Originally posted by: ArborBarber
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disconnected the diamond max...I have had windows loaded a couple of times, however I can't seem to get the raptors in raid 0 to show up in windows. At least windows isn't seeing them, I've set the bios correctly, I think...nvidia raid array configged, enabled raid for nvidia in bios, disabled silicon raid, made floppy raid disk... start windows install but when I hit f6 it won't load the drivers off the floppy...nothing happens when I hit f6? Maybe someone could help me out with getting this raid going...walk me through a successful install...thanks for any help in advance...also windows never even sees the diamond max 10...I have the raptors connected to the sata 1 and sata 2 ports (black)...
Arbor,
Insert the ASUS CD and when autorun comes up, click on the "Manuals" tab at the top. Then read the NV Raid Setup Guide.
I did the following:
- Went into the BIOS for the NVIDIA RAID and configured the Raptors as Raid 0. Did you follow the step
to add the drives to the array?
- Disabled Sil Raid
- Created Floppy with MakeDisk in the following directory of the ASUS CD:
P:\Drivers\Chipset\WINXP_2K\Driver_Disk
- Inserted WinXP CD
- When prompted, I press F6 and insert the floppy from above.
- 2-3 minutes later, I'm prompted to press "S" to install the Raid drivers.
Do the above step twice. Once for the Raid Driver and once for the controller.
- At this point, you should see a disk with ~140GB. If you see this then you know your array is setup
correctly. i.e. ~70GB X 2
- If you don't see 140GB, then don't bother to continue. Something is wrong!!
Your BIOS isn't defined correctly or your drivers didn't get loaded.
- I chose to format the Drives in the WinXP install program for the WinXP partition
- If you do see 140GB, continue with the install. I'm in the process of setting up Dual Boot for Linux
and Win XP 64 (If I can find a 64 Bit NVRAID driver) so I have four partitions in the array.
- After Windows completes its routine, go into Device Manager and select:
- IDE Controllers
- NVIDIA CK804 ADMA Controller
Ensure Command Queueing is disabled for your Raptor drives.
Don't forget to check the Primary and Secondary Channels Tabs on top.
- One Drive will be on Each Channel
- Reboot
- Now insert your ASUS CD and install the NVIDIA drivers
- You will have a new item in your start menu called NVIDIA Corporation.
This is where the RAID Manager lies.
- Click on it to check the status. Hopefully, Healthy!!!
Hope this helps.