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Windows XP SP2 not work on RAID mobo's?
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integraol
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7. February 2006 @ 07:05 |
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I was thinking of getting XP with SP2, however I?ve heard and seen problems with people running a motherboard with a RAID controller.
I have an Abit mobo that has RAID... the 2 main IDE ports I run my DVD and DVD-RW drive each as Masters... and the 2 other IDE ports I have my 2 HDD's each as masters.
I was just told that you just need to turn OFF the RAID so that Windows will work, but if i do that, it will not see my HDD's. But I WANT to keep each drive as a master (utilizing all 4 IDE ports).
Thoughts?
Thanks all!
J
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SypherTek
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7. February 2006 @ 09:02 |
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if you dont have a problem then dont try to fix it... stop believing everything you here.
leave your computer alone if it works
Studio Comp: AMD Athlon XP 3200+ OC ~ 2.35GHz runs at 40 celcius idle and 48 under stress (aerocool GT1000 really works!), Asrock K7VT4A , 1024MB Dual Channel DDR 400, MSI Nvidia FX5200 128MB OC ~ 600MHz mem 350MHz core,80GB SATA + 200GB SATA + 120GB IDE, 7.1 Channel Soundblaster Audigy 2 Platinum EX sound and midi interface. 19" Sony SDM-HS95 TFT monitor - sweeet
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integraol
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7. February 2006 @ 10:19 |
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there is a problem... it dosent work.
it comes up saying CAN NOT INSTALL WINDOWS XP BECAUSE OF NO HDD.
regular XP and SP1 both work fine... SP2 is giving me this problem.
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integraol
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8. February 2006 @ 12:00 |
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btw, i'm running an AMD processor if that makes any diffrence... i know that were were some issues with AMD when XP first came out... lagging at startup and what not.
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9. February 2006 @ 12:17 |
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integraol
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9. February 2006 @ 14:24 |
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there are'nt 2 IDE ports on the mobo... there are 4... which has 1 drive on it thus making them each Masters.
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9. February 2006 @ 22:39 |
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SypherTek
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9. February 2006 @ 23:35 |
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when windows xp is setting up it says "press f6 to install 3rd part raid software" - thats what you need to do, you need to find the sata driver for your motherboard (your mobo driver cd may have a utility to create a floppy disk with these drivers on)
when youve loaded the driver it will work
Studio Comp: AMD Athlon XP 3200+ OC ~ 2.35GHz runs at 40 celcius idle and 48 under stress (aerocool GT1000 really works!), Asrock K7VT4A , 1024MB Dual Channel DDR 400, MSI Nvidia FX5200 128MB OC ~ 600MHz mem 350MHz core,80GB SATA + 200GB SATA + 120GB IDE, 7.1 Channel Soundblaster Audigy 2 Platinum EX sound and midi interface. 19" Sony SDM-HS95 TFT monitor - sweeet
Comp2: AMD Sempron 2400+ OC ~ 2.0GHz (Stable), Asrock K7S41GX, 512MB DDR 333, Onboard Graphics, 40GB Maxtor IDE
set of monitors on the way soon :P
Google is your friend...
WorkComp: LAPTOP, intel celeron D 2.4GHz, 256MB DDR, 20GB hd. NO SCREEN IT WAS SAWN OFF :S (bag of crap) |
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integraol
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10. February 2006 @ 05:26 |
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pulsar , again... 4 IDE SLOTS... meaning i'm able to have 8 drives all on at the same time.
"when windows xp is setting up it says "press f6 to install 3rd part raid software" - thats what you need to do, you need to find the sata driver for your motherboard (your mobo driver cd may have a utility to create a floppy disk with these drivers on)
when youve loaded the driver it will work"
SypherTek, yes i've already attempted this... did'nt work... still dosent see the drives on the other 2 IDE slots (the hdd's).
i've tested this 2 ways so far... if i use an XP CD with SP2 already on it, this happen's.... if i use an XP CD with SP0, it installs fine, then i just add SP2 after that.
Why is that?
Thanks!
J
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SypherTek
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10. February 2006 @ 06:02 |
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maybe your sp2 disk is screwed...
if it works using an old disk and then updating to sp2 then do that... i have no idea why one disk would pick the drives up but the other wouldnt... the installer is still EXACTLY the same and has been for every XP version so i dont see how or why it would make a difference. it should only be affected by a different serivce pack once the OS is actually installed not during the set up
Studio Comp: AMD Athlon XP 3200+ OC ~ 2.35GHz runs at 40 celcius idle and 48 under stress (aerocool GT1000 really works!), Asrock K7VT4A , 1024MB Dual Channel DDR 400, MSI Nvidia FX5200 128MB OC ~ 600MHz mem 350MHz core,80GB SATA + 200GB SATA + 120GB IDE, 7.1 Channel Soundblaster Audigy 2 Platinum EX sound and midi interface. 19" Sony SDM-HS95 TFT monitor - sweeet
Comp2: AMD Sempron 2400+ OC ~ 2.0GHz (Stable), Asrock K7S41GX, 512MB DDR 333, Onboard Graphics, 40GB Maxtor IDE
set of monitors on the way soon :P
Google is your friend...
WorkComp: LAPTOP, intel celeron D 2.4GHz, 256MB DDR, 20GB hd. NO SCREEN IT WAS SAWN OFF :S (bag of crap) |
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integraol
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10. February 2006 @ 09:36 |
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hmm, interesting... alright i'll just go with the old XP disk and update...
Thanks for the help!
J
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10. February 2006 @ 10:01 |
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