I am trying to load Win XP Pro to my sata drive. I have an EVGA 650i Ultra board with a Raid Controller. When Windows setup asks if I need to load a raid driver, I press F6, but nothing happens. I did not want to use an IDE drive, but I will use one if I have to.
This computer is a new build with Intel dual core 2 e6600.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
one question - is your hdd detected in bios?
Yes, the Sata HDD’s were detected and I enabled them for NV Raid.
well, if you want to use RAID, then HDD`s should be identical. are they?
i dont know do you really need RAID at all... in case you dont, turn off in bios RAID for devices and try installing WinXP. Or try using other instalation CD.
You need a floppy drive (internal or external) with a driver floppy disk to load the driver.
I hope you know what RAID is. You need atleast two or more HDD’s to setup RAID. If you have only one SATA HDD then go through [link=http://www.hardwareforums.com/istalling-win-xp-laptop-18459/]this[/link] and hopefully you will be alright after that…Goodluck
problem: XP will not recognize SATA drives cos it doesnt have the necessary driver on the CD
the solution: slipstream your XP CD to include your SATA drivers
how to slipstream your XP CD
BTW: slipstreaming is usually done on another system[ot]although when i used XP i did on my system[/ot]
i had the same problem while installing XP on my asus moboo… jus chk this out it mite be helpful
http://www.hardwareforums.com/uli-raid-driver-integration-18334/
Hi,
As I understand in the MaximumPC article, we’ll need the specific SATA drivers for each MB we want to work with.
Is there any method of having a general XP installation with as much SATA drivers as we can?..at least the more common drivers?