"GJameson" <GJameson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> So after a few weeks of frustration, I found out I needed a new XP Pro
> disc.
> I ordered one and received it today. Before I found out the old cd was
> screwed up, I went into my hard drives RAID utility on startup and
> performed
> a low level format, wish I hadnt. So now I have my new disc and windows
> setup
> will finally start without giving me a blue screen stop error. But now a
> new
> problem has popped up. Windows setup cannot find any hard drives to
> install
> to. The hard drive is connected properly just like it has always been. I
> even
> can see it in my raid utility. But according to windows setup, it says
> theres
> no hard drive there. So if anyone has ANY idea as to why windows setup
> will
> not find a hard drive to install to, please Im open to anything. Also,
> windows did manage to find my portable usb drive and listed that as a
> partition to install to.
>
> Here are my specs
>
> AMD 3200+xp
> Asus motherboard A7N8X Deluxe
> Seagate Barracuda 7200 120gb SATA hdd
> Nvidia Geforce 6800GS
> 2gb of pc3200 corsair ram
> "sgopus" wrote:
>
>> You must hit F6 during loading windows while installing, to load the sata
>> drivers off floppy disk, it will not look anywhere else for the drivers.
"GJameson" <GJameson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks sgopus, I went to the asus website and downloaded both the IDE and
> RAID drivers for my motherboard "A7N8X Deluxe". I tried them both on the
> floppy disk and did as it said, hit f6 during the begining of windows
> setup
> and hit S when it prompted me to. I then inserted the floppy and hit enter
> and it spent a couple seconds attempting to find the files. Then it just
> went
> back to asking me to insert the disk labeled Manufacturer support files
> disk.
> So either the drivers Ive downloaded from ASUS dont work or something else
> is
> going wrong. As I said, I tried using the RAID drivers first, then I tried
> the IDE drivers. Then I tried the GLOBAL version of both of those. Same
> thing, it just acts like theres no drivers on the disk. Any suggestions or
> idea on what Im doing wrong?
> Thanks in advance.
GJameson:
Try this...
1. Download the Silicon Image SATA driver v1.0.0.22 from the ASUS site.
It's a ZIP file so extract its contents.
2. Copy (or move) *only* the four SI files to a floppy disk. Also the
TxtSetup.oem file. So you'll have only those five files on the floppy. Do
*not* copy or move to the floppy any of the other files that were extracted
including any folder.
3. Now boot up with your XP OS installation CD ensuring that you press the
F6 key at the beginning of the boot process when you get the prompt to do so
at the bottom of the screen.
4. Eventually during the Windows Setup process you'll get the message that
"Windows could not determine the type of ... mass storage devices installed
in your system...", etc., etc. Press the S key.
5. The next screen will prompt you to insert the "support disk" in your
floppy disk drive. Do so and press Enter.
6. The next screen will indicate that "you have chosen to configure a SCSI
adapter for use with Windows...". (Don't ask any questions why the reference
is to a "SCSI adapter" and no reference is made to a SATA controller
driver!).
In any event, the Silicon Image driver will be listed, so press Enter.
7. The next screen will be merely a confirmation message that the Silicon
Image SATARaid Controller will be installed. Press Enter.
8. The setup process will continue and you should be able to fresh install
the XP OS. (Disregard the SI SATARaid Controller " has not passed Windows
Logo testing..." cautionary message you'll get along the way.)
9. After the XP OS has been successfully installed and you arrive at your
Desktop, check Device Manager listing for "SCSI and RAID controllers".
Hopefully the Silicon Image SATA controller will be listed without any
exclamation mark or other indication of a possible problem.
Anna
