windows xp installation on raid 0 question

newbie1 · Post by **newbie1** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 7:14 pm

ok, I want to install windows XP pro on a raid 0 setup. I have 2x120 GB Seagate Barracuda IV on a cmd csa649u raid controller. Installation won't work because the raid controller drivers are outdated and it seems the manufacturer isn't supporting it anymore (just e-mailed them for new drivers still waiting for an answer).

I'm aware of software raid under windows XP. Is it possible for me to run windows xp on software raid?

I have a spare 80GB hard drive and I installed windows xp on that, then I created a raid 0 setup with software raid for my 2 120giggers, but I want to run windows xp on raid 0.

lance-tek · Post by **lance-tek** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 8:25 pm

what do you mean by outdated? don't work with 2k/XP?

newbie1 · Post by **newbie1** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 8:31 pm

when i use the driver for my raid card during setup (f6), windows isn't able to detect my drives as raid

lance-tek · Post by **lance-tek** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 8:37 pm

I see .... did your bios detect the drives ....

newbie1 · Post by **newbie1** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 9:05 pm

yeah both the bios of the motherboard and the raid card...it's really a driver issue

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 9:14 pm

Originally posted by newbie1
when i use the driver for my raid card during setup (f6), windows isn't able to detect my drives as raid

Windows won't detect the drives as RAID, they will be seen as only a single HD.

Did you get past the F-6, and eventually boot to desktop? Or get some Stop 0x0### error?

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 9:36 pm

did you setup a raid before installing windows ?

there should be a screen to do that , like hit F-1 or something to set it up i think ?

newbie1 · Post by **newbie1** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 9:49 pm

Originally posted by YeOldeStonecat
Windows won't detect the drives as RAID, they will be seen as only a single HD.

Did you get past the F-6, and eventually boot to desktop? Or get some Stop 0x0### error?

i got that error...i checked the microsoft knowledge base and they said it was a driver issue

and to mark:

yes i setup raid 0 before installing

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 10:45 pm

Can you get into the install routine with only one drive?

newbie1 · Post by **newbie1** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 12:09 am

yeah, only with one drive...

I can install windows xp on either drive

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 9:07 am

Just a thing to try....when XP first came out, I installed in on one of my old rigs using a Promise ATA-100 RAID controller. The latest drivers from their website would not work, would blow up on install after feeding the drivers at F-6. Yet....going back an old NT 4 version driver on the original driver disk that came with the box...worked fine with XP.

///shrugs///

Sid · Post by **Sid** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 11:31 am

I had that happen on an MSI raid board once. What I did was install the os on a single drive, install all the drivers for the hardware including the raid drivers which window now see's and then ghost the box. Restart and setup raid and ghost it back using the ghosted image you just made.

Kind of a pain in the a$$ but it worked.

Thor Walez · Post by **Thor Walez** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 11:48 am

Install Win2kpro .... My opinion, I do not have s.th. else ...

Sorry

newbie1 · Post by **newbie1** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 2:05 pm

ok i just bought an adaptec raid card