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From: RomeoJ on 7 Dec 2006 10:49
To set everything straight, I am trying to install two drives as a RAID array
on an existing system with x64 installed on my original hard drive. One
original drive w/Windows, two new ones.

Problem: New drives do not show up (either as the RAID array or individual
drives)under My Computer.

New twist: Both drives show up individually in Device Manager-Disk Drives.

I also show "SCSI/RAID Host Controller" and "Silicon Image SiI 3114 SoftRaid
5 Controller" under SCSI/RAID controllers. My motherboard has both Silicon
Image and nVidia RAID controllers, and I'm using the nVidia one.
From: Dominic Payer on 7 Dec 2006 11:03
Assign a drive letter and format the drive in Disk Management.



"RomeoJ" <trailzman7(a)hotmail.com*n0_5pam*> wrote in message
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> To set everything straight, I am trying to install two drives as a RAID
> array
> on an existing system with x64 installed on my original hard drive. One
> original drive w/Windows, two new ones.
>
> Problem: New drives do not show up (either as the RAID array or individual
> drives)under My Computer.
>
> New twist: Both drives show up individually in Device Manager-Disk Drives.
>
> I also show "SCSI/RAID Host Controller" and "Silicon Image SiI 3114
> SoftRaid
> 5 Controller" under SCSI/RAID controllers. My motherboard has both Silicon
> Image and nVidia RAID controllers, and I'm using the nVidia one.


From: RomeoJ on 7 Dec 2006 11:12
Did some searching, found the nVidia drivers, and installed them. Got the
RAID controller and the RAID array to show up in Device Manager. The array
shows up as "NVIDIA STRIPE 465.77 GB" in Disk Drives. Still a no show in My
Computer.

Do I need to format the drives, or do something special to actually be able
to use the array? It's working properly according to Device Manager
From: NuTCrAcKeR on 7 Dec 2006 12:25
did you say ...500GB array?

You said you have 2 250GB drives that you are trying to setup with RAID1
(mirroring) ... this will not yield 500G, just 250GB. Search this group for
several impassioned discussions as to the pro's and con's of RAID0.

Does the device manager show the proper RAID controller device?

if yes, then you need to go into device manager, and see if there is an
"unrecognised disk" in there. if yes, give it a signature, then partition
and format to your liking. Only after you do that will the drive "appear" in
Explorer and be available to the system for use.

- NuTs


"RomeoJ" <trailzman7(a)hotmail.com*n0_5pam*> wrote in message
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> I've already got x64 installed on a separate drive. I'm going to copy my
> old
> 160gb onto the new 500gb RAID array, but I need Windows to recognize it
> first!
>
> "Dennis Pack" wrote:
>
>> When installing XP or XP x64 you need to use F6 to install the raid
>> drivers
>> from a floppy.
>>
>>
>> "RomeoJ" <trailzman7(a)hotmail.com*n0_5pam*> wrote in message
>> news:E31E66AF-3BE9-4D4A-88B0-513024A4A332(a)microsoft.com...
>> > I'm trying to install 2 Western Digital 250gb hard drives in a RAID 1
>> > setup.
>> > I get it setup fine in the BIOS and RAID setup utility (nVidia RAID on
>> > a
>> > Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI mobo), but Windows doesn't show the drive. What
>> > do I
>> > need to do to get them setup in Windows???
>> >
>>


From: Larry Hodges on 7 Dec 2006 15:42
He shouldn't have to do that Tony. He should be able to set up and
configure raid drivers after XP is installed. You only need to install them
from floppy at the beginning of the installation if you intend on installing
the OS on that array. In this case he's simply adding it as a second drive.



-Larry



"Tony Sperling" <tony.sperling(a)dbREMOVEmail.dk> wrote in message
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>I would say: You have to do a 'Repair Install' to get to the Floppy Stage.
>
> You should be able to do that on your old system, then when it reaches the
> Partition Manager Stage, your new drives will become visible. I think you
> should probably finish the normal installation and leave the transfer of
> the
> system until later, since your RAID is configured and ready, they should
> all
> behave like normal HD's after that.
>
> The Repair Install will require that you have all system drivers ready,
> but
> it will not affect your personal files or installed app's.
>
> Tony. . .
>
>
> "RomeoJ" <trailzman7(a)hotmail.com*n0_5pam*> wrote in message
> news:9903BAE0-8587-4054-9A81-B94A8699605E(a)microsoft.com...
>> I've already got x64 installed on a separate drive. I'm going to copy my
> old
>> 160gb onto the new 500gb RAID array, but I need Windows to recognize it
> first!
>>
>> "Dennis Pack" wrote:
>>
>> > When installing XP or XP x64 you need to use F6 to install the raid
> drivers
>> > from a floppy.
>> >
>> >
>> > "RomeoJ" <trailzman7(a)hotmail.com*n0_5pam*> wrote in message
>> > news:E31E66AF-3BE9-4D4A-88B0-513024A4A332(a)microsoft.com...
>> > > I'm trying to install 2 Western Digital 250gb hard drives in a RAID 1
>> > > setup.
>> > > I get it setup fine in the BIOS and RAID setup utility (nVidia RAID
>> > > on
> a
>> > > Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI mobo), but Windows doesn't show the drive. What
> do I
>> > > need to do to get them setup in Windows???
>> > >
>> >
>
>


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