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Bluescreen after raid

  • 02-09-2006 08:01PM
    #1
    iwb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭


    Hi All,
    I just built a machine using an Asus P5LD2 and a Core Duo D925 with 1GB of ram. I used a 73GB raptor SATA hard drive and a modest video card.
    I loaded XP home on it and all was well. It has run fine for a few weeks. I wanted some reliable extra storage so I recently put two 300GB hard drives on SATA ports 2 and 3 and enabled raid 1 for redundancy. After that, it barely shows the first Windows XP screen, blue screens very quickly and back to a restart. This loop will repeat indefinately.
    I went into the BIOS and disabled raid and it works as normal. Should I have enabled raid on the two storage disks before loading windows? Anyone else tried this and got it to work?
    Thanks, iwb.


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  • #2
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    First of all you have a pentium D, not a core duo.

    And abotu raid firstly you need to install the sata drivers, and the raid drivers, you should find these on your motherboard cd, or you can download them from the asus site. If you have done this already post back so i can offer up another suggestion, or someone else can :)


  • #3
    iwb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭iwb


    Thanks for the reply anti. I am certainly mixed up about intels latest naming conventions.
    I had installed all drivers on the disk that were apparent. I didn't bother with any that were buried deeper on the disk. Since you mentioned drivers again, I had another look.
    There is a RAID driver on the disk which you can make a disk with (floppy only) and when I ran it from the CD, it said that the hardware isn't compatible. I assume this is because raid isn't enabled on the board, as the manual clearly states that this controller is on the board.
    So, it looks like a catch 22. If I enable raid, it won't boot into windows anymore. If I don't enable raid, it won't load the software. I assume the next step is to reload windows with raid enabled and use F6 to load the drivers.
    If this is the best course of action, can anyone tell me how to do it without a floppy drive which I no longer have. Also, why the reliance on legacy technology?
    I do have external USB drives and USB memory sticks if they work.


  • #4
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    Here is what I would try, this should allow you to build the array within windows.

    Before doing this make sure windows is up to date with SP2/all patches from windows update etc.

    First install the latest Intel chipset drivers.

    Second download the Intel Matrix Storage Manager, this program will allow you to create RAID arrays within Windows so what I would suggest is you use that to create the RAID 1 array and see how it goes.

    Enable RAID in the bios but don't add the disks into the array in the RAID controllers ROM just use the Intel Windows program. There are some very brief instructions to the program half way in this page.


  • #5
    iwb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭iwb


    Thanks for the reply 8T8, I tried that but still the same result. It wouldn't let me load the drivers without raid enabled.
    Rather than figure it out otherwise, I reloaded windows. I had to find a floppy drive which sucks, but I managed and did the F6 thing with the drivers.
    Thanks for all the help guys. As always, you are there to help.


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