Problem with RAID/Install

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I am having a problem installing XP64 on a RAID 5 setup. I have:

XP64 (June 2006)
Intel DX38BT
BIOS = 1521 (latest)
Intel RAID driver = 7.8.0.1012 (latest, XP64 version)
Intel QX9650
Corsair DDR3 RAM - 2 x 2GB
Western Digital SATA-II 7200RPM 160GB x 4

In a non-RAID setup XP64 installs and runs perfectly. When I switch to RAID5
via CMOS settings and use the F6 driver installation method the installation
fails.
I have the F6 drivers on floppy. F6-ing at the beginning of setup correctly
asks for drivers at the appropriate time. Selecting ICH9 (the appropriate
disk hardware on the board) is accepted at the time of driver loading, but
when it gets to the "Press enter to install Windows" screen pressing enter
results in a "No hard drives were found on your system" error.

In looking at the INF and txtsetup.oem files on the floppy I found that the
ICH9 entries pointed to device 2922:

%PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106.DeviceDesc% = iaStor_Inst,
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106

But my computer (when running non-RAID) reports the devices as 2920 and
2926. I assumed this was causing the problem (and wondered why devices 2920
and 2926 were not included in the DX38BT driver I downloaded) and added the
appropriate entries hoping that this would allow windows setup to find the
drives. No change in behavior.

I've considered trying to slipstream the drivers onto a new CD, but couldn't
see any reason why the F6 method was failing that slipstreaming might help.

Any ideas on how to resolve this problem?
 
RE: Problem with RAID/Install

Hi,
Have you pressed Ctrl-I during boot to enter the RAID configuration utility?
You only mention the BIOS part of the story, but RAID needs both stages:
BIOS and Ctrl-I.
Check page 69 of the product manual (d9774201_en.pdf), that can be
downloaded from here:
http://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dx38bt/sb/d9774201_en.pdf
Carlos

"mjd" wrote:

> I am having a problem installing XP64 on a RAID 5 setup. I have:
>
> XP64 (June 2006)
> Intel DX38BT
> BIOS = 1521 (latest)
> Intel RAID driver = 7.8.0.1012 (latest, XP64 version)
> Intel QX9650
> Corsair DDR3 RAM - 2 x 2GB
> Western Digital SATA-II 7200RPM 160GB x 4
>
> In a non-RAID setup XP64 installs and runs perfectly. When I switch to RAID5
> via CMOS settings and use the F6 driver installation method the installation
> fails.
> I have the F6 drivers on floppy. F6-ing at the beginning of setup correctly
> asks for drivers at the appropriate time. Selecting ICH9 (the appropriate
> disk hardware on the board) is accepted at the time of driver loading, but
> when it gets to the "Press enter to install Windows" screen pressing enter
> results in a "No hard drives were found on your system" error.
>
> In looking at the INF and txtsetup.oem files on the floppy I found that the
> ICH9 entries pointed to device 2922:
>
> %PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106.DeviceDesc% = iaStor_Inst,
> PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106
>
> But my computer (when running non-RAID) reports the devices as 2920 and
> 2926. I assumed this was causing the problem (and wondered why devices 2920
> and 2926 were not included in the DX38BT driver I downloaded) and added the
> appropriate entries hoping that this would allow windows setup to find the
> drives. No change in behavior.
>
> I've considered trying to slipstream the drivers onto a new CD, but couldn't
> see any reason why the F6 method was failing that slipstreaming might help.
>
> Any ideas on how to resolve this problem?
 
RE: Problem with RAID/Install

Yes. I didn't mention the Ctrl-I explicitly, but that's where you have to go
to select RAID5, as I already mentioned, and select which drives are included
in the array (when setting up RAID during installation), all four in this
case.

Thanks for asking. That's not the problem.

"Carlos" wrote:

> Hi,
> Have you pressed Ctrl-I during boot to enter the RAID configuration utility?
> You only mention the BIOS part of the story, but RAID needs both stages:
> BIOS and Ctrl-I.
> Check page 69 of the product manual (d9774201_en.pdf), that can be
> downloaded from here:
> http://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dx38bt/sb/d9774201_en.pdf
> Carlos
>
> "mjd" wrote:
>
> > I am having a problem installing XP64 on a RAID 5 setup. I have:
> >
> > XP64 (June 2006)
> > Intel DX38BT
> > BIOS = 1521 (latest)
> > Intel RAID driver = 7.8.0.1012 (latest, XP64 version)
> > Intel QX9650
> > Corsair DDR3 RAM - 2 x 2GB
> > Western Digital SATA-II 7200RPM 160GB x 4
> >
> > In a non-RAID setup XP64 installs and runs perfectly. When I switch to RAID5
> > via CMOS settings and use the F6 driver installation method the installation
> > fails.
> > I have the F6 drivers on floppy. F6-ing at the beginning of setup correctly
> > asks for drivers at the appropriate time. Selecting ICH9 (the appropriate
> > disk hardware on the board) is accepted at the time of driver loading, but
> > when it gets to the "Press enter to install Windows" screen pressing enter
> > results in a "No hard drives were found on your system" error.
> >
> > In looking at the INF and txtsetup.oem files on the floppy I found that the
> > ICH9 entries pointed to device 2922:
> >
> > %PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106.DeviceDesc% = iaStor_Inst,
> > PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106
> >
> > But my computer (when running non-RAID) reports the devices as 2920 and
> > 2926. I assumed this was causing the problem (and wondered why devices 2920
> > and 2926 were not included in the DX38BT driver I downloaded) and added the
> > appropriate entries hoping that this would allow windows setup to find the
> > drives. No change in behavior.
> >
> > I've considered trying to slipstream the drivers onto a new CD, but couldn't
> > see any reason why the F6 method was failing that slipstreaming might help.
> >
> > Any ideas on how to resolve this problem?
 
RE: Problem with RAID/Install

Actually, I should say that I have been into Ctrl-I and selected all four
drives for a RAID 5 array. There doesn't appear to be anything I could have
done wrong in there, and I had checked my choices against the installation
guide and everything appears to be correct. It *could* be the problem, but I
don't think so.

"mjd" wrote:

> Yes. I didn't mention the Ctrl-I explicitly, but that's where you have to go
> to select RAID5, as I already mentioned, and select which drives are included
> in the array (when setting up RAID during installation), all four in this
> case.
>
> Thanks for asking. That's not the problem.
>
> "Carlos" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > Have you pressed Ctrl-I during boot to enter the RAID configuration utility?
> > You only mention the BIOS part of the story, but RAID needs both stages:
> > BIOS and Ctrl-I.
> > Check page 69 of the product manual (d9774201_en.pdf), that can be
> > downloaded from here:
> > http://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dx38bt/sb/d9774201_en.pdf
> > Carlos
> >
> > "mjd" wrote:
> >
> > > I am having a problem installing XP64 on a RAID 5 setup. I have:
> > >
> > > XP64 (June 2006)
> > > Intel DX38BT
> > > BIOS = 1521 (latest)
> > > Intel RAID driver = 7.8.0.1012 (latest, XP64 version)
> > > Intel QX9650
> > > Corsair DDR3 RAM - 2 x 2GB
> > > Western Digital SATA-II 7200RPM 160GB x 4
> > >
> > > In a non-RAID setup XP64 installs and runs perfectly. When I switch to RAID5
> > > via CMOS settings and use the F6 driver installation method the installation
> > > fails.
> > > I have the F6 drivers on floppy. F6-ing at the beginning of setup correctly
> > > asks for drivers at the appropriate time. Selecting ICH9 (the appropriate
> > > disk hardware on the board) is accepted at the time of driver loading, but
> > > when it gets to the "Press enter to install Windows" screen pressing enter
> > > results in a "No hard drives were found on your system" error.
> > >
> > > In looking at the INF and txtsetup.oem files on the floppy I found that the
> > > ICH9 entries pointed to device 2922:
> > >
> > > %PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106.DeviceDesc% = iaStor_Inst,
> > > PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106
> > >
> > > But my computer (when running non-RAID) reports the devices as 2920 and
> > > 2926. I assumed this was causing the problem (and wondered why devices 2920
> > > and 2926 were not included in the DX38BT driver I downloaded) and added the
> > > appropriate entries hoping that this would allow windows setup to find the
> > > drives. No change in behavior.
> > >
> > > I've considered trying to slipstream the drivers onto a new CD, but couldn't
> > > see any reason why the F6 method was failing that slipstreaming might help.
> > >
> > > Any ideas on how to resolve this problem?
 
RE: Problem with RAID/Install

Two additional options come to my mind in order to verify that the RAID is
properly setup.
1.- Boot with a LiveCD (Linux?) and check whether it "sees" the array or
not. You can even try to format/partition it from there.
2.- Boot with the bootable Acronis Disk Director (or another bootable
partitioning Disk) and format/partition the array.
Carlos

"mjd" wrote:

> Actually, I should say that I have been into Ctrl-I and selected all four
> drives for a RAID 5 array. There doesn't appear to be anything I could have
> done wrong in there, and I had checked my choices against the installation
> guide and everything appears to be correct. It *could* be the problem, but I
> don't think so.
>
> "mjd" wrote:
>
> > Yes. I didn't mention the Ctrl-I explicitly, but that's where you have to go
> > to select RAID5, as I already mentioned, and select which drives are included
> > in the array (when setting up RAID during installation), all four in this
> > case.
> >
> > Thanks for asking. That's not the problem.
> >
> > "Carlos" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > Have you pressed Ctrl-I during boot to enter the RAID configuration utility?
> > > You only mention the BIOS part of the story, but RAID needs both stages:
> > > BIOS and Ctrl-I.
> > > Check page 69 of the product manual (d9774201_en.pdf), that can be
> > > downloaded from here:
> > > http://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dx38bt/sb/d9774201_en.pdf
> > > Carlos
> > >
> > > "mjd" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am having a problem installing XP64 on a RAID 5 setup. I have:
> > > >
> > > > XP64 (June 2006)
> > > > Intel DX38BT
> > > > BIOS = 1521 (latest)
> > > > Intel RAID driver = 7.8.0.1012 (latest, XP64 version)
> > > > Intel QX9650
> > > > Corsair DDR3 RAM - 2 x 2GB
> > > > Western Digital SATA-II 7200RPM 160GB x 4
> > > >
> > > > In a non-RAID setup XP64 installs and runs perfectly. When I switch to RAID5
> > > > via CMOS settings and use the F6 driver installation method the installation
> > > > fails.
> > > > I have the F6 drivers on floppy. F6-ing at the beginning of setup correctly
> > > > asks for drivers at the appropriate time. Selecting ICH9 (the appropriate
> > > > disk hardware on the board) is accepted at the time of driver loading, but
> > > > when it gets to the "Press enter to install Windows" screen pressing enter
> > > > results in a "No hard drives were found on your system" error.
> > > >
> > > > In looking at the INF and txtsetup.oem files on the floppy I found that the
> > > > ICH9 entries pointed to device 2922:
> > > >
> > > > %PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106.DeviceDesc% = iaStor_Inst,
> > > > PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106
> > > >
> > > > But my computer (when running non-RAID) reports the devices as 2920 and
> > > > 2926. I assumed this was causing the problem (and wondered why devices 2920
> > > > and 2926 were not included in the DX38BT driver I downloaded) and added the
> > > > appropriate entries hoping that this would allow windows setup to find the
> > > > drives. No change in behavior.
> > > >
> > > > I've considered trying to slipstream the drivers onto a new CD, but couldn't
> > > > see any reason why the F6 method was failing that slipstreaming might help.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas on how to resolve this problem?
 
RE: Problem with RAID/Install

Those are great ideas. Thanks for suggesting those.

"Carlos" wrote:

> Two additional options come to my mind in order to verify that the RAID is
> properly setup.
> 1.- Boot with a LiveCD (Linux?) and check whether it "sees" the array or
> not. You can even try to format/partition it from there.
> 2.- Boot with the bootable Acronis Disk Director (or another bootable
> partitioning Disk) and format/partition the array.
> Carlos
>
> "mjd" wrote:
>
> > Actually, I should say that I have been into Ctrl-I and selected all four
> > drives for a RAID 5 array. There doesn't appear to be anything I could have
> > done wrong in there, and I had checked my choices against the installation
> > guide and everything appears to be correct. It *could* be the problem, but I
> > don't think so.
> >
> > "mjd" wrote:
> >
> > > Yes. I didn't mention the Ctrl-I explicitly, but that's where you have to go
> > > to select RAID5, as I already mentioned, and select which drives are included
> > > in the array (when setting up RAID during installation), all four in this
> > > case.
> > >
> > > Thanks for asking. That's not the problem.
> > >
> > > "Carlos" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > > Have you pressed Ctrl-I during boot to enter the RAID configuration utility?
> > > > You only mention the BIOS part of the story, but RAID needs both stages:
> > > > BIOS and Ctrl-I.
> > > > Check page 69 of the product manual (d9774201_en.pdf), that can be
> > > > downloaded from here:
> > > > http://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dx38bt/sb/d9774201_en.pdf
> > > > Carlos
> > > >
> > > > "mjd" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I am having a problem installing XP64 on a RAID 5 setup. I have:
> > > > >
> > > > > XP64 (June 2006)
> > > > > Intel DX38BT
> > > > > BIOS = 1521 (latest)
> > > > > Intel RAID driver = 7.8.0.1012 (latest, XP64 version)
> > > > > Intel QX9650
> > > > > Corsair DDR3 RAM - 2 x 2GB
> > > > > Western Digital SATA-II 7200RPM 160GB x 4
> > > > >
> > > > > In a non-RAID setup XP64 installs and runs perfectly. When I switch to RAID5
> > > > > via CMOS settings and use the F6 driver installation method the installation
> > > > > fails.
> > > > > I have the F6 drivers on floppy. F6-ing at the beginning of setup correctly
> > > > > asks for drivers at the appropriate time. Selecting ICH9 (the appropriate
> > > > > disk hardware on the board) is accepted at the time of driver loading, but
> > > > > when it gets to the "Press enter to install Windows" screen pressing enter
> > > > > results in a "No hard drives were found on your system" error.
> > > > >
> > > > > In looking at the INF and txtsetup.oem files on the floppy I found that the
> > > > > ICH9 entries pointed to device 2922:
> > > > >
> > > > > %PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106.DeviceDesc% = iaStor_Inst,
> > > > > PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106
> > > > >
> > > > > But my computer (when running non-RAID) reports the devices as 2920 and
> > > > > 2926. I assumed this was causing the problem (and wondered why devices 2920
> > > > > and 2926 were not included in the DX38BT driver I downloaded) and added the
> > > > > appropriate entries hoping that this would allow windows setup to find the
> > > > > drives. No change in behavior.
> > > > >
> > > > > I've considered trying to slipstream the drivers onto a new CD, but couldn't
> > > > > see any reason why the F6 method was failing that slipstreaming might help.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any ideas on how to resolve this problem?
 
Re: Problem with RAID/Install

When you do the F6 you're having the drivers on a Floppy Disk - there are
various methods to obtain that Floppy:

1. The Floppy came with the system.

2. The system CD has an option to create the Floppy.

3. You downloaded the file in a *.ZIP archive that you extracted onto
the Floppy yourself.

All these methods may result in a corrupt installation (to the Floppy!).

I suggest you try and create a new Floppy and make sure it is the 64bit
driver!


Tony. . .



"mjd" <mjd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:62490D36-EDF2-494F-A726-5ACC7935D5CD@microsoft.com...
> Actually, I should say that I have been into Ctrl-I and selected all four
> drives for a RAID 5 array. There doesn't appear to be anything I could
have
> done wrong in there, and I had checked my choices against the installation
> guide and everything appears to be correct. It *could* be the problem, but
I
> don't think so.
>
> "mjd" wrote:
>
> > Yes. I didn't mention the Ctrl-I explicitly, but that's where you have
to go
> > to select RAID5, as I already mentioned, and select which drives are
included
> > in the array (when setting up RAID during installation), all four in
this
> > case.
> >
> > Thanks for asking. That's not the problem.
> >
> > "Carlos" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > Have you pressed Ctrl-I during boot to enter the RAID configuration
utility?
> > > You only mention the BIOS part of the story, but RAID needs both
stages:
> > > BIOS and Ctrl-I.
> > > Check page 69 of the product manual (d9774201_en.pdf), that can be
> > > downloaded from here:
> > >
http://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dx38bt/sb/d9774201_en.pdf
> > > Carlos
> > >
> > > "mjd" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am having a problem installing XP64 on a RAID 5 setup. I have:
> > > >
> > > > XP64 (June 2006)
> > > > Intel DX38BT
> > > > BIOS = 1521 (latest)
> > > > Intel RAID driver = 7.8.0.1012 (latest, XP64 version)
> > > > Intel QX9650
> > > > Corsair DDR3 RAM - 2 x 2GB
> > > > Western Digital SATA-II 7200RPM 160GB x 4
> > > >
> > > > In a non-RAID setup XP64 installs and runs perfectly. When I switch
to RAID5
> > > > via CMOS settings and use the F6 driver installation method the
installation
> > > > fails.
> > > > I have the F6 drivers on floppy. F6-ing at the beginning of setup
correctly
> > > > asks for drivers at the appropriate time. Selecting ICH9 (the
appropriate
> > > > disk hardware on the board) is accepted at the time of driver
loading, but
> > > > when it gets to the "Press enter to install Windows" screen pressing
enter
> > > > results in a "No hard drives were found on your system" error.
> > > >
> > > > In looking at the INF and txtsetup.oem files on the floppy I found
that the
> > > > ICH9 entries pointed to device 2922:
> > > >
> > > > %PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106.DeviceDesc% = iaStor_Inst,
> > > > PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106
> > > >
> > > > But my computer (when running non-RAID) reports the devices as 2920
and
> > > > 2926. I assumed this was causing the problem (and wondered why
devices 2920
> > > > and 2926 were not included in the DX38BT driver I downloaded) and
added the
> > > > appropriate entries hoping that this would allow windows setup to
find the
> > > > drives. No change in behavior.
> > > >
> > > > I've considered trying to slipstream the drivers onto a new CD, but
couldn't
> > > > see any reason why the F6 method was failing that slipstreaming
might help.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas on how to resolve this problem?
 
RE: Problem with RAID/Install

Don't know if this will be any help, but when I set up my RAID array, besides
setting up the RAID configuration in the BIOS, there was also a setting in
another section where you could set the controller to either IDE, SATA or
RAID - this has to be set to RAID for the drives to be recognized.

I was worried that by doing this it wouldn't recognize my other non RAID
disks which where controlled by the same controller - but I needn't have
worried as they were recognized as non-Raid members of the same group.

This was for a Gigabyte motherboard, your board might be different of
course, but might be worth checking out.

"mjd" wrote:

> I am having a problem installing XP64 on a RAID 5 setup. I have:
>
> XP64 (June 2006)
> Intel DX38BT
> BIOS = 1521 (latest)
> Intel RAID driver = 7.8.0.1012 (latest, XP64 version)
> Intel QX9650
> Corsair DDR3 RAM - 2 x 2GB
> Western Digital SATA-II 7200RPM 160GB x 4
>
> In a non-RAID setup XP64 installs and runs perfectly. When I switch to RAID5
> via CMOS settings and use the F6 driver installation method the installation
> fails.
> I have the F6 drivers on floppy. F6-ing at the beginning of setup correctly
> asks for drivers at the appropriate time. Selecting ICH9 (the appropriate
> disk hardware on the board) is accepted at the time of driver loading, but
> when it gets to the "Press enter to install Windows" screen pressing enter
> results in a "No hard drives were found on your system" error.
>
> In looking at the INF and txtsetup.oem files on the floppy I found that the
> ICH9 entries pointed to device 2922:
>
> %PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106.DeviceDesc% = iaStor_Inst,
> PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106
>
> But my computer (when running non-RAID) reports the devices as 2920 and
> 2926. I assumed this was causing the problem (and wondered why devices 2920
> and 2926 were not included in the DX38BT driver I downloaded) and added the
> appropriate entries hoping that this would allow windows setup to find the
> drives. No change in behavior.
>
> I've considered trying to slipstream the drivers onto a new CD, but couldn't
> see any reason why the F6 method was failing that slipstreaming might help.
>
> Any ideas on how to resolve this problem?
 
RE: Problem with RAID/Install

Hi Carol,

Thanks for the suggestion. This is the setting in the BIOS that must be set
in order for the Ctrl-I CMOS utility to be launched that Carlos referred to
earlier.

"Carol Steele" wrote:

> Don't know if this will be any help, but when I set up my RAID array, besides
> setting up the RAID configuration in the BIOS, there was also a setting in
> another section where you could set the controller to either IDE, SATA or
> RAID - this has to be set to RAID for the drives to be recognized.
>
> I was worried that by doing this it wouldn't recognize my other non RAID
> disks which where controlled by the same controller - but I needn't have
> worried as they were recognized as non-Raid members of the same group.
>
> This was for a Gigabyte motherboard, your board might be different of
> course, but might be worth checking out.
>
> "mjd" wrote:
>
> > I am having a problem installing XP64 on a RAID 5 setup. I have:
> >
> > XP64 (June 2006)
> > Intel DX38BT
> > BIOS = 1521 (latest)
> > Intel RAID driver = 7.8.0.1012 (latest, XP64 version)
> > Intel QX9650
> > Corsair DDR3 RAM - 2 x 2GB
> > Western Digital SATA-II 7200RPM 160GB x 4
> >
> > In a non-RAID setup XP64 installs and runs perfectly. When I switch to RAID5
> > via CMOS settings and use the F6 driver installation method the installation
> > fails.
> > I have the F6 drivers on floppy. F6-ing at the beginning of setup correctly
> > asks for drivers at the appropriate time. Selecting ICH9 (the appropriate
> > disk hardware on the board) is accepted at the time of driver loading, but
> > when it gets to the "Press enter to install Windows" screen pressing enter
> > results in a "No hard drives were found on your system" error.
> >
> > In looking at the INF and txtsetup.oem files on the floppy I found that the
> > ICH9 entries pointed to device 2922:
> >
> > %PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106.DeviceDesc% = iaStor_Inst,
> > PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106
> >
> > But my computer (when running non-RAID) reports the devices as 2920 and
> > 2926. I assumed this was causing the problem (and wondered why devices 2920
> > and 2926 were not included in the DX38BT driver I downloaded) and added the
> > appropriate entries hoping that this would allow windows setup to find the
> > drives. No change in behavior.
> >
> > I've considered trying to slipstream the drivers onto a new CD, but couldn't
> > see any reason why the F6 method was failing that slipstreaming might help.
> >
> > Any ideas on how to resolve this problem?
 
Re: Problem with RAID/Install

There's a very simple way to fix (or at least get at fixing) this
problem. Buy a small SATA HD (assuming that you have another drive bay)
and install the OS on it. Then try to set up the RAID5 array. A lot of
people swear by having a setup with OS on a RAID0 or RAID5 array, but
I've had nothing but trouble with it.

Make that you have the "memory hole" option set to on in the BIOS, if
you keep trying to get this to work with 4GB RAM. One other option would
be pull out 2 GB of RAM and see if you can get the original install to
get past the "no drives found" step.

mjd wrote:
> I am having a problem installing XP64 on a RAID 5 setup. I have:
>
> XP64 (June 2006)
> Intel DX38BT
> BIOS = 1521 (latest)
> Intel RAID driver = 7.8.0.1012 (latest, XP64 version)
> Intel QX9650
> Corsair DDR3 RAM - 2 x 2GB
> Western Digital SATA-II 7200RPM 160GB x 4
>
> In a non-RAID setup XP64 installs and runs perfectly. When I switch to RAID5
> via CMOS settings and use the F6 driver installation method the installation
> fails.
> I have the F6 drivers on floppy. F6-ing at the beginning of setup correctly
> asks for drivers at the appropriate time. Selecting ICH9 (the appropriate
> disk hardware on the board) is accepted at the time of driver loading, but
> when it gets to the "Press enter to install Windows" screen pressing enter
> results in a "No hard drives were found on your system" error.
>
> In looking at the INF and txtsetup.oem files on the floppy I found that the
> ICH9 entries pointed to device 2922:
>
> %PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106.DeviceDesc% = iaStor_Inst,
> PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106
>
> But my computer (when running non-RAID) reports the devices as 2920 and
> 2926. I assumed this was causing the problem (and wondered why devices 2920
> and 2926 were not included in the DX38BT driver I downloaded) and added the
> appropriate entries hoping that this would allow windows setup to find the
> drives. No change in behavior.
>
> I've considered trying to slipstream the drivers onto a new CD, but couldn't
> see any reason why the F6 method was failing that slipstreaming might help.
>
> Any ideas on how to resolve this problem?
 
RE: Problem with RAID/Install

When I re-install Vista Ultimate 32 or 64 on my RAID5 it asks "Load drivers"
about 3 screens down. I never use F6. Have you just let it go to the screen
that asks where to install to and has "Load drivers" at the bottom left?
--
Sam


"mjd" wrote:

> I am having a problem installing XP64 on a RAID 5 setup. I have:
>
> XP64 (June 2006)
> Intel DX38BT
> BIOS = 1521 (latest)
> Intel RAID driver = 7.8.0.1012 (latest, XP64 version)
> Intel QX9650
> Corsair DDR3 RAM - 2 x 2GB
> Western Digital SATA-II 7200RPM 160GB x 4
>
> In a non-RAID setup XP64 installs and runs perfectly. When I switch to RAID5
> via CMOS settings and use the F6 driver installation method the installation
> fails.
> I have the F6 drivers on floppy. F6-ing at the beginning of setup correctly
> asks for drivers at the appropriate time. Selecting ICH9 (the appropriate
> disk hardware on the board) is accepted at the time of driver loading, but
> when it gets to the "Press enter to install Windows" screen pressing enter
> results in a "No hard drives were found on your system" error.
>
> In looking at the INF and txtsetup.oem files on the floppy I found that the
> ICH9 entries pointed to device 2922:
>
> %PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106.DeviceDesc% = iaStor_Inst,
> PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106
>
> But my computer (when running non-RAID) reports the devices as 2920 and
> 2926. I assumed this was causing the problem (and wondered why devices 2920
> and 2926 were not included in the DX38BT driver I downloaded) and added the
> appropriate entries hoping that this would allow windows setup to find the
> drives. No change in behavior.
>
> I've considered trying to slipstream the drivers onto a new CD, but couldn't
> see any reason why the F6 method was failing that slipstreaming might help.
>
> Any ideas on how to resolve this problem?
 
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