Installing Windows XP On Raid 0

t_aitch · 9 Oct 2006 at 23:48

Ok, im new to this.

Ive read through the forums, but cant find another post which is similar to the problems that im having at the moment.

Ive recently invested in 2 x 36gb raptors to use in Raid 0. I managed to set up the raid in the bios, and thats working fine.

However, when i start the windows installation, it shows 2 x 36gb drives, so i located the RAID drivers from the DFI website, but unfortunately when you press f6 in windows setup, it will only read them from a floppy disk

So what should i do from here?

Continue with the installation, and would i be able to RAID the two drives up after installation? Or would i HAVE to get a floppy drive from somewhere?

Someone help me please!!

Oh yeah, whats best for my setup, 64k or 128k striping?

Thanks

t_aitch · 10 Oct 2006 at 00:12

On startup, after the bios displays, and the memory is tested, the Raid configuration is shown, and appears as 73gb drive (this is the stage where i can press f10 to reconfigure) under configuration its set as striped.

My sig is deceiving btw, ive just installed a DFI Ultra D

t_aitch · 10 Oct 2006 at 09:33

Looks like im popping down the shop to spend £10 on a floppy drive then :mad:

Thanks for your help though peeps.

Any idea on what stripe size i should use though?

t_aitch · 10 Oct 2006 at 12:00

Managed to get a floppy drive from work, now i need some disks lol