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A8N-SLI Won't Load Windows

 
 
wdl
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      13th Jan 2005
I'm trying to load XPSP2 using Nvidia SATA RAID striping & SLI on A8N-SLI.
I load XP, F6, load Nvidia RAID drivers from floppy...then after format it
starts copying files from WinXP CD & after 50-100 files copy fine it starts
giving error messages saying it cant copy files. Enter to retry does not
help.
Tried both switching WinXP CD's, & changing CD drives without success.
Even switched to SI3114r5 controller...same result.
Bios is 1.02.
Downloaded beta bios but checksum was bad...awdflash would not take.
Frustrated, please help.
TIA
Bill


 
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      13th Jan 2005

"wdl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:QYoFd.13251$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm trying to load XPSP2 using Nvidia SATA RAID striping & SLI on A8N-SLI.
> I load XP, F6, load Nvidia RAID drivers from floppy...then after format it
> starts copying files from WinXP CD & after 50-100 files copy fine it
> starts giving error messages saying it cant copy files. Enter to retry
> does not help.
> Tried both switching WinXP CD's, & changing CD drives without success.
> Even switched to SI3114r5 controller...same result.
> Bios is 1.02.
> Downloaded beta bios but checksum was bad...awdflash would not take.
> Frustrated, please help.
> TIA
> Bill
>


I don't have that board but when I've had that problem it's either been
a dirty/bad CD or CD drive;

Jim M


 
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JBM
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      13th Jan 2005

"wdl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:QYoFd.13251$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm trying to load XPSP2 using Nvidia SATA RAID striping & SLI on A8N-SLI.
> I load XP, F6, load Nvidia RAID drivers from floppy...then after format it
> starts copying files from WinXP CD & after 50-100 files copy fine it
> starts giving error messages saying it cant copy files. Enter to retry
> does not help.
> Tried both switching WinXP CD's, & changing CD drives without success.
> Even switched to SI3114r5 controller...same result.
> Bios is 1.02.
> Downloaded beta bios but checksum was bad...awdflash would not take.
> Frustrated, please help.
> TIA
> Bill
>


Pressed send too soon. I was having this problem using a sony 700A DVD
burner
updating the firmware helped

Jim M


 
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wdl
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      13th Jan 2005
Replaced DVD drive & replaced Windows CD with same result.
Could bad memory cause this?
Ususally bad memory causes BSOD but I'm not getting that crash.
TIA
"JBM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "wdl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:QYoFd.13251$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I'm trying to load XPSP2 using Nvidia SATA RAID striping & SLI on
>> A8N-SLI.
>> I load XP, F6, load Nvidia RAID drivers from floppy...then after format
>> it starts copying files from WinXP CD & after 50-100 files copy fine it
>> starts giving error messages saying it cant copy files. Enter to retry
>> does not help.
>> Tried both switching WinXP CD's, & changing CD drives without success.
>> Even switched to SI3114r5 controller...same result.
>> Bios is 1.02.
>> Downloaded beta bios but checksum was bad...awdflash would not take.
>> Frustrated, please help.
>> TIA
>> Bill
>>

>
> Pressed send too soon. I was having this problem using a sony 700A DVD
> burner
> updating the firmware helped
>
> Jim M
>
>



 
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Dan
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      13th Jan 2005
Have you tried to install to a single drive? If you still get the same
issues that will at least eliminate the Nvidia Raid.


"wdl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:QYoFd.13251$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm trying to load XPSP2 using Nvidia SATA RAID striping & SLI on A8N-SLI.
> I load XP, F6, load Nvidia RAID drivers from floppy...then after format it
> starts copying files from WinXP CD & after 50-100 files copy fine it

starts
> giving error messages saying it cant copy files. Enter to retry does not
> help.
> Tried both switching WinXP CD's, & changing CD drives without success.
> Even switched to SI3114r5 controller...same result.
> Bios is 1.02.
> Downloaded beta bios but checksum was bad...awdflash would not take.
> Frustrated, please help.
> TIA
> Bill
>
>



 
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RJT
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      13th Jan 2005
Dan wrote:
> Have you tried to install to a single drive? If you still get the same
> issues that will at least eliminate the Nvidia Raid.


Or a bad drive.

Install of XPSP2 on my system using nVidia RAID wasnt a problem, using
two Seagate 160NCQ SATA drivers. Had to enable the NCQ in windows
though, was disabled by default.
 
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tecknotot
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      14th Jan 2005
Sounds like you have bad memory. I had this happen before and
replaced the memory and problem was resolved.

On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 01:58:32 -0500, "wdl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I'm trying to load XPSP2 using Nvidia SATA RAID striping & SLI on A8N-SLI.
>I load XP, F6, load Nvidia RAID drivers from floppy...then after format it
>starts copying files from WinXP CD & after 50-100 files copy fine it starts
>giving error messages saying it cant copy files. Enter to retry does not
>help.
>Tried both switching WinXP CD's, & changing CD drives without success.
>Even switched to SI3114r5 controller...same result.
>Bios is 1.02.
>Downloaded beta bios but checksum was bad...awdflash would not take.
>Frustrated, please help.
>TIA
>Bill
>


 
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Robert Hancock
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      15th Jan 2005
wdl wrote:
> Replaced DVD drive & replaced Windows CD with same result.
> Could bad memory cause this?
> Ususally bad memory causes BSOD but I'm not getting that crash.
> TIA


Could be bad memory. Try Memtest86..

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wdl
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      21st Jan 2005
Problem solved.
Bad memory replaced.
Stable as heck now.
FX-55, two 6600PCI-Exress in SLI, 2-sticks of 1-gig ram (had to be Kingston)
& 2 Serial ATA's striping on NVidia controller....should be the bomb....but
sad to say I just don't see a major difference from the P4-3.2 I had
before...even in Doom3 graphics.
Also tried WinXP64 beta...no speed increase.
Where do you see the power?



"wdl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Replaced DVD drive & replaced Windows CD with same result.
> Could bad memory cause this?
> Ususally bad memory causes BSOD but I'm not getting that crash.
> TIA
> "JBM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:ZtydnY1Y95natHvcRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> "wdl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:QYoFd.13251$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I'm trying to load XPSP2 using Nvidia SATA RAID striping & SLI on
>>> A8N-SLI.
>>> I load XP, F6, load Nvidia RAID drivers from floppy...then after format
>>> it starts copying files from WinXP CD & after 50-100 files copy fine it
>>> starts giving error messages saying it cant copy files. Enter to retry
>>> does not help.
>>> Tried both switching WinXP CD's, & changing CD drives without success.
>>> Even switched to SI3114r5 controller...same result.
>>> Bios is 1.02.
>>> Downloaded beta bios but checksum was bad...awdflash would not take.
>>> Frustrated, please help.
>>> TIA
>>> Bill
>>>

>>
>> Pressed send too soon. I was having this problem using a sony 700A DVD
>> burner
>> updating the firmware helped
>>
>> Jim M
>>
>>

>
>



 
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Bill Smith
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      22nd Jan 2005
only the hardware vendors have that information...LOL !

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On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 11:39:29 -0500, "wdl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Problem solved.
>Bad memory replaced.
>Stable as heck now.
>FX-55, two 6600PCI-Exress in SLI, 2-sticks of 1-gig ram (had to be Kingston)
>& 2 Serial ATA's striping on NVidia controller....should be the bomb....but
>sad to say I just don't see a major difference from the P4-3.2 I had
>before...even in Doom3 graphics.
>Also tried WinXP64 beta...no speed increase.
>Where do you see the power?
>
>
>
>"wdl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Replaced DVD drive & replaced Windows CD with same result.
>> Could bad memory cause this?
>> Ususally bad memory causes BSOD but I'm not getting that crash.
>> TIA
>> "JBM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:ZtydnY1Y95natHvcRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>> "wdl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:QYoFd.13251$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> I'm trying to load XPSP2 using Nvidia SATA RAID striping & SLI on
>>>> A8N-SLI.
>>>> I load XP, F6, load Nvidia RAID drivers from floppy...then after format
>>>> it starts copying files from WinXP CD & after 50-100 files copy fine it
>>>> starts giving error messages saying it cant copy files. Enter to retry
>>>> does not help.
>>>> Tried both switching WinXP CD's, & changing CD drives without success.
>>>> Even switched to SI3114r5 controller...same result.
>>>> Bios is 1.02.
>>>> Downloaded beta bios but checksum was bad...awdflash would not take.
>>>> Frustrated, please help.
>>>> TIA
>>>> Bill
>>>>
>>>
>>> Pressed send too soon. I was having this problem using a sony 700A DVD
>>> burner
>>> updating the firmware helped
>>>
>>> Jim M
>>>
>>>

>>
>>

>


 
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