can build a

> custom, inline, install CD for XP x64 that has them in it. But not

> trivial.)

 

Not sure about the OP's motherboard but some BIOSs can be set so SATA

drives are recognized as IDE drives, mine is one of them and XP

installs with no problem and no need to hit F8 during install although

my HDs are SATA as are my optical drives. The OP needs to do some

searching in his BIOS settings.

 

Alternatively I've heard that there may be some BIOSs that will allow a

flash drive to be recognized as a floppy but I'm not sure that's true?

 

 

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[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Installing XP x64 on SATA RAID 0

 

There are some that will allow SATA as IDE. But none that I'm aware of that

will allow SATA RAID0 as IDE. ;-)

 

I would be surprised if the USB as floppy thing worked for this. Knowing at

what a low level this whole thing actually works. (The old NT boot code is

some of the most basic code in Windows, I'm told. )

 

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Charlie.

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http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

"XS11E" <xs11e@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message

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> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote:

>

>> No. You must have a floppy drive. (well, OK, you can build a

>> custom, inline, install CD for XP x64 that has them in it. But not

>> trivial.)

>

> Not sure about the OP's motherboard but some BIOSs can be set so SATA

> drives are recognized as IDE drives, mine is one of them and XP

> installs with no problem and no need to hit F8 during install although

> my HDs are SATA as are my optical drives. The OP needs to do some

> searching in his BIOS settings.

>

> Alternatively I've heard that there may be some BIOSs that will allow a

> flash drive to be recognized as a floppy but I'm not sure that's true?

>

>

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