Re: Promise FastTrack 100 RAID controller

I think I built a server recently with that board. I built the array
with the Promise utility first. I pressed F6 when the server OS cd
started (pay attention as this is on the screen for only a few
seconds) and I fed the appropriate floppy disk when it was time to add
additional drivers.

"Maurice Bishop" <office@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Claus
>
>Greetings
>
>Intel® Server Board S845WD1-E
>
>TX
>
>Maurice
>
>
>"cjobes" <cjobes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:uQq1Pcg%23FHA.532@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Which Intel board are you using? With some of them you need to install 2
>> sets of drivers (Promise and Adaptec). If you give us the detailed info on
>> the motherboard, we might be able to suggest solutions.
>>
>> Claus
>>
>> "Maurice Bishop" <office@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:4394de5e$0$82638$ed2619ec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Greetings.
>>>
>>> I am struggling to install Win2K3 SBS on an Intel server that has a
>>> motherboard with an embedded Promise FastTrack 100 RAID controller.
>>>
>>> I have flashed the motherbaord BIOS to the latest available from the
>>> Intel web site and downloaded the latest Promise drivers.
>>>
>>> During the initial pages of installation, I am prompted by the
>>> installation of Win2K3 SBS to press 'S' to specify the additional drivers
>>> and this seems to proceed as required.
>>>
>>> However, once all the install drivers have loaded from the boot CD, I am
>>> told that there are no hard disk drives in the machine!?
>>>
>>> I have tried every (and I mean every) permutation and combination of BIOS
>>> setups, with and without RAID and the install process won't pick up the
>>> two (RAID 1) drives.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts/suggestions/comments would be most welcomed.
>>>
>>> TX in advance
>>>
>>> Maurice
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
Jim B. SBS MVP
I don't have much to say but it can be found here
http://msmvps.com/bgb/
.

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