installing XP Pro to raid 0 configuration?

[Guest _adrian]

I've got new drives setup as raid 0 stripe and during XP Pro installation,

it sees two different drives (C & D).. but calling both Disk 0 at Id 0 on

bus 0 ... so does this mean that windows setup DOES see this as one drive,

or is there something unique I need to do in the setup so that windows only

sees the raid configuration as the one drive? Each drive is SATA 500G.. Thx

[Guest David B.]

Re: installing XP Pro to raid 0 configuration?

 

If the array was set up properly it would only see a single 1TB drive, not

both drives of the stripe, double check that you've created the proper

array.

 

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"_adrian" <adrian @ test.com> wrote in message

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> I've got new drives setup as raid 0 stripe and during XP Pro installation,

> it sees two different drives (C & D).. but calling both Disk 0 at Id 0 on

> bus 0 ... so does this mean that windows setup DOES see this as one drive,

> or is there something unique I need to do in the setup so that windows

> only sees the raid configuration as the one drive? Each drive is SATA

> 500G.. Thx

>

[Guest _adrian]

Re: installing XP Pro to raid 0 configuration?

 

Damn.. thats what I was afraid of. The BIOS sees the array of 1TB striped..

so I'm wondering why windows setup doesnt? Hmmm

[Guest Bob I]

Re: installing XP Pro to raid 0 configuration?

 

No SATA driver?

 

_adrian wrote:

> Damn.. thats what I was afraid of. The BIOS sees the array of 1TB striped..

> so I'm wondering why windows setup doesnt? Hmmm

>

>

[Guest David B.]

Re: installing XP Pro to raid 0 configuration?

 

Did you provide the RAID controller driver via F6 when you started the XP

installation?

 

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"_adrian" <adrian @ test.com> wrote in message

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> Damn.. thats what I was afraid of. The BIOS sees the array of 1TB

> striped.. so I'm wondering why windows setup doesnt? Hmmm

>

[Guest _adrian]

Re: installing XP Pro to raid 0 configuration?

 

I suppose that might help.. a friend told me that it shouldn't be necessary,

but I guess it is! So I suppose such an animal would be made available by

the motherboard manufacturer?

[Guest David B.]

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although normally if you need a driver XP setup would report you have no

hard disks, not 2 non RAID disks instead of the array, but I would give it a

shot. Yes the motherboard mfg is the place to get the drivers, you'll have

to create a driver floppy to feed XP when it asks for the driver disk.

 

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"_adrian" <adrian @ test.com> wrote in message

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>I suppose that might help.. a friend told me that it shouldn't be

>necessary, but I guess it is! So I suppose such an animal would be made

>available by the motherboard manufacturer?

>

[Guest _adrian]

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Well we're closer I think, except that my floppy drive is so old, its

actually failing to read any disks. [sigh] guess I have to go to a recycled

pc store to find a floppy drive that will work.

 

Note to MSFT, please write next installation process to allow the user to

select a drive (USB?) other than A: to load 3rd party RAID or SCSI

drivers.... NOBODY uses floppies anymore.

[Guest Bob I]

Re: installing XP Pro to raid 0 configuration?

 

Try loading Vista then, it's the new Operating system, XP is pretty dang

old.

 

_adrian wrote:

> Well we're closer I think, except that my floppy drive is so old, its

> actually failing to read any disks. [sigh] guess I have to go to a

> recycled pc store to find a floppy drive that will work.

>

> Note to MSFT, please write next installation process to allow the user

> to select a drive (USB?) other than A: to load 3rd party RAID or SCSI

> drivers.... NOBODY uses floppies anymore.

[Guest David B.]

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That's a rather expensive solution, personally I'd buy a new floppy drive.

 

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"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> Try loading Vista then, it's the new Operating system, XP is pretty dang

> old.

>

> _adrian wrote:

>

>> Well we're closer I think, except that my floppy drive is so old, its

>> actually failing to read any disks. [sigh] guess I have to go to a

>> recycled pc store to find a floppy drive that will work.

>>

>> Note to MSFT, please write next installation process to allow the user to

>> select a drive (USB?) other than A: to load 3rd party RAID or SCSI

>> drivers.... NOBODY uses floppies anymore.

>

[Guest John John (MVP)]

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_adrian wrote:

> Well we're closer I think, except that my floppy drive is so old, its

> actually failing to read any disks. [sigh] guess I have to go to a

> recycled pc store to find a floppy drive that will work.

>

> Note to MSFT, please write next installation process to allow the user

> to select a drive (USB?) other than A: to load 3rd party RAID or SCSI

> drivers.... NOBODY uses floppies anymore.

 

In 2001, when Windows XP was released, few people even knew what a flash

drive was and even fewer had one! The floppy diskette was then the

fastest and easiest way to load drivers via the F6 method.

 

John

[Guest Bob I]

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But it is the option if you "demand" a non-floppy solution.

 

 

That's a rather expensive solution, personally I'd buy a new floppy drive.

 

 

 

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> Try loading Vista then, it's the new Operating system, XP is pretty dang

> old.

>

> _adrian wrote:

>

>> Well we're closer I think, except that my floppy drive is so old, its

>> actually failing to read any disks. [sigh] guess I have to go to a

>> recycled pc store to find a floppy drive that will work.

>>

>> Note to MSFT, please write next installation process to allow the user to

>> select a drive (USB?) other than A: to load 3rd party RAID or SCSI

>> drivers.... NOBODY uses floppies anymore.

>

[Guest Spiral]

Re: installing XP Pro to raid 0 configuration?

 

Bob I wrote:

> No SATA driver?

>

> _adrian wrote:

>

>> Damn.. thats what I was afraid of. The BIOS sees the array of 1TB

>> striped.. so I'm wondering why windows setup doesnt? Hmmm

>>

>>

 

If SATA is enabled in the Bios--that's all you have to do to find SATA items.

Raid being yet an addition of software to that mix.

[Guest David B.]

Re: installing XP Pro to raid 0 configuration?

 

Not the only option, the drivers can be slipstreamed into the installation

media using Nlite, also much cheaper than shelling out for Vista.

 

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"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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>

> But it is the option if you "demand" a non-floppy solution.

>

>

> That's a rather expensive solution, personally I'd buy a new floppy drive.

>

>

>

> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:Or0Zfm5BJHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Try loading Vista then, it's the new Operating system, XP is pretty dang

>> old.

>>

>> _adrian wrote:

>>

>>> Well we're closer I think, except that my floppy drive is so old, its

>>> actually failing to read any disks. [sigh] guess I have to go to a

>>> recycled pc store to find a floppy drive that will work.

>>>

>>> Note to MSFT, please write next installation process to allow the user

>>> to select a drive (USB?) other than A: to load 3rd party RAID or SCSI

>>> drivers.... NOBODY uses floppies anymore.

>>

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