I'm building a new system. I just got 2 Maxtor SATA hard drives. I
will be installing WinXP as OS. Do I need to format and partion the
hard drives with the Maxtor-supplied CD before I start the XP/RAID 0
installation? Or will XP see that they're not formatted or partioned
and do it first before loading RAID drivers? ( I have RAID drivers on
floppy that came with mobo, Intel D865PERL). I plan not to partion
them, just one big C drive. (I have the CD-RWs already installed and
BIOS sees them).

As long as you are willing to take NTFS, Win XP will Partition and Format
before it starts loading files. You do, however, have to set up the array
and get the drivers in when XP asks about then.

Be sure to disconnect any other HDD.s.
JPS
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> I'm building a new system. I just got 2 Maxtor SATA hard drives. I
> will be installing WinXP as OS. Do I need to format and partion the
> hard drives with the Maxtor-supplied CD before I start the XP/RAID 0
> installation? Or will XP see that they're not formatted or partioned
> and do it first before loading RAID drivers? ( I have RAID drivers on
> floppy that came with mobo, Intel D865PERL). I plan not to partion
> them, just one big C drive. (I have the CD-RWs already installed and
> BIOS sees them).

Thanks, that what I needed to know. I set up the array in the BIOS
last night. Now when it boots I see the RAID drives. Next I need to
get XP and load it.
On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 04:26:56 GMT, "jpsga" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>As long as you are willing to take NTFS, Win XP will Partition and Format
>before it starts loading files. You do, however, have to set up the array
>and get the drivers in when XP asks about then.
>
>Be sure to disconnect any other HDD.s.
>JPS
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>> I'm building a new system. I just got 2 Maxtor SATA hard drives. I
>> will be installing WinXP as OS. Do I need to format and partion the
>> hard drives with the Maxtor-supplied CD before I start the XP/RAID 0
>> installation? Or will XP see that they're not formatted or partioned
>> and do it first before loading RAID drivers? ( I have RAID drivers on
>> floppy that came with mobo, Intel D865PERL). I plan not to partion
>> them, just one big C drive. (I have the CD-RWs already installed and
>> BIOS sees them).
>