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WD360 + Intel 875PBZ + XP Problem
I have installed two Western Digital Raptor 36GB drives on a test machine.
They connected via Serial ATA cables to an Intel 875PBZ motherboard. Intel RAID is enabled. I have setup a RAID 0 array with 128Kb stripe. Basically, I go through this sequence: a) XP boots off the CD drive b) I press F6 to specify third-party storage drivers c) XP installs a few files d) XP asks for the storage drivers, I insert the Intel RAID driver disk e) I then specify an 8GB drive to install XP on (out of the total of 67GBs available) f) XP formats the disk, then installs its files g) XP then wants to reboot At this point I'm having the trouble. Once the system reboots, the Intel RAID information screen shows then the regular BIOS information is shown, then (without the XP CD in the drive), I get: "A disc error has occurred Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to restart" ?! I'm baffled. If I destroy the array and go into the BIOS then specify the IDE type as Legacy (instead of Enhanced, then select SATA P0/P1 + PATA Primary (instead of "Intel RAID enabled"), XP will successfully install fine, on the single drive of course. So installing XP with RAID setup, fails to boot. Installing XP on a single drive, works. This exact same setup worked fine with two Seagate Serial ATA 120GB drives I used to have. So the only difference is the drives, but what in the drives would stop RAID array from working/booting? Any ideas? @drian. |
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Make SURE that the MB BIOS is set to boot from the intel RAID controller.
Otherwise the system (regardless of the OS) will try to boot from the normal IDE controller, and not finding any drives there, will result in the error message you are seeing. "@drian" wrote in message ... I have installed two Western Digital Raptor 36GB drives on a test machine. They connected via Serial ATA cables to an Intel 875PBZ motherboard. Intel RAID is enabled. I have setup a RAID 0 array with 128Kb stripe. Basically, I go through this sequence: a) XP boots off the CD drive b) I press F6 to specify third-party storage drivers c) XP installs a few files d) XP asks for the storage drivers, I insert the Intel RAID driver disk e) I then specify an 8GB drive to install XP on (out of the total of 67GBs available) f) XP formats the disk, then installs its files g) XP then wants to reboot At this point I'm having the trouble. Once the system reboots, the Intel RAID information screen shows then the regular BIOS information is shown, then (without the XP CD in the drive), I get: "A disc error has occurred Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to restart" ?! I'm baffled. If I destroy the array and go into the BIOS then specify the IDE type as Legacy (instead of Enhanced, then select SATA P0/P1 + PATA Primary (instead of "Intel RAID enabled"), XP will successfully install fine, on the single drive of course. So installing XP with RAID setup, fails to boot. Installing XP on a single drive, works. This exact same setup worked fine with two Seagate Serial ATA 120GB drives I used to have. So the only difference is the drives, but what in the drives would stop RAID array from working/booting? Any ideas? @drian. |
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"Timothy Drouillard" wrote in message
... Make SURE that the MB BIOS is set to boot from the intel RAID controller. Otherwise the system (regardless of the OS) will try to boot from the normal IDE controller, and not finding any drives there, will result in the error message you are seeing. Yes, the boot sequence is (a) Intel RAID controller and (b) Disabled. I can select the CD drive and/or the floppy disk to boot from, but I've disabled the second boot device which eliminates anything else from booting. I'm completely stumped over this. I can't believe what is a simple operation is so problematic. The Seagate drives worked fine, but the WD Raptors don't (in RAID mode). I noticed if I format XP as FAT32, the message changes, I get "Disk Error" instead. I called Western Digital, they blamed the M/B maker (Intel). I called Intel, they didn't have any ideas other than to setup XP on one drive, then migrate the spare drive with the existing one using IAAR, which I did. Once I had migrated then tried to boot, I got the same message. I'm considering buying a PCI RAID controller, which I object to having to do, considering the Southbridge on the M/B has what is normally a great RAID controller. Thanks. @drian. |
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I'm not sure this will help you or others as the circumstances are
different. I've been booting off my ata controller pci for quite awhile with no problems. Installed a SATA pci according to directions and all sorts of conflicts resulted, even acted as if the main drive was wiped out. It came down to making a choice of one or the other not both types of drive operating at the same time on pci controllers. Be interesting if a SATA built into the MB will react the same, hope not. "@drian" wrote in message ... I have installed two Western Digital Raptor 36GB drives on a test machine. They connected via Serial ATA cables to an Intel 875PBZ motherboard. Intel RAID is enabled. I have setup a RAID 0 array with 128Kb stripe. Basically, I go through this sequence: a) XP boots off the CD drive b) I press F6 to specify third-party storage drivers c) XP installs a few files d) XP asks for the storage drivers, I insert the Intel RAID driver disk e) I then specify an 8GB drive to install XP on (out of the total of 67GBs available) f) XP formats the disk, then installs its files g) XP then wants to reboot At this point I'm having the trouble. Once the system reboots, the Intel RAID information screen shows then the regular BIOS information is shown, then (without the XP CD in the drive), I get: "A disc error has occurred Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to restart" ?! I'm baffled. If I destroy the array and go into the BIOS then specify the IDE type as Legacy (instead of Enhanced, then select SATA P0/P1 + PATA Primary (instead of "Intel RAID enabled"), XP will successfully install fine, on the single drive of course. So installing XP with RAID setup, fails to boot. Installing XP on a single drive, works. This exact same setup worked fine with two Seagate Serial ATA 120GB drives I used to have. So the only difference is the drives, but what in the drives would stop RAID array from working/booting? Any ideas? @drian. |
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".Aba" wrote in message
... I'm not sure this will help you or others as the circumstances are different. I've been booting off my ata controller pci for quite awhile with no problems. Installed a SATA pci according to directions and all sorts of conflicts resulted, even acted as if the main drive was wiped out. It came down to making a choice of one or the other not both types of drive operating at the same time on pci controllers. Be interesting if a SATA built into the MB will react the same, hope not. Interesting thought, although I've *had* two Seagate 120GB SATA drives running at the same time on this board before. I've seen it, worked with it, all was fine. Now I'm using different hard drives, WD Raptors and they (more probably the BIOS on the M/B) will not boot in RAID mode, but will boot in non-RAID mode. I'm baffled. @drian. |
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I RAID mode Intel wrote the Int13 BIOS, and it regular mode Phoenix/Award did.
"@drian" wrote in message ... | | Interesting thought, although I've *had* two Seagate 120GB SATA drives | running at the same time on this board before. I've seen it, worked with | it, all was fine. Now I'm using different hard drives, WD Raptors and they | (more probably the BIOS on the M/B) will not boot in RAID mode, but will | boot in non-RAID mode. I'm baffled. | |
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