Sata HD and XP install or using XP recovery capsule

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Raid is set up and XP is in. Tech did it. How does one Get XP disc to boot on
a sata disc array that needs a floppy to set up the raid? What priorities
does one set in the bios setting to get the XP disc to boot before the HD
does?.

 

[Guest]

Depending upon your motherboard, you'll enter the BIOS and select the CD-ROM
drive as the primary boot device. Other boards have options to allow you to
temporarily select the CD as the boot device by pressing F8 as the system
BIOS loads. Also, if there is no other bootable device in the system,
generally the BIOS will scan all the drives until it detects a bootable
device. This will allow you to boot into Windows setup.

Early on in the Windows setup program there'll be a notice at the bottom of
the screen for you to press F6 in order to load RAID/SCSI drivers. Have the
floppy disk from the motherboard/controller manufacturer on hand so that you
can insert it.

- John