Re: Promise FastTrack 100 RAID controller

That's a good one I had not thought about. My computer builder does
the jumpers for me.

"Maurice Bishop" <office@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Found the solution!
>
>It appears to be a problem introduced with the new BIOS.
>
>Details here:
>
>http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/s845wd1-e/sb/CS-009760.htm
>
>Thanks for all help
>
>Maurice
>
>________________________________________
>
>"Jim Behning SBS MVP" <jimbehing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:u38bp1p6akeo6dk0ar0ktfrir0j6iepjjn@xxxxxxxxxx
>>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/
>
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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