I really need help for this weird problem

gultekin · 03-09-2005, 02:29 PM

I had a 40gb disk running on MSI KT266 pro ru. It has been connected to one of the raid channels (IDE3) and was running fine. Of course being only one HDD it is not really raid but Promise sees it as raid. I used to be able to install xp normally.

I recently bought an Barracuda 160gb HDD and I wanted to do the same, (use the raid connector to seperate everything). What happens is that even though I connect new drive on its own and promise creates a default array automatically as it used to be, whan I try to install XP, installation does not see the drive (and yes I do install drivers by pressing F6).
I thought drive is not working but if I connect it to normal IDE channel it works ok, I even partitioned it in Disk Manager of XP. But once it is fitted to one of the raid IDE, nothing sees it. And I also installed XP when it was on normal IDE and XP works fine, boots fine, but if I take it back to raid connector, even the XP does not boot. But old drive works fine whereever it is connected..

Please I just need help I don't have space left to do my work, and if possible I want to use it on raid IDE connectors so I don't need to put one of the CD drives as slave. Or if you think another configuration will work better I wouldlike to hear it.

Thanks.

**johnwill** · 03-09-2005, 03:08 PM

Not knowing exactly how the Promise RAID controller on that MB works, I'm not entirely sure why that doesn't work. I can't see why you don't just connect the drive as master, and the optical drive as slave, that shouldn't have any measurable impact on performance.

BTW, please don't post an identical message with the same problem. If you want your message back at the top, just reply to it with a BUMP message.

gultekin · 03-11-2005, 04:23 AM

Cool, yes well in the end I connected it as master slave on normal IDE, that way everything is fine although in my new xp boot from new drive my internet connects first and after 10 seconds dies. If I boot from other one (slave drive old xp installation) there is no problem. I keep cahanging my boot drives will it give me a problem later?

Sorry I did not know abourt bump message.

03-09-2005, 02:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
gultekin Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4 OS: XP	I really need help for this weird problem I had a 40gb disk running on MSI KT266 pro ru. It has been connected to one of the raid channels (IDE3) and was running fine. Of course being only one HDD it is not really raid but Promise sees it as raid. I used to be able to install xp normally. I recently bought an Barracuda 160gb HDD and I wanted to do the same, (use the raid connector to seperate everything). What happens is that even though I connect new drive on its own and promise creates a default array automatically as it used to be, whan I try to install XP, installation does not see the drive (and yes I do install drivers by pressing F6). I thought drive is not working but if I connect it to normal IDE channel it works ok, I even partitioned it in Disk Manager of XP. But once it is fitted to one of the raid IDE, nothing sees it. And I also installed XP when it was on normal IDE and XP works fine, boots fine, but if I take it back to raid connector, even the XP does not boot. But old drive works fine whereever it is connected.. Please I just need help I don't have space left to do my work, and if possible I want to use it on raid IDE connectors so I don't need to put one of the CD drives as slave. Or if you think another configuration will work better I wouldlike to hear it. Thanks.

03-09-2005, 03:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,748 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Not knowing exactly how the Promise RAID controller on that MB works, I'm not entirely sure why that doesn't work. I can't see why you don't just connect the drive as master, and the optical drive as slave, that shouldn't have any measurable impact on performance. BTW, please don't post an identical message with the same problem. If you want your message back at the top, just reply to it with a BUMP message. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Last edited by johnwill; 03-09-2005 at 03:14 PM.

03-11-2005, 04:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
gultekin Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4 OS: XP	Cool, yes well in the end I connected it as master slave on normal IDE, that way everything is fine although in my new xp boot from new drive my internet connects first and after 10 seconds dies. If I boot from other one (slave drive old xp installation) there is no problem. I keep cahanging my boot drives will it give me a problem later? Sorry I did not know abourt bump message.