ncic_1

Hi I have recently assembled a new PC. I am having a problem with booting up my PC. I have not yet been able to install an OS (I plan to install XP Pro). In the BIOS setup all the parts are detected (HDD, CDRW, DVDRW, Floppy). I am only connecting one 200GB HD. To be honest I close to nothing about RAID and IDE when it comes to hard-drives. In the past I always connected my hard-drive to the primary IDE slot on the motherboard. Do I use the same cable to connect my hard-drive to the RAID as I would to the IDE slot? I have tried both setups. It seems to work fine plugged into the RAID slot. However after I exit the BIOS setup I get this message "Reboot and Select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key_". I assumed that here I would insert the disk used to install XP Pro into the CD-ROM. But nothing happens and if I hit a key I get the same message again. I am currently unable to install any operating system. The CD-ROM itself seems to be operating fine. There is power indication when it reads the disk and the BIOS picks up it's existence during setup. Any help will be a huge relief. Thanks.

Chris Anderson

Pheral

I believe you need enter setup again and change your boot device order, in this case:

1st boot device - floppy
2nd boot device - CD-Rom
3rd boot device - your hard drive.

Make sure there is no floppy in the drive, insert the XP Pro CD in the CD-Rom drive, and restart.

This is my first time actually offering anyone advice - if I'm wrong I'm sure someone will be all over me.

P.

ncic_1

I started with that same sequence and had the same problem. Then I tried
first:CD-Rom
second:Floppy
third:Hard-drive

But when I get home today I will try it again. Thanks for your help.

clintfan

This message appears when the mobo tries to boot a hard drive but there are no Active partitions on it. Meaning, either it's blank, or it only has preexisting data partitions, nothing bootable. I saw it myself 2 days ago.

I think you should first plug your drive into the PRI_IDE1 port instead of the PRI_RAID port where I think you have it now. This will simplify your install since it won't require any special drivers or BIOS modes. (Except for the Big Drive Enabler patch which you will need to apply later on since you have drives >137GB. But with 200GB you'd need this anyway.)

About the boot order, you were on the right track before. Set it as you have just listed it above; this is the correct recommended order for this mobo series. When you again boot the XP Install CD, I think you will be fine.

Hope this helps,

-clintfan

Oz2

I agree with clintfan.

Unplug your HD and connect it to the PRI_IDE1 (the blue slot) and use the upper connector of that cable for the connection CABLE-HD.

If necessary check your jumper config on the HD if it is set to Cable Select or Master.

Enter Bios, set to IDE mode, booting to CD - HD - floppy, save BIOS, exit, insert your XP CD and format your HD in setup.

Let us know if it worked.