Nvidia SATA Raid Support

Greets everyone;

I was wondering if anyone of the users here running Vista are able to
run their SATA Raid from nvidia.

Specifically :-) does anyone have an Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe running the
Nvidia raid?

I'm asking because I haven't seen any beta drivers for the nforce4
AMD/Intel 16x on vista on the nvidia.com website as of May 18th

5381 gives an warning that Nvidia SATA Raid is not supported, however I
have not actually tried to install.

--
Raini Graf

Andrew Holdeman wrote:
> Greets everyone;
>
> I was wondering if anyone of the users here running Vista are able to
> run their SATA Raid from nvidia.
>
> Specifically :-) does anyone have an Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe running the
> Nvidia raid?
>
> I'm asking because I haven't seen any beta drivers for the nforce4
> AMD/Intel 16x on vista on the nvidia.com website as of May 18th

Raini Graf wrote:
> 5381 gives an warning that Nvidia SATA Raid is not supported, however I
> have not actually tried to install.
>

Ok cool, thanks for the post back about it :-) Once I get my lil hands
on Beta2 when it's released I'll have to see if I've got an IDE drive
laying around somewhere... or do the unthinkable :-D & see if I can
install Vista on my SATA2 enclosure until there's drivers for the nvidia
raid.


> --
> Raini Graf
>
> Andrew Holdeman wrote:
>> Greets everyone;
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone of the users here running Vista are able to
>> run their SATA Raid from nvidia.
>>
>> Specifically :-) does anyone have an Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe running the
>> Nvidia raid?
>>
>> I'm asking because I haven't seen any beta drivers for the nforce4
>> AMD/Intel 16x on vista on the nvidia.com website as of May 18th

NVIDIA nForce4 AMD RAID controller unrecognized (64 Bit)
NVIDIA nForce4 WinXP IDE SATA_IDE driver version 5.34/5.35 (32 Bit) can be
installed manually
* NVIDIA nForce 4 - Serial ATA Controller (SATA/RAID)

|- installs automatically for some.
|- nForce4 SLI Intel Edition in Dell XPS doesn't install.
|- for some the XP32 and XP64 drivers function if loaded with the Vista
setup started from WinXP.

"Andrew Holdeman" wrote:

> Greets everyone;
>
> I was wondering if anyone of the users here running Vista are able to
> run their SATA Raid from nvidia.
>
> Specifically :-) does anyone have an Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe running the
> Nvidia raid?
>
> I'm asking because I haven't seen any beta drivers for the nforce4
> AMD/Intel 16x on vista on the nvidia.com website as of May 18th
>

Looks Like I Won't be Able to Install Windows Vista Beta 2 on my Brand New
DELL XPS 600, just FYI (Same Nvidia SATA 2 Raid Driver Warning Message with
Windows Vista Beta 2, just like everyone else, just FYI).

"cyanna" <cyanna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CF9506D3-D6AD-4643-87DD-E1925B1A9C1A@microsoft.com...
> NVIDIA nForce4 AMD RAID controller unrecognized (64 Bit)
> NVIDIA nForce4 WinXP IDE SATA_IDE driver version 5.34/5.35 (32 Bit) can
> be
> installed manually
> * NVIDIA nForce 4 - Serial ATA Controller (SATA/RAID)
>
> |- installs automatically for some.
> |- nForce4 SLI Intel Edition in Dell XPS doesn't install.
> |- for some the XP32 and XP64 drivers function if loaded with the Vista
> setup started from WinXP.
>
> "Andrew Holdeman" wrote:
>
>> Greets everyone;
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone of the users here running Vista are able to
>> run their SATA Raid from nvidia.
>>
>> Specifically :-) does anyone have an Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe running the
>> Nvidia raid?
>>
>> I'm asking because I haven't seen any beta drivers for the nforce4
>> AMD/Intel 16x on vista on the nvidia.com website as of May 18th
>>

Update: Earlier this week, I Successfully Installed Windows Vista Beta 2 on
my DELL XPS 600, I used the Beta NVIDIA NForce 4 SLI Intel Edition Windows
Vista Driver, and the Beta NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Force Ware Windows Vista
Driver from NVIDIA's Website, just FYI.

"Kevin John Panzke" <kevpan815@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eXobcRQgGHA.2476@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Looks Like I Won't be Able to Install Windows Vista Beta 2 on my Brand New
> DELL XPS 600, just FYI (Same Nvidia SATA 2 Raid Driver Warning Message
> with Windows Vista Beta 2, just like everyone else, just FYI).
>
> "cyanna" <cyanna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CF9506D3-D6AD-4643-87DD-E1925B1A9C1A@microsoft.com...
>> NVIDIA nForce4 AMD RAID controller unrecognized (64 Bit)
>> NVIDIA nForce4 WinXP IDE SATA_IDE driver version 5.34/5.35 (32 Bit) can
>> be
>> installed manually
>> * NVIDIA nForce 4 - Serial ATA Controller (SATA/RAID)
>>
>> |- installs automatically for some.
>> |- nForce4 SLI Intel Edition in Dell XPS doesn't install.
>> |- for some the XP32 and XP64 drivers function if loaded with the Vista
>> setup started from WinXP.
>>
>> "Andrew Holdeman" wrote:
>>
>>> Greets everyone;
>>>
>>> I was wondering if anyone of the users here running Vista are able to
>>> run their SATA Raid from nvidia.
>>>
>>> Specifically :-) does anyone have an Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe running the
>>> Nvidia raid?
>>>
>>> I'm asking because I haven't seen any beta drivers for the nforce4
>>> AMD/Intel 16x on vista on the nvidia.com website as of May 18th
>>>
>

Kevin John Panzke wrote:
> Update: Earlier this week, I Successfully Installed Windows Vista Beta
> 2 on my DELL XPS 600, I used the Beta NVIDIA NForce 4 SLI Intel Edition
> Windows Vista Driver, and the Beta NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Force Ware
> Windows Vista Driver from NVIDIA's Website, just FYI.
>

Sweet, thanks for the update, I'll have to give it a try on my A8N32-SLI
once the public release can be downloaded.

> "Kevin John Panzke" <kevpan815@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eXobcRQgGHA.2476@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Looks Like I Won't be Able to Install Windows Vista Beta 2 on my Brand
>> New DELL XPS 600, just FYI (Same Nvidia SATA 2 Raid Driver Warning
>> Message with Windows Vista Beta 2, just like everyone else, just FYI).
>>
>> "cyanna" <cyanna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:CF9506D3-D6AD-4643-87DD-E1925B1A9C1A@microsoft.com...
>>> NVIDIA nForce4 AMD RAID controller unrecognized (64 Bit)
>>> NVIDIA nForce4 WinXP IDE SATA_IDE driver version 5.34/5.35 (32 Bit)
>>> can be
>>> installed manually
>>> * NVIDIA nForce 4 - Serial ATA Controller (SATA/RAID)
>>>
>>> |- installs automatically for some.
>>> |- nForce4 SLI Intel Edition in Dell XPS doesn't install.
>>> |- for some the XP32 and XP64 drivers function if loaded with the
>>> Vista
>>> setup started from WinXP.
>>>
>>> "Andrew Holdeman" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Greets everyone;
>>>>
>>>> I was wondering if anyone of the users here running Vista are able to
>>>> run their SATA Raid from nvidia.
>>>>
>>>> Specifically :-) does anyone have an Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe running the
>>>> Nvidia raid?
>>>>
>>>> I'm asking because I haven't seen any beta drivers for the nforce4
>>>> AMD/Intel 16x on vista on the nvidia.com website as of May 18th
>>>>
>>
>

I’m using a RAID 0 configuration with a Gigabyte GA-K8N ULTRA. I was able to
perform a clean install of Vista using the newest NForce4 drivers
(nforce_vistax86beta2) the same method as you would to install F6 drivers:
• Download and extract nforce_vistax86beta2_english.zip from Nvidia and
extract
• Navigate to IDE/driver/sataraid/
• Add all of these (should be 7) to a floppy disc or equivalent
• Navigate to IDE/driver/legacy/
• Add nvatabus.inf, nvcoi.dll, nvide.nvu to the floppy as well
• Insert your Vista Beta 2 disc and restart
• Vista will go through start up and eventually ask if you want to install
additional drivers – just point it to the floppy drive. Drivers should
install and your RAID should be accessible.
After that, Vista installed and ran flawlessly and beautifully!
T
---------------------------
Gigabyte GA-K8N ULTRA
WD Raptor 10K RAID 0
AMD X2 4400
4GB pc3200

OldSven,

Is the Ultra a Nforce3 or Nforce 4?

Im having trouble, but my mobo is the GA K8N Pro Nforce 3 250 with siI3512
Sata Raid - those drivers dont mention NF3 or SiI

"oldsven" wrote:

> I’m using a RAID 0 configuration with a Gigabyte GA-K8N ULTRA. I was able to
> perform a clean install of Vista using the newest NForce4 drivers
> (nforce_vistax86beta2) the same method as you would to install F6 drivers:
> • Download and extract nforce_vistax86beta2_english.zip from Nvidia and
> extract
> • Navigate to IDE/driver/sataraid/
> • Add all of these (should be 7) to a floppy disc or equivalent
> • Navigate to IDE/driver/legacy/
> • Add nvatabus.inf, nvcoi.dll, nvide.nvu to the floppy as well
> • Insert your Vista Beta 2 disc and restart
> • Vista will go through start up and eventually ask if you want to install
> additional drivers – just point it to the floppy drive. Drivers should
> install and your RAID should be accessible.
> After that, Vista installed and ran flawlessly and beautifully!
> T
> ---------------------------
> Gigabyte GA-K8N ULTRA
> WD Raptor 10K RAID 0
> AMD X2 4400
> 4GB pc3200
>

Suseeded but reverted to Win XP Pro x64 since I was not able to load Creative
Audiology 2 ZS drivers or get either my Epson Styluis Photo 2200 or Lexmark
Optra 1855 to work.

Get the beta Vista nForce driver (from nVidia
"nForce_vista84beta2-english"). Expand it and load the drivers under
IDE-sataraid to a diskette or flash card. When loading Vista, you are given
the opportunity to load more drivers (Used to be F6). I GBhave a 3 80 gbdrive
RAID 0 80 122GB array working fine on a XPS 600. Discovered from benchmarks
that each additional stripped drive imprved read /write times but still no
where near specs published by Dell or nVidia.