Installing new Raptor

elite · 31 Oct 2006 at 01:36

hey all, maybe you can help, I rma'd my 74gb raptor months ago and still havnt installed it yet, well tomorrow (ok today) I have some free time and want to install it which will replace my backup HDD. So basically my question is how do i install the floppy disk drivers needed for windows to pick up a new Raptor without a floppy drive?

Cheers

sja360 · 31 Oct 2006 at 01:59

are you re-installing windows from scratch i take it?
if so it might be on your motherboard CD, as mine had drivers on there for loading up the SATA Raid so it could see the hdd.

rpstewart · 31 Oct 2006 at 09:17

You'll only need the driver floppy if you're a) intending on reinstalling from scratch and b) the SATA port is operating in RAID mode.

If you're just adding the disk as a second drive to an existing windows install then simply power down the machine, fit the drive and power up. Windows should detect the new hardware automatically using the drivers that are already running the boot drive assuming it's SATA, if not you may need to load the drivers from the mobo CD. It should then just be a case of firing up the Disk Management app and partitioning and formatting the Raptor.

elite · 31 Oct 2006 at 14:13

I have a 300GB SATA drive installed now, I want to remove it from my pc altogether and install a Raptor in its place.

So if my motherboard CD doesn't have the drivers needed am i fubar? or can I download these drivers and create my own CD before I take out my current HD?

Cheers

rpstewart · 31 Oct 2006 at 16:01

Your mobo CD will have the necessary drivers but you'll need to use a floppy drive to install them (windows limitation) or use nlite (?) to slipstream them into a new windows install CD.

elite · 31 Oct 2006 at 16:18

just unpluged my 300gb and changed the cables to my raptor and drivers werent needed at all.