System set up

sayno2computers · 01-26-2006, 03:13 PM

I'm not sure if I'm posting in the right place so forgive me. I just got all the parts for my new system and have some questions. I have a ASUS A8n32-SLI Delux,AMD Athlon 64-3500,4 Gb Corsair DDR400,ASUS Extreme N6600 GT PCI-E,Plextor DVD+/-RW SATA,2 WD200 200GB SATA Hard Drives.
My question is do I just use the SATA cables and set everythin up as normal?or one at a time?Do I need to F6 on OS Instal for raid, or because its on board I dont need to do that?Whats the easiest way to raid XP Pro?
Thanks for all your input and help.

dai · 01-27-2006, 01:18 AM

install the disks as normal
you need to load the raid driver with f6
and full instructions for setting up raid are in the rear section of your manual

sayno2computers · 01-27-2006, 07:49 AM

Thanks for the input.

sayno2computers · 01-27-2006, 12:47 PM

Ok so I made a floppy from the drive cd that came with the MB. I hit F6 XP did its thing then when it came time for the floppy I put it it and hit enter.The FDD light comes on and you can hear the disc cover slide open but nothing happens except for XP saying Enter,or F3 to cancel. So I dont know where to go next or what to do. Any suggestions Please?

sayno2computers · 01-27-2006, 12:49 PM

Do I install the drivers of the Cd to motherboard then Do the windows setup? I'v always loaded Windows first then the chipset drivers?

dai · 01-27-2006, 12:56 PM

press enter/
after windows

sayno2computers · 01-27-2006, 01:13 PM

I do press enter and you hear the cover of the floppy open and after about 10 - 15 seconds it pops back up to the screen that tells me to press enter to set up,F3 to exit,etc. if I press F3 I'm exiting set up, If I press enter it does the same routine. I know the floppy is working, I think, because I can hear the cover slide open.

dai · 01-27-2006, 01:29 PM

try another floppy,if it is the same as mine you put in the m/b cd and a floppy in the drive
then click on make floppy

sayno2computers · 01-29-2006, 02:54 PM

Sorry I havent posted since Fri.I have tried 3 different floppies,I put the MD cd in my old system go to make disk and press enter.When I go to my new system Its like before and nothing happens except as I posted earlier.
Thanks.

dai · 01-29-2006, 03:54 PM

when you press enter does'nt it continue with the install of the op.system

sayno2computers · 01-30-2006, 06:33 AM

No, the floppy gets accessed since I see the light come on and hear the floppy door open. But thats it it stays on the screen saying to install raid drivers press enter to cancel instalation press F3. I dont know I guess I dont really need raid I just thought My system would be a little faster in Raid 0.

dai · 01-30-2006, 10:11 AM

i don't know much about raid,i loaded the drivers to use the raid ports for my eide drives
when i hit f6 it did very little at that time,the actual raid drivers were loaded futher into the install
having never used f6 before to load drivers thought it was a bit odd,but did'nt worry about it
the bios still cannot see half the drives to list them but windows does and they all work

sayno2computers · 02-02-2006, 07:50 AM

Thanks for the help, I finally changed the cable and that seemed to be it, as when I started the install the F6 worked,So now Im up and running sort of.Now when I click start shut down it says windows is shutting down then goes to a black screen, but system dosent power off,fans still running and HDD led still flashing.Any clues?
BTW I have all MS updates installed.
Thanks

dai · 02-03-2006, 04:15 AM

http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307274#appliesto

01-26-2006, 03:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
sayno2computers Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 60 OS: xp	System set up I'm not sure if I'm posting in the right place so forgive me. I just got all the parts for my new system and have some questions. I have a ASUS A8n32-SLI Delux,AMD Athlon 64-3500,4 Gb Corsair DDR400,ASUS Extreme N6600 GT PCI-E,Plextor DVD+/-RW SATA,2 WD200 200GB SATA Hard Drives. My question is do I just use the SATA cables and set everythin up as normal?or one at a time?Do I need to F6 on OS Instal for raid, or because its on board I dont need to do that?Whats the easiest way to raid XP Pro? Thanks for all your input and help.

01-27-2006, 01:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,551 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	install the disks as normal you need to load the raid driver with f6 and full instructions for setting up raid are in the rear section of your manual __________________

01-27-2006, 12:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,551 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	press enter/ after windows __________________

01-27-2006, 01:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,551 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	try another floppy,if it is the same as mine you put in the m/b cd and a floppy in the drive then click on make floppy __________________

01-29-2006, 03:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,551 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	when you press enter does'nt it continue with the install of the op.system __________________

01-27-2006, 07:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
sayno2computers Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 60 OS: xp	Thanks for the input.

01-27-2006, 12:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
sayno2computers Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 60 OS: xp	Ok so I made a floppy from the drive cd that came with the MB. I hit F6 XP did its thing then when it came time for the floppy I put it it and hit enter.The FDD light comes on and you can hear the disc cover slide open but nothing happens except for XP saying Enter,or F3 to cancel. So I dont know where to go next or what to do. Any suggestions Please?

01-27-2006, 12:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
sayno2computers Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 60 OS: xp	Do I install the drivers of the Cd to motherboard then Do the windows setup? I'v always loaded Windows first then the chipset drivers?

01-27-2006, 01:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
sayno2computers Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 60 OS: xp	I do press enter and you hear the cover of the floppy open and after about 10 - 15 seconds it pops back up to the screen that tells me to press enter to set up,F3 to exit,etc. if I press F3 I'm exiting set up, If I press enter it does the same routine. I know the floppy is working, I think, because I can hear the cover slide open.

01-29-2006, 02:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
sayno2computers Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 60 OS: xp	Sorry I havent posted since Fri.I have tried 3 different floppies,I put the MD cd in my old system go to make disk and press enter.When I go to my new system Its like before and nothing happens except as I posted earlier. Thanks.

01-30-2006, 06:33 AM	#11 (permalink)
sayno2computers Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 60 OS: xp	No, the floppy gets accessed since I see the light come on and hear the floppy door open. But thats it it stays on the screen saying to install raid drivers press enter to cancel instalation press F3. I dont know I guess I dont really need raid I just thought My system would be a little faster in Raid 0.

01-30-2006, 10:11 AM	#12 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,551 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	i don't know much about raid,i loaded the drivers to use the raid ports for my eide drives when i hit f6 it did very little at that time,the actual raid drivers were loaded futher into the install having never used f6 before to load drivers thought it was a bit odd,but did'nt worry about it the bios still cannot see half the drives to list them but windows does and they all work __________________

02-02-2006, 07:50 AM	#13 (permalink)
sayno2computers Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 60 OS: xp	Thanks for the help, I finally changed the cable and that seemed to be it, as when I started the install the F6 worked,So now Im up and running sort of.Now when I click start shut down it says windows is shutting down then goes to a black screen, but system dosent power off,fans still running and HDD led still flashing.Any clues? BTW I have all MS updates installed. Thanks

02-03-2006, 04:15 AM	#14 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,551 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307274#appliesto __________________