WinXP/RAID install problem. HELP!! Hello. I was wondering if anyone has run into a similar problem that I'm currently having. I'm building a new PC and in the process of installing WinXP,when I try to install it in a RAID configuration WinXP doesnt see/recognise the drives. If I don't use RAID it will see the drives and allow XP to continue to install. :angry: I then downloaded the RAID driver for my motherboard to a floppy,thinking that the driver might be the problem. When I try to install XP again and get prompted press F6 to install the driver,I frantically press F6 but nothing happins. (and yes,the floppy is in the drive!:-p ) I can't figure out why nothing happins when I hit F6. What am I doing wrong? Thanks,Greg |
normally you should get a separate screen for loading RAID drivers after you pressed F6, are you using an USB keyboard? Do you have a PS/2 lying around you can use for test. |
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I've never set up a RAID(raid 0) array before. My PC will mainly be for gaming and for multimedia. Will I even see any noticable performance increases with RAID? At this point I'm about to say the hell with it and get on with the XP install :rolleyes: |
check our daily news section;) http://www.madshrimps.be/vbulletin/s...ad.php?t=32076 I would never use RAID 0 for data, OS, or games. but that's just me; I like stability over high OC/speed. |
Hmmm.....interesting article. I may just scrap the whole RAID thing........ |
the only usable RAID configs in my humble opinion are RAID 5 and RAID 1. RAID 0 is ok for a temp disk volume for video editing or similar, but wouldn't trust any valuable data on there |
No critical server storage or anything like that for me. My PC is for entertainment purposes only. :D |
Is raid 5 striping and mirroring? If I were to go that route,would I need a third drive that equals the volume of the first two drives combined? |
RAID 5 works with parity and striping, with 3 drives, drive one will have DATA1 DATA2 + PARITY; drive two will have DATA1 + PARITY + DATA3, and drive three PARITY + DATA2 + DATA3. the parity section has the data needed to recreate the missing data if one drive should fail; by adding drives to your RAID 5 configuration you'll increase redundability as more drives can "fail" before the RAID array will go offline. Quote:
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Thanks for letting me pick your brain a little bit JMKE!! :D :D :D :D :D :D |
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