Re-installing XP Pro on a 0 raid array

[Guest]

I'm trying to reinstall XP pro by booting from my CD but setup can't find my
drives even though I added the proper Silicon Image 3112 raid driver with the
F6 option for 3rd party drivers. When I get to the screen asking whether I
want to install XP on an exsisting partition, create a partition or delete a
partion there is only a message saying it was not able to find any disk
drives.

I can't figure where I'm going wrong or if there is something else amist.
Sometimes a blue error "windows setup has exited" screen comes up as an error
message with some Technical Info I don't understand but can relay to who ever
if they think they can use it. I can provide any info on my computer hardware
wise and configuration if needed too. Though I originally put together this
computer and installed XP on this raid 0 array some might say that I know
enough about computers to be dangerous. My y knowledge comes without any
schooling... just magazines, trial and error. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Guest]

I'm trying to reinstall XP pro by booting from my CD but setup can't find my
drives even though I added the proper Silicon Image 3112 raid driver with the
F6 option for 3rd party drivers. When I get to the screen asking whether I
want to install XP on an exsisting partition, create a partition or delete a
partion there is only a message saying it was not able to find any disk
drives.

I can't figure where I'm going wrong or if there is something else amist.
Sometimes a blue error "windows setup has exited" screen comes up as an error
message with some Technical Info I don't understand but can relay to who ever
if they think they can use it. I can provide any info on my computer hardware
wise and configuration if needed too. Though I originally put together this
computer and installed XP on this raid 0 array some might say that I know
enough about computers to be dangerous. My y knowledge comes without any
schooling... just magazines, trial and error. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[DL]

Do we take it that the PC has a problem and you are trying a reinstall?

If so maybe one of the hd's has failed, or the sata controler/mobo

I'm trying to reinstall XP pro by booting from my CD but setup can't find my
drives even though I added the proper Silicon Image 3112 raid driver with the
F6 option for 3rd party drivers. When I get to the screen asking whether I
want to install XP on an exsisting partition, create a partition or delete a
partion there is only a message saying it was not able to find any disk
drives.

I can't figure where I'm going wrong or if there is something else amist.
Sometimes a blue error "windows setup has exited" screen comes up as an error
message with some Technical Info I don't understand but can relay to who ever
if they think they can use it. I can provide any info on my computer hardware
wise and configuration if needed too. Though I originally put together this
computer and installed XP on this raid 0 array some might say that I know
enough about computers to be dangerous. My y knowledge comes without any
schooling... just magazines, trial and error. Any help would be appreciated.


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appreciated.

 

[DL]

Perhaps you need to enter the raid bios/setup to either break/delete or
setup the raid, prior to the clean install.
What does your mob manual say? - it varies by controler.

 

[Guest]

In the past I have simply booted from the CD and entered setup, put my 3rd
party driver in and Windows setup sees my two partitions and free space and I
simply pick from the list which partition to delete and re-create for Windows
to install on. They are 2 SATA 160GIG WD drives with 2 80Gig partitions and
160Gigs of free unformatted space totaling 360. I've done it before a long
while ago. I don't rememder any other steps to do and documentation is
scarce. I'm using a Gigabyte GA-8KNXP Rev.2 motherboard.

By the way... Thanks for your input...

 

[DL]

What was the BSOD error msg you mentioned earlier?

You stated it was raid 0, striping.
If you truly wish to start afresh, I would enter the raid bios/setup utility
and delete the raid set
To enter the raid bios, on system boot you press ctrl+S or F4
Then create a new raid set.