Kim
Wed Nov 23 15:58:43 CST 2005
http://vip.asus.com/forum/bbs.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&model=A8N-SLI
"ChopStixs" <ChopStixs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:58351D13-938F-4F85-83BF-8ACED2EF6D8A@microsoft.com...
> Bios Versions Used:
> 1013
> 1015
>
> I am not sure which driver versions off hand for the Nforce raid... I
> think
> off hand they were 6.66 and 6.69, but I am at work now and don't have the
> info handy (and asus' support website is down...)
>
> If asus has a forum, I can't find it, particularly when their support site
> is down.. You have a direct url?
>
> Thanks
>
> "Kim Stahnke" wrote:
>
>> Which driver/bios versions do you use?
>> Have you tried the Asus forum for this? They sometimes have a lot of
>> "experience" with this kind of problems.
>>
>> "ChopStixs" <ChopStixs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7233DE81-015B-4A11-9635-DF1FB1349CE4@microsoft.com...
>> > Installs fine on a single drive with raid disabled. The problem is
>> > getting
>> > it
>> > installed with either raid controller.
>> >
>> > "Kim Stahnke" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Maybe you should try an install on one drive only first, to se if the
>> >> problem is related to Raid or not.
>> >>
>> >> "ChopStixs" <ChopStixs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:9B1DA358-C4A7-4C84-84B2-828929D72A1D@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have tried using it with two sepparate partitions, then I wiped my
>> >> >XP
>> >> >32
>> >> > bit installation completely and went to a single clean partition to
>> >> > try
>> >> > to
>> >> > install x64 on. Same issue in all cases.
>> >> >
>> >> > It gives the error shortly after it starts to copy files to the
>> >> > stripped
>> >> > drives. It is almost as if the installation decides to look at the
>> >> > 3.5"
>> >> > disk
>> >> > drive to copy the raid driver files to the drive and then decides
>> >> > that
>> >> > they
>> >> > are no good, even though the system is successfully using them at
>> >> > this
>> >> > point
>> >> > (hence the files that is seccessfuly copies from the installation cd
>> >> > to
>> >> > the
>> >> > stripped drives.
>> >> >
>> >> > "Kim Stahnke" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> You don't mention if you use two partitions on your raid. I don't
>> >> >> think
>> >> >> you
>> >> >> can have both 32 and 64 bit windows on the same partition.
>> >> >> When exactly does the error occur during the installation?
>> >> >> I myself were not able to get either XP32 or XP64 running on a
>> >> >> Sata-I
>> >> >> disk,
>> >> >> only IDE or Sata-II worked for me.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "ChopStixs" <ChopStixs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:5BD463A0-46A1-4BC7-BB54-755368700D2E@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > My motherboard is the A8N-SLI Deluxe with the AMD Athlon 64 3200+
>> >> >> > CPU.
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> > am
>> >> >> > running two Seagate Serial ATA drives set as Raid 0 (stripping).
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> > have
>> >> >> > successfully installed Windows XP Pro (32 bit) on this system
>> >> >> > using
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > 32
>> >> >> > bit raid drivers for both the Silicon Image and NVidia nforce 4
>> >> >> > Sata
>> >> >> > Raid
>> >> >> > controllers. I run into the same problem trying to install
>> >> >> > Windows
>> >> >> > XP
>> >> >> > Pro
>> >> >> > x64
>> >> >> > bit regardless of which sata raid controller I use to try to
>> >> >> > install
>> >> >> > it. I
>> >> >> > have upgraded my bios to the latest release and have also
>> >> >> > downloaded
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> > tried the latest 64 bit raid drivers for both Silicon Image and
>> >> >> > Nvidia
>> >> >> > Nforce. I press F6 on installation startup and succesfully get
>> >> >> > both
>> >> >> > drivers
>> >> >> > for both controllers installed at the point in installation where
>> >> >> > you
>> >> >> > hit
>> >> >> > "S"
>> >> >> > to select the driver from disk. After installation successfully
>> >> >> > copies
>> >> >> > some
>> >> >> > files from the installation CD to the stripped sata drives, it
>> >> >> > attempts
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > read something from the disk and states that the data on the disc
>> >> >> > may
>> >> >> > be
>> >> >> > corrupt. I have tried serveral copies of the driver files in
>> >> >> > several
>> >> >> > versions. I am at a complete loss. The same error happens for
>> >> >> > each
>> >> >> > controller
>> >> >> > after successfully copying some of the files to the drives.
>> >> >> > Help!?
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