Re: XP setup cannot detect hard disks

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From: dmac (dmacleo_at_tds.1net)
Date: 03/02/04 

Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 19:37:21 -0500

is boot order in bios set to raid controller first? I had that issue on
gigabyte during raid install. after setting boot order it worked. 

-- 
David MacLeod
Etna, Maine USA
P4 2.8 OC to 3.13
1 GB DDR 466
Radeon 9800 Pro 256 MB
2 Seagate 120 RAID 0
"Carlos F" <car_lost@yahoo.com.remove.this> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I keep getting the dreaded "setup did not find any hard disk drives
> installed in this computer" error message when i try to install windows xp
> pro.
>
> The computer is as follows:
>
> - intel p4
> - intel S845WD1h motherboard
> - the board has an integrated Promise PDC20267 IDE RAID controller
> (FastTrack 100)
> - two 80 GB hard drives connected to the RAID controller - configured as a
> single mirrored drive
> - this computer was configured with Windows 2000 Pro and Windows 2000
> Advanced Server.  I used fdisk to delete all the partitions.
>
> I originally tried to run the XP install from the CD from Windows 2000
> Advanced Server and ran into the "Stop 0x0000007B or
> INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE" error. I consulted the MSDN article covering
this
> issue (article # 324103). As per the article I did a virus scan. I found
the
> machine was rife with viruses - the person that used the machine before
had
> apparently not been too careful about cleaning the box. In order to save
> time and clean the machine of any viruses I fdisked it. I then updated the
> BIOS to version 8 from the Intel site and I downloaded the RAID controller
> drivers from the Promise site.
>
> I ran the install process again by booting to the CD and hit F6 to specify
a
> custom RAID controller. I selected the FastTrack 100 driver from the list
> the setup displayed.  10 seconds later setup asked what kind of setup to
run
> (XP install, repair XP install using recovery console etc). I selected to
> set up XP now. It then stated that setup did not find any hard disk drives
> installed in this computer.  I have subsequently tried running the setup
in
> a 100 different permutations with no change in the end.
>
> I suspect that the controller, hard disks and the cables are ok.  I am
able
> to access and configure the disks via the RAID controller BIOS.  The
> computer BIOS picks up the mirrored drive and lists it as an available
hard
> drive.  Also, when the machine was running windows 2000 pro (which was
right
> before i tried installing XP) the mirrored drive was running just fine.  I
> also checked the controller cables and the jumpers and everything is ok.
>
> Any suggestions?  I am about to pull out what is left of my hair.
>
> Carlos
>
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>
>

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