Re: SATA Raid driver problem...

From: johnf (john_f_at_bigREMOVEpond.net.au)
Date: 06/22/04


Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 23:18:16 +1000

Beauty, thanks a lot for that, you've pointed me in the right direction.

--
johnf
> johnf
>
> I do not know about Powerquest but with the MaxBlast (Maxtor) CD it is
> possible to copy from IDE to SATA, IDE to IDE or SATA to SATA.  I copy
> from SATA to SATA without any difficulty using this CD.  I used to use
> Ghost but it didn't work anymore once I tried copying SATA drives.  It
> couldn't see the SATA drives.
>
> Boot up to the MaxBlast CD and choose the option for copying partition
> to partition.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Nospam
>
> "johnf" <john_f@bigREMOVEpond.net.au> wrote in message
> news:%23GxWV%23CWEHA.2816@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> "BAR", you seem to know a bit about SATA.
>>
>> Do you know whether it is possible to use Powerquest Drive Image 7.0
>> or 2002 to perform a complete OS 'Copy Drives' transfer from a normal
>> IDE drive to a SATA drive on the same PC?
>> I'm receiving plenty of  'can't do' advice on this & to date have had
>> no joy from Symantec.
>>
>> --
>> johnf
>>
>>> 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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