Ok...found the solution...and it's not intuitive!!!

Put the ASUS CD in a CD drive on a working computer

Put a Floppy disk in a floppy drive (yes you must have a floppy)

Go to the Drivers section of CD and find a file called MakeDisk. With the
floppy in the A drive click this icon and it will transfer the necessary
files to the floppy.

* Copy all files and directories to a floppy disk.

A:\
\Win2000
VIARaid.inf
VIARaid.sys
\Win98-Me
VIARaid.inf
VIARaid.mpd
Vraidvsd.vxd
\Winnt40
VIARaid.inf
VIARaid.sys
\WinXP
VIARaid.inf
VIARaid.sys
Txtsetup.oem
Viaraid

* Boot system from OS installing CD-ROM.

* Press "F6" when OS installer starts running.

* Insert floppy disk.

* Choose the OS device driver which you want to load.

* Install OS

* Run setup.exe after OS installed.

Boot your system with the XP CD in and press F6 during the load process.
When XP asks for the floppy put it in and press "S" to load. At that point a
window will open asking you to choose the raid. Choose yours and press enter
and then follow the process. The driver set is loaded and then you can move
forward with XP to format the raid array and do the install.

This should be spelled out somewhere clearly!!!

p.s. Now after formating the Raid 0 it tells me the CD may be damaged. I
tried another CD and then same error message!!!



Hope this helps and thanks for the comments that helped spark the thoughts
that lead me here
"Ken'" wrote in message
...
Richard
My understanding is that you must copy them from the CD that comes with
the
motherboard to a floppy, as when you are prompted to hit F6 to install
drivers, you have no option as to which drive to use as it only looks in
the
floppy drive.
Bummer as I did have no intention of installing a floppy drive.
Ken'




"Richard" wrote in message
et...
So do you think the XP CD has the raid drivers on it or will want them
from
some other source?

"Ken'" wrote in message
...
Richard
I'm new to this too, but I think that when you boot with the Win XP
CD,
you
have to hit the F6 key when prompted to install drivers for the raid
drives
from the floppy drive, as it will not recognize the drive until it has
drivers for it.
Ken'




"Richard" wrote in message
et...
Ok..I'm building anew system. I put 2 WD 120's (one is master 1 is
slave)
in
series and plugged into the Raid_PR1 slot. I boot; walk thru Bios
ok.
I
then
press Tab and use the Via software to set up my Raid. I have several
issues
I could really use help on:

1. I would like to use the Raid 0/1 but it's grayed out. Thoughts?

2. I then chose the Raid 0 for performance and set the block's at 32

3. I select the HD array.

4. I exit the Via config software and then re-boot with the XP Pro
CD
in
the
master CD/DVD drive

5. The OS setup load the various drivers.

6. I tell it to install and the OS setup says there are no HD's.

Tried everything I can think of but nothing. (I should say this is
my
first
Raid setup attempt ever). Appreciate any suggestions or direction on
what
I
need to do to get the OS to recognize the array so I can finish
building
this unit.


Richard