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"Tim" <Tim@NoSpam.com> wrote in message news:c4srgb$42u$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
> Just run the repair install and have the drivers at hand on floppy disc.
> When the install prompts you to press F6, do so and feed in the drivers.
>
> As Paul mentioned, a repair (which is more like an over the top fix it
> install) will bring your installed XP back to whatever is on the XP
install
> CD so, if the CD did not come with XP SP1 on then you need to bung that on
> too followed by all critical updates / patches that you already have -
even
> Internet Explorer will be dragged back to its original version, so before
> you attempt to do anything with the repaired installation, install XP SP1,
> install all critical and other updates.
>
> This doesn't take too long at all if you have the necessary stuff on CD
> first - if you don't have XP SP1 on CD then perhaps prepare by getting it
> first.
>
> My experience on this is that there can be 2 versions of the drivers: SATA
> and RAID (not necessarily in the case of this Asus and this mobo, but for
> the ICH5R), so don't be surprised to get a BSOD during repair. Don't fret.
I
> would simply make sure that you have a floppy with each Raid driver set
> version 3.5 of each type you can find (IE one from Asus and one from Intel
> or more if you find them) and try both - one will work, but make sure you
> have a working internet connection in case. If you get the BSOD, try the
> other floppy.
>
> With the ICH5R, Intel has actually done a good job - the documentation is
> abysmal. You do *not* have to have the IAA installed to have a working
RAID
> system,
Could you please elaborate? Do you mean that one can just set ICH5R RAID
and enable the BOOTROM in BIOS(1016) setup and something like an XP/W2k3
install will find a usable array and just install/run? What drivers does
the OS use in such a case for say RAID 0?
>although you should as it will raise a visual alert in the event of
> a disc failure. Some other points:
>
> You can have what Intel calls Raid Ready - this is where the controller is
> in Raid mode but there is only 1 disc.
> You have to F6 load the Raid drivers during install / reconfig.
Which RAID drivers? As far as I can tell there are only the IAAR drivers
and a floppy F6 version of the IAAR drivers. What am I missing?
> If you then install IAA, you can at a later date migrate to RAID 0 or 1.
> It is Raid ready in that when you add another SATA drive to the ICH5R, you
> can use IAA to migrate online from single disc / non raid to RAID 0 or 1.
I
> was too chicken to try this as the software says you will lose all data if
> you migrate from single to Raid 1, but according to someone else here, it
> works a treat.
Any pointers to that thread please?
> I would still back up all data and assume that it will fail,
> but look forward to a successful migration.
>
> HTH
> - Tim
>
>
>
>
> "jim" <jim@nowhere.cam> wrote in message
> news:10715mitbm5qe49@corp.supernews.com...
> > I'm trying to setup ICH5R RAID1 on a P4C800-E Dlx on an existing
non-RAID
> > install of XP Pro. If one tries to run IAA35R(from Asus) under XP Pro
> then
> > one gets an abort "Incompatible hardware. The software is not supported
on
> > this chipset."
> >
> > If one tries to enable the ICH5R RAID functionality in BIOS setup then
XP
> > wont boot.
> >
> > How to solve??
> >
> >
>
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