Originally posted by: nrs251
You think it matters that I have the original Win XP without SP@ and I plan on installing SP2 after or do I have to I have to have an "integrated" XP2 disk.??
I've tried that maneuvre during the XP install, and the installer just asked me for the SP2 disk after I installed from a non-SP2 XP Pro disk.
I've read your other posts too as I have a similar setup. I installed XP on 2 Raptors on the ICHR7. I had to hit F6 so I could load the correct driver which I got from the Intel website, not the CD. After hitting F6, several minutes go by before the installer asks me to insert the floppy with the drivers. Sadly, you still need a floppy if you run Microsoft products. You have to make sure you pick the correct driver as several are included on that floppy.
I doubt that you can move a EZ-Backup install of XP from one RAID controller to another unless you did the F6 thing for the ICHR7 in anticipation of moving your drives. I'm making the assumption here that you use the pair of drives for booting.
Some of the other guys here on this forum have pointed out the keyboard issues. I made sure I used a PS2 connected keyboard with the F-lock key on (Logitech keyboards), so that my F6 command was recognized.
It took my several attempts to get this RAID thing going. I had started using the EZ-Backup ports, but realized that I couldn't do RAID 5 on the ICHR7, so I scrapped that idea and bought an Areca ARC-1210 RAID card for the RAID 5 drives (4 WDs). I put my boot pair on the ICHR7 (RAID 0). Things seem to be working great, but I'm still aggrevated that I can't really use all those SATA ports the way I wanted to.
My main rig:
Mobo: ASUS P5W DH Deluxe/Wifi (bios 1407)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
CPU cooler: ZALMAN CNPS9500
RAM: Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4
PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower 750w Modular
Case: Lian Li PC-V2000B
DVD drive #1: Plextor PX-760A (firmware 1.04)
DVD drive #2: NEC ND-3550A (firmware 1.06)
Floppy drive: Samsung OEM
Video card: Sapphire x1800gto2
HDD boot: WD1500ADFD 10K Raptors (x 2) on the ICHR7 (RAID 0)
HDD data: WD 250GB SATA2 (x 4) on an Areca ARC-1210 (RAID 5)