New XP install does not recognize RAID drives

[Patrick]

I've been reading newsgroups and forums for days and can't get past
this.

Brand new Asus P5K-E MB.
2 x 500 gb sata drives.

config'd bios to raid and created a new volume through raid config.

created slipstreamed XP sp2 CD (although I've tried the orig too).

XP setup WILL NOT recognize this volume. I've tried F6 the drivers
(ICH8R / ICH-9R) and nothing works. It can't see a storage device
and I get booted out.

has anyone run into this?

thanks,
Patrick

 

[Joseph Conway [MSFT]]

Well if you cant F6 the driver, then its a straight hardware issue, either
bad hardware or a config issue.

Try breaking the RAID set and seeing if that works.

Joseph W. Conway, MCSE
Windows Server Group

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[frodo]

the only thing I can think of is related to the intel ROM version, shown
on the screen when you go into the Cntrl-I setup. The ROM version must be
compatable w/ the ICH8 driver version you are using (the Intel Matrix
Manager). Go to intel's IMM site and read up. To upgrade the ROM version
you simply install a new BIOS (the intel rom is a part of the bios).

Also, did you put the ICH8 into "Enhanced Mode", via the bios? It should
be.

 

[Patrick]

thanks for the help. I'll have a look at IMM specs. I downloaded the
latest bios (latest released bios, not the beta which is also
available) and the latest ICH9 drivers, but I get an "unexpected
error" when loading the .sys file (F6 during XP setup).

Enhanced mode is only available in non-raid configs.

thanks again

 

[hemm99]

I've been reading newsgroups and forums for days and can't get past
this.

Brand new Asus P5K-E MB.
2 x 500 gb sata drives.

config'd bios to raid and created a new volume through raid config.

created slipstreamed XP sp2 CD (although I've tried the orig too).

XP setup WILL NOT recognize this volume. I've tried F6 the drivers
(ICH8R / ICH-9R) and nothing works. It can't see a storage device
and I get booted out.

has anyone run into this?

thanks,
Patrick

Change the jumpers on the drives to SATA 1, The ASUS P5K has major
problems with some drives in SATA 2 mode.