the nvraid files should they be in a folder under a:\ ?
Open up txtsetup.oem, and glance down to see if it references a folder
you know i was wondering that. Should it be the txtsetup.oem and then a folder. Problem is my PC has no OS installed, i'm on my Mac laptop here. Might be a case of having to install XP normally then start again with RAID when this problem is sorted.
Cheers for reply
Edit: I opened it with Text Edit on my Mac and is as follows
;
; format for txtsetup.oem.
;
; Follow this format for non-PNP adapters ISA
;
; Follow the txtsetup.oem in initio for PNP adapters like PCI and ISAPNP
;
; Txtsetup.oem is a generic way to install Storage adapters to get them through
; textmode setup. Do as little as possible and allow GUI mode setup to do the
; remaining work using the supplied inf.
;
; General format:
;
; [section]
; key = value1,value2,...
;
;
; The hash ('#') or semicolon (';') introduces a comment.
; Strings with embedded spaces, commas, or hashes should be double-quoted
;
; This section lists all disks in the disk set.
;
; <description> is a descriptive name for a disk, used when
; prompting for the disk
; <tagfile> is a file whose presence allows setup to recognize
; that the disk is inserted.
; <directory> is where the files are located on the disk.
;
[Disks]
d1 = "NVIDIA RAID DRIVER (SCSI)",\disk1,\
; This section lists the default selection for each 'required'
; hardware component. If a line is not present for a component,
; the default defaults to the first item in the [<component_name>]
; section (see below).
;
; <component_name> is one of computer, display, keyboard, mouse, scsi
; <id> is a unique <within the component> string to be associated
; with an option.
[Defaults]
scsi = RAIDCLASS
; This section lists the options available for a particular component.
;
; <id> is the unique string for the option
; <description> is a text string, presented to the user in a menu
; <key_name> gives the name of the key to be created for the component in
; HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ControlSet001\Services
[scsi]
RAIDCLASS = "NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)"
BUSDRV = "NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)"
; This section lists the files that should be copied if the user
; selects a particular component option.
;
; <file_type> is one of driver, port, class, dll, hal, inf, or detect.
; See below.
; <source_disk> identifies where the file is to be copied from, and must
; match en entry in the [Disks] section.
; <filename> is the name of the file. This will be appended to the
; directory specified for the disk in the [Disks] section to form the
; full path of the file on the disk.
; <driverkey> this is the name that will show under the services\driver key
; this should be the same name as the driver that is being installed.
[Files.scsi.RAIDCLASS]
driver = d1,nvraid.sys,RAIDCLASS
inf = d1,nvraid.inf
dll = d1,nvraidco.dll
catalog = d1,nvraid.cat
[Files.scsi.BUSDRV]
driver = d1,nvatabus.sys,BUSDRV
inf = d1, nvraid.inf
dll = d1,idecoi.dll
catalog = d1, nvraid.cat
; This section specifies values to be set in the registry for
; particular component options. Required values in the services\xxx
; key are created automatically -- use this section to specify additional
; keys to be created in services\xxx and values in services\xxx and
; services\xxx\yyy.
;
; This section must be filled out for storage controllers that
; are PNP adapters like PCI and ISA PNP adapters. Failure to do this
; can cause the driver to fail to load. Must also add the section
; [HardwareIds.scsi.ID] to identify the supported ID's.
;
; <value_name> specifies the value to be set within the key
; <value_type> is a string like REG_DWORD. See below.
; <value> specifies the actual value; its format depends on <value_type>
;
[Config.RAIDCLASS]
[Config.BUSDRV]
; A HardwareIds.scsi.Service section specifies the hardware IDs of
; the devices that a particular mass-storage driver supports.
;
; [HardwareIds.scsi.Service]
; id = "deviceID","service"
;
; HardwareIds.scsi.Service
; Service specifies the service to be installed.
;
; <deviceId > Specifies the device ID for a mass-storage device.
; <service > Specifies the service to be installed for the device.
;The following example excerpt shows a HardwareIds.scsi.Service section for a disk device:
;
[HardwareIds.scsi.RAIDCLASS]
id = "GenNvRaidDisk","nvraid"
id = "*_NVRAIDBUS","nvraid"
id = "*NVRAIDBUS","nvraid"
[HardwareIds.scsi.BUSDRV]
id = "PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_008E", "nvatabus"
id = "PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00D5", "nvatabus"
id = "PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00EE", "nvatabus"
id = "PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_00E3", "nvatabus"
id = "PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0036", "nvatabus"
id = "PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_003E", "nvatabus"
id = "PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0054", "nvatabus"
id = "PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0055", "nvatabus"
id = "PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0266", "nvatabus"
id = "PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0267", "nvatabus"
id = "PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_036F", "nvatabus"
id = "PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_037E", "nvatabus"
id = "PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_037F", "nvatabus"
id = "PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_03F6", "nvatabus"
id = "PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_03F7", "nvatabus"
id = "PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_03E7", "nvatabus"
and this time round i want install my system over RAID. Unfortunately BFG don't ship the RAID drivers on a floppy (wish i knew why) but anyway i think my floppy drive might have bitten the dust.
