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Hello everyone
I am having some issues installing Win 2000 on a IDE Raid setup. (MOBO has 2 IDE Raid and 2 SATA Raid controllers)
This is the setup
Mobo: 7N400 pro/ AMD 2700/ 1GB ram
2 Maxtor 160GB (Raid 0) - each disk as master (2 IDE raid controllers)
2 Seagate 120GB Primary IDE connector (now)
Floppy disk with driver
I have either:
Use Maxtor installation CD to prepare disks (maxtors) and then setup RAID using the utility program. both disks in the same comtroller
tried installing with- no go.
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used raid program (while booting ) to setup Raid - Now disks are setup and show as Raid 0 - one disk per controller.
Tried installing Win 2000 - no go - Program mentions that it needs to
format my primary (IDE 120gb) hardrive to store info in it.
NO GO - after trying to format 120GB Seagate disk computer says it was not able to do so and to <> F3 to reboot...
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Tried to create partition during installation on primary IDE disk (120GB ) to either 80GB/ 10GB/ full set and NO GO again.
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Although, I have been able to setup Win 2000 on Primary IDE (120GB) disk and use, I wanted to take advantage of the raid for the whole system and have not been able to.
Raid 0 setup as "Game" disk before.
_____________________________
I seems that for some reason it needs to use my a disk not in RAID to install before setting up in Raid disks...
____________________________
I have tried the opposite setup (2) 120GB Seagates on Raid and the Maxtors as IDE and same thing happened.
Any suggestions please.
Thank you
Daniel
I am having some issues installing Win 2000 on a IDE Raid setup. (MOBO has 2 IDE Raid and 2 SATA Raid controllers)
This is the setup
Mobo: 7N400 pro/ AMD 2700/ 1GB ram
2 Maxtor 160GB (Raid 0) - each disk as master (2 IDE raid controllers)
2 Seagate 120GB Primary IDE connector (now)
Floppy disk with driver
I have either:
Use Maxtor installation CD to prepare disks (maxtors) and then setup RAID using the utility program. both disks in the same comtroller
tried installing with- no go.
__________
used raid program (while booting ) to setup Raid - Now disks are setup and show as Raid 0 - one disk per controller.
Tried installing Win 2000 - no go - Program mentions that it needs to
format my primary (IDE 120gb) hardrive to store info in it.
NO GO - after trying to format 120GB Seagate disk computer says it was not able to do so and to <> F3 to reboot...
_______________
Tried to create partition during installation on primary IDE disk (120GB ) to either 80GB/ 10GB/ full set and NO GO again.
_________________
Although, I have been able to setup Win 2000 on Primary IDE (120GB) disk and use, I wanted to take advantage of the raid for the whole system and have not been able to.
Raid 0 setup as "Game" disk before.
_____________________________
I seems that for some reason it needs to use my a disk not in RAID to install before setting up in Raid disks...
____________________________
I have tried the opposite setup (2) 120GB Seagates on Raid and the Maxtors as IDE and same thing happened.
Any suggestions please.
Thank you
Daniel