Re: XP SP2 not on C
- From: "philo" <philo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:22:23 -0600
"Bill" <frog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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What determines the location of the OS determined when multiple HDs arefor
installed?
For some time I've 2 SATA HDs (Hitachi) in a RAID0 array with partitions
data. The OS, Win XP SP2, has been on C, as expected and the data hasbeen
on the other partitions. The original IDE optical drive was laterrecover
supplemented with a SATA optical drive. This set up performed without
problems for many months.
Recently I had an unrecoverable crash. I wasn't and still am not sure
whether I had a hardware or software problem. A crucial need was to
unbacked up data and this I eventually managed to do by using Archive@Boot
Disk. This was the only recovery tool I found to work. I then decided toarray)
use the same application to wipe the HDs completely, and to do a fresh
install of the OS.
I ran the manufacturer's test utility on the HDs (two SATA in a RAID0
and installed a third, new HD, also SATA (Western Digital). The idea is tochosen
have the OS on the RAID0 drives with the data safely on the third HD with
backups on an external HD.
I had problems installing the OS but eventually Windows seems to have been
installed successfully but not on C, the RAID0 array. Instead it has
to install on E (the SATA optical drive was allocated D and, once the IDEto
function was enabled in BIOS, the IDE optical drive became F).
This rather defeats the object because I need whatever speed RAID0 offers
be used by the OS. In any event I thought C was almost the automaticchoice
for Windows? I do not recall there being any option as to which drive towhich
install on during the process.
The MoBo is a GA-8195P Duo (Pro). I did not change the SATA slots in
the RAID drives were originally fitted but added the new HD to the lastDigital
remaining SATA slot.
The Bios details are
Standard CMOS features:
IDE Channel 0 Master HL-DTST DVD RAM GSH (The IDE
DVD-RAM)
IDE Channel 0 Slave None
IDE Channel 2 Master S_ATA1_ (one of the Hitachi SATA
Raid drives)
IDE Channel 2 Slave S_ATA2_ (the new Western
SATA drive)drives?
IDE Channel 3 Master S_ATA3_ (the second Hitachi SATA
Raid drive)
IDE Channel 3 Slave S_ATA4_ (the Pioneer SATA
DVD-RAM)
In the Advanced BIOS features the settings are:
1 SCSI-1 Intel Raid Volume 0
2 SCSI-2 Western Digital
3 Bootable Add in Cards
Can anyone tell me what I must do to install WinXP onto C, the RAID0
Best thing to do...to ensure no ambiguity is to disconnect all drives
*except* the ones that will be your RAID
Next go into the bios and build your RAID
Now go ahead and install Windows.
I know that with a slipstreamed SP3 CD you should not have to press F6 to
load drivers
but if the installer does not "see" your array
then you will need to install the RAID chipset drivers at the beginning of
the installation.
Once Windows is up and running
then connect your other drive(s) a
.
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