Hi folks,
I'm building a new HTPC and I want it to configure my two 1TB HD's in a Raid 1 array. The trouble is that I'm using a Vista Upgrade (from XP) and I don't have a floppy drive.
If I had a Vista stand-alone, it looks like it would install the raid drivers (or ask for them) as part of installation.
As it is, I can install XP on the system if I leave the HD's out of RAID, but when I try to install Vista, I don't get asked to install a raid driver.
If I go into the motherboard's config and set the HD's to RAID 1, I can't load XP.
I can't load Vista from the CD because it's an upgrade version that will only run from XP.
Am I doing something wrong? Will Vista Upgrade allow a new box to have a RAID config without using a floppy during the XP installation?
Thanks much!
Bernard
I'm building a new HTPC and I want it to configure my two 1TB HD's in a Raid 1 array. The trouble is that I'm using a Vista Upgrade (from XP) and I don't have a floppy drive.
If I had a Vista stand-alone, it looks like it would install the raid drivers (or ask for them) as part of installation.
As it is, I can install XP on the system if I leave the HD's out of RAID, but when I try to install Vista, I don't get asked to install a raid driver.
If I go into the motherboard's config and set the HD's to RAID 1, I can't load XP.
I can't load Vista from the CD because it's an upgrade version that will only run from XP.
Am I doing something wrong? Will Vista Upgrade allow a new box to have a RAID config without using a floppy during the XP installation?
Thanks much!
Bernard