Abit IP35 PRO raid?? Quick question

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Hi guys

Just built my new PC using the Abit IP35 PRO board.

I have 2 samsung F1 320's that I want to raid 0, but there is no floppy disk with the raid drivers on them!? I thought it could not load them from a CD?

How do I do this when trying to install windows xp pro?

Many Thanks !!!!

**** This one is sorted - please see below for another problem - THanks :)
 
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you may be lucky and windows may pick up the array without any driver's
alternatively you could also just transfer the reqired driver files onto a floppy disk
 
Hi guys ok thanks for your help on that one.

I eventualy got it working. I had to boot into BartPE burn the drivers onto a USB beforehand then transfer them onto the floppy drive which was a real pain as my cabling is so bulky.


Anyway now I have another critical problem.

Whenever I change the Sata Mode in the BIOS to RAID from IDE it shows the raid array at the start which I have created.

Yet when I try and boot from the Windows XP PRO disk it comes up with "DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISKA ND PRESS ENTER".

I have tried an IDE DVDROM and the same error occurs.

Any ideas guys as this is really frustrating that it's still not working after so long....

Thanks !
 
I have done that..

I have tried all combinations.

It seems I might be suffering with an incompatibility

http://forum.uabit.com/showthread.php?t=132260

In this thread it shows many people are having problems with the latest Samsung F1's and running 6 Sata devices which is the same in my Case.

I have 2 Samsung F1 320's and 2 Samsung F1 1TBs.

There does not appear to be a clear fix, I'm not so sure a BIOS Flash will do this.??

This is the last time I choose Abit, the sheer grief it's causing me is aging me :(
 
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Your RAID 0 set should be running on the ICH9R controller, set that one to RAID (not AHCI). The JMicron controller supports the IDE and ESATA ports.

So when you installed Windows did it actually pick up the RAID volume you'd created in the ICH9R bios? How come you need to change modes on the RAID controller anyway?

I had no probs with mine, although like you I had to plug a floppy drive in to get the XP32 drivers on there at start up - Vista installs straight away though as it's got the drivers preloaded.
 
It is set to Raid Mode currently.

I have entered the Raid Facility (ctrl-i) and created the Raid 0 array with 2 of the Samsung 320's.

Now whenever I try and boot when the sata mode is set to RAID is comes up with System Boot Error - this is the same with my IDE DVDROM.

So when I try when it's set to SATA mode it simply does not detect the array and there's no locations to install windows on...

The floppy drivers are no longer a problem I just need to get the array working..
 
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So you've got your floppy setup with OEMSETUP.txt and the drivers on it, and you've hit F6 during the Windows installation to specify another controller? Then Windows lists the ICH9R controller and allows you to select the RAID volume to create partitions on?

Just out of interest, which menu in the BIOS have you set to RAID - because it's not instantly apparent which one is the Intel controller and which one is the JMicron (spit, horrible thing!).

Ta
 
Hi Randal.

Well I seem to have got over the system boot error by unplugging ALL other SATA devices except my 2 320's that I am trying to Raid 0 and the IDE DVDROM. It seems to SATA DVD would not boot when Sata mode was set to raid.

Yes I am trying the Micron Raid drivers which specfiy they are for XP and yes my floppy has all the correct drivers on it. I specify to use them in the installation.


If you go to Integrated Perripherals > OnChip Sata Device > *here you have 3 options - IDE, RAID AND AHCI)*


Any of them and it does not detect the RAID Array when actually looking for a location to install Windows in.

I am assuming I need to be on the RAID setting for it to pick it up but it does not...

How do you find your current BIOS version on this board?

Thanks !

I have now tried all the drivers with the Floppy32 section of the CD including the Windows2000 ones to no avail. :(
 
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The only Intel Drivers on the disk for SATA Raid are only for Vista32 and Vista64, there's no mention of Windows XP PRO 32?

I think I have the right link from the Intel site which I am trying now.

I'll let you know

Thanks so much Randal !
 
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