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Windows Forum / Windows XP / General Topics 1 / August 2008XP clean install RAID no built in floppy
trying to set up XP Pro on a big notebook with an Intel RAID controller and 2 SATA drives. using f6 to point to drivers in USB floppy drive, and able to format disk. cannot as a floppy its a notebook. at this point it wants the diskette again but it will not see the usb disk, so install cannot proceed past this point. trying to install slipstreamed SP3. any input is appreciated. thanks Google Nlite and slipstream the Intel drivers into your XP installation media.  Signature---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 > trying to set up XP Pro on a big notebook with an Intel RAID controller > and 2 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > any input is appreciated. thanks > trying to set up XP Pro on a big notebook with an Intel RAID controller and > 2 SATA drives. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > any input is appreciated. thanks You'll need to build the Raid drivers into your XP Slipstream or check your mobo to see if accepts non-bootable data from the USB port, like Gigabyte does and I'm sure others as well. If so, use a USB stick to add drivers. We're definitely going to see this more and more in the future as bios updates and the like will depend on USB. The ol' floppy is headed for the Smithsonian... The last time I used the Intel RAID 0 on a mobo, the data write for video more than doubled a single drive's capability. Good luck. I did several builds of slipstream discs with the drivers built in, always ends in failure. Even if I remove the slipstream cd, after the system has copied files, and restart the system I see the bios splash the windows logo with the moving bar it goes into that sky blue "chkdsk" background I getting a "setup is being restarted........." then the screen goes black, and thats it, num lock works, I see hard drive activity, but its over. I thougth I'd never have to go to the NT 3+ diskette restart again but.... > > trying to set up XP Pro on a big notebook with an Intel RAID controller and > > 2 SATA drives. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > The last time I used the Intel RAID 0 on a mobo, the data write for video > more than doubled a single drive's capability. Good luck. >>trying to set up XP Pro on a big notebook with an Intel RAID controller and >>2 SATA drives. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > more and more in the future as bios updates and the like will depend on USB. > The ol' floppy is headed for the Smithsonian... You can't supply drivers on USB stick during the text mode portion of the setup routine, the setup program will *only* accept drivers on a floppy diskette, it will not accept it from any other media source. The only way around the diskette is to slipstream the drivers to the installation disk. John >> You'll need to build the Raid drivers into your XP Slipstream or check >> your mobo to see if accepts non-bootable data from the USB port, like [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > John Didn't know that John. Thanks for the correction & apologies to the poster. Could have sworn I read somewhere you could... I'll be more careful next time I open my big keyboard. Makes sense = it IS XP looking for the data and only at particular places. >>>You'll need to build the Raid drivers into your XP Slipstream or check >>>your mobo to see if accepts non-bootable data from the USB port, like [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Makes sense = it IS XP looking for the data and only at particular places. Vista & Server 2008 will accept the drivers on USB or CD but up to Windows XP & Server 2003 a floppy diskette is the only way. John |
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