Re: XP setup cannot detect hard disks
From: Carlos F (car_lost_at_yahoo.com.remove.this)
Date: 03/02/04
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Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 13:38:34 -0500
Excellent suggestion!
Just to make sure I understand your:
- Disconnect one of the mirrored drives from the RAID controller and move it
to the IDE controller.
- Install XP onto this drive.
- Disconnect that drive from the IDE controller and move it to the RAID
controller.
- Rebuild the mirror using the RAID BIOS (making sure I copy the new XP boot
drive onto the blank drive)
- Reboot and pray.
Carlos
"Len Segal" <msn_news@ne_ws.oom> wrote in message
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> Carlos,
>
> Check the instructions for the Intel mobo! Some will require that you do
the
> install from the standard IDE controller and ONLY after installation is
> complete can you switch the cabling over to the RAID controller.
>
> This was specifically the case with my MSI mobo with built-in Promise RAID
> controller.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
> Len Segal, MCP
> Microsoft - MVP
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> "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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> > Email - cfernandez@touzon.com
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> >
> >
>
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