RAID 0 not being seen

the jake · 01-21-2006, 05:40 PM

hello all, I have Windows XP installed on a IDE Hard drive and recently plugged in 2 SATA hard drives @ RAID 0. The problem is that this configuration isn't being seen in "my computer." However the via RAID tool loads up and shows the disks in RAID 0 working properly. Any help would be appreciated.

Here are some specs:
XP home
320 GB IDE HD with the OS installed
2 250 GB SATA's @ RAID 0
-plugged into a built in motherboard controller

crazijoe · 01-21-2006, 08:00 PM

You will probably need to partition and format the drive. You can do this in Disk Management. Right click My Computer, click Manage, then click Disk Managemt. The drive should show there as unalocated space. You will need to initialize the disk, partition the drive then you can format it.

the jake · 01-22-2006, 06:31 AM

Thank you man, it worked.

01-21-2006, 05:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
the jake Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: WI Posts: 23 OS: Win XP SP2	RAID 0 not being seen hello all, I have Windows XP installed on a IDE Hard drive and recently plugged in 2 SATA hard drives @ RAID 0. The problem is that this configuration isn't being seen in "my computer." However the via RAID tool loads up and shows the disks in RAID 0 working properly. Any help would be appreciated. Here are some specs: XP home 320 GB IDE HD with the OS installed 2 250 GB SATA's @ RAID 0 -plugged into a built in motherboard controller

01-21-2006, 08:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	You will probably need to partition and format the drive. You can do this in Disk Management. Right click My Computer, click Manage, then click Disk Managemt. The drive should show there as unalocated space. You will need to initialize the disk, partition the drive then you can format it. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

01-22-2006, 06:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
the jake Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: WI Posts: 23 OS: Win XP SP2	Thank you man, it worked.