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More info?)
I of course am using NTFS
I don't have "the new driver", that is what I'm asking for. I've
tried letting WinXP create the partition, format it, and every
combination I can think of. I'm just assuming since on the winxp
partition screen in setup it sees the drive size wrong, that is why it
cannot write to it. If I do a quick format, it hangs at 20%. If I do
a full format, it hangs at 100%. It will create a partition fine, but
like I said, doesn't see the full capacity of the drive.
How do I know what the current winXP fasttrak drivers are?
thanks,
Jason
"Jim B." <jburghdoff@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<KHQKc.38907$eH1.18528308@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> Yes that is why your previous WinXP driver didn't work. Now if the RAID-0
> array is reconized by the controller and you have the new driver on a floppy
> disk for use during the setup of WinXP why haven't you just used the
> partitioning and formatting functions that come with WinXP's setup program.
>
> One of the possible problems your having could be that WinXP likes drives
> larger then 20gig to be formatted using NTFS and most likely your formatting
> utility that came with the drives formats in FAT-32.
>
>
> "Grubb" <VetteVert@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1ac1a05e.0407172120.56affd31@posting.google.com...
> > XP 1900+ on a k7v dragon+
> > BA7 BIOS flashed. This updated the promise fasttrak100 lite
> > controller as well. I assumed that is why my previous winXP drivers
> > didn't work, but none of them I can find (usually around version
> > 2.0.B18) will work. The promise bios can see both drives in full
> > capacity, and assign a raid0 array for 320g. My format utility that
> > came with the drives can then sees a single 320g drive, and can
> > partition and format it. If I install winXP to a preformatted
> > partition (less than 137g), it just hangs when copying files (at 0 or
> > 1%). It never sees it as 320g. Anything else be of help?
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > Jason
> >
> > j.burghdoff@sbcglobal.net (Jim B.) wrote in message
> news:<a182f0ed.0407160510.3e1cd962@posting.google.com>...
> > > VetteVert@hotmail.com (Grubb) wrote in message
> news:<1ac1a05e.0407150935.2a4ca130@posting.google.com>...
> > >
> > > It would help if you gave more information on the system with your
> question.
> > > When you updated the drivers did you install a new BIOS for your
> motherboard?
> > >
> > > > Where can I get them? The ones from soyousa.com and soyo.com.tw are
> > > > old and do not work. I have tried every version I can find on the
> > > > net. The fasttrak bios recognizes my 320gig stripe (2 160's), but in
> > > > winXP, depending on which fasttrack driver I install from the floppy,
> > > > it shows 265 - 305. None of them will format a partition, it just
> > > > hangs. It won't install to a pre-formatted partition either.
> > > >
> > > > thanks!
> > > >
> > > > Jason
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