RE: SATA Raid driver problem...

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From: BAR (BAR_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/22/04 

Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 00:21:01 -0700

Are you implying that you have RAID functioning on a single disk system?

Please provide more detail.

For example, if you have only one HDD, then you must set your BIOS state to BASE and not RAID for the drivers and raid setup to function correctly and so that Windows setup will proceed and complete.

Windows will require the driver disk to be inserted during the first phase of setup in order that it can recognise and use the SATA drive. At the point when you are propted to press F6 to install a SCSI device driver.

I have used Giga-Byte and WD disk in this combination several times and not yet had probs.

"Greg" wrote:

> I just bought a new system that I'm piecing together. I have a giga-byte
> 8knxp REV 2.0 motherboard, and a WD 160gig SATA hd. I got windows xp pro to
> load, but when trying to install the motherboard drivers I have a problem
> with the SiI 3112 SATARaid controller. It shows up in the device manager as
> a ??. When I install the driver, and reboot windows it comes up with the
> Windows XP PRO screen with the dots running across the bottom of the screen
> and then just freezes. When it gets to that screen the drive light doesn't
> even come on. Then the dots freeze and I have to reboot. I then am told
> windows didn't load properly, and I elect to go back to the previously
> working state. I have an almost identical system that I built 3 months ago
> with no problems with this. My SiI 3112 SATARaid controller works fine with
> all the updates... in fact I just loaded the newest one from MSFT windows
> update today (driver dated may 7th, 2004). I tried installing this one on
> my new computer with the same freezes. Any help out there?
>
> Thanks.
> gregr1974@sbcglobal.net
>
>
>

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