Install RAID after initial XP install?

[Raul C. Beltizer]

Lost hard drive and did a clean install of XP. MB is Gigabyte GA8IEXP
with onboard Promise RAID (IDE). I noticed that XP Install asked
early on if I wanted to install a RAID controller. I didn't have the
drivers to hand so I passed the opportunity to set up the RAID
controller at that time. Everything else went fine but Device Manager
of course shows the "yellow ?" for the RAID controller. I manually
installed the Promise XP driver (from Promise.com) and now Device
Driver shows a line item for the Raid Controller with another "yellow
?" that says the controller can't start.

I'm started a reinstall so that I could get the initial RAID
Controller setup opportunity but I would need to uninstall Winfax and
Autosave first. I'm willing to do that but I thought I would reach
out for help first because I'm not sure that wouldn't be a rat hole
too.

The basic question is whether there is a way to install the Promise
IDE RAID Controller after XP has been installed without it. Thanks in
advance for any help.

[Walter Clayton]

Have you tried the drivers from Gigabyte? There are times that the MB
vendors will make just enough of a change in the hardware that OEM chipset
drivers will fail. Also, make sure you're running the latest chipset BIOS,
but make sure that it comes from Gigabyte and Gigabyte only.

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"Raul C. Beltizer" > wrote in message
...
> Lost hard drive and did a clean install of XP. MB is Gigabyte GA8IEXP
> with onboard Promise RAID (IDE). I noticed that XP Install asked
> early on if I wanted to install a RAID controller. I didn't have the
> drivers to hand so I passed the opportunity to set up the RAID
> controller at that time. Everything else went fine but Device Manager
> of course shows the "yellow ?" for the RAID controller. I manually
> installed the Promise XP driver (from Promise.com) and now Device
> Driver shows a line item for the Raid Controller with another "yellow
> ?" that says the controller can't start.
>
> I'm started a reinstall so that I could get the initial RAID
> Controller setup opportunity but I would need to uninstall Winfax and
> Autosave first. I'm willing to do that but I thought I would reach
> out for help first because I'm not sure that wouldn't be a rat hole
> too.
>
> The basic question is whether there is a way to install the Promise
> IDE RAID Controller after XP has been installed without it. Thanks in
> advance for any help.
>

[Len Segal]

Raul,

I can't answer for Gigabyte, but my MSI mobo instructed me to install the
RAID (Promise) drivers AFTER installing WinXP the conventional way. Works
fine this way.

I think the answer depends on what Gigabyte did in their design. Check their
Website or Tech Supt for the best answer.

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Microsoft - MVP
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"Raul C. Beltizer" > wrote in message
...
> Lost hard drive and did a clean install of XP. MB is Gigabyte GA8IEXP
> with onboard Promise RAID (IDE). I noticed that XP Install asked
> early on if I wanted to install a RAID controller. I didn't have the
> drivers to hand so I passed the opportunity to set up the RAID
> controller at that time. Everything else went fine but Device Manager
> of course shows the "yellow ?" for the RAID controller. I manually
> installed the Promise XP driver (from Promise.com) and now Device
> Driver shows a line item for the Raid Controller with another "yellow
> ?" that says the controller can't start.
>
> I'm started a reinstall so that I could get the initial RAID
> Controller setup opportunity but I would need to uninstall Winfax and
> Autosave first. I'm willing to do that but I thought I would reach
> out for help first because I'm not sure that wouldn't be a rat hole
> too.
>
> The basic question is whether there is a way to install the Promise
> IDE RAID Controller after XP has been installed without it. Thanks in
> advance for any help.
>


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