Correction needed to info in above post.
Instead of "'Yes' to Configure SATA as RAID, followed by SerialATA BOOTROM
'enabled' "
The P4C800 Deluxe will need to be set as follows
In Advanced Menu / On-Board Devices / OnBoard promise Controller 'enabled'
and Operating mode set to 'RAID'
Another poster has also pointed out that there are 2 sets of SATA
connections... 1 for IDE and the other for RAID... worth checking as well.
Hope some of the info proves useful.
Pete
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"Pete Baker" <petebkrAThotmailDOTcom> wrote in message
...
> Tom
>
> Once you get the XP set-up to recognise the SATA drives you won't need to
> have used the fdisk first.
>
> That said let's try and get those SATA drives recognised. Where did the
> floppy disk you're using to introduce the SATA (or RAID?) drivers
originate?
> And what files are on it?
>
> Check your BIOS settings against those recommended in the manual... It
would
> appear that your settings in IDE configuration should be the same as those
> depicted in section 4.3.6 with the exception of "Yes" to Configure SATA as
> RAID, followed by SerialATA BOOTROM enabled.
>
> If the solution was a simple update to BIOS that would probably be
specified
> in the update section of the Asus website (not guaranteed I know)... the
> fact that the SATA drives are simply not recognised is more likely to come
> from either a BIOS setting or the incorrect introduction of drivers (or
the
> wrong drivers).
>
> One more thing to check, system performance mode should be "Standard"
until
> everything is stable.
>
> Hope some of that helps
> Pete
> --------------------------
> "tom" > wrote in message
> ...
> > thanks Pete - i have tried skipping the F6 prompt but XP
> > fails to recognise the drives.
> >
> > I too thought that fdisk wouldn't be needed but the
> > support material suggests that i use it after configuring
> > the raid in the bios (which went without a hitch).
> >
> > on my first boot attempt, after setting up the BIOS with
> > raid, i went to the XP install (skipping fdisk) thinking
> > that XP would handle it for me - but it wouldn't find the
> > disks, so i went back and ran fdisk - to no avail.
> >
> > hopefully the BIOS update works - it's my first raid setup
> > and i'm dying to get the new machine up and running.
> >
> > thanks again
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >Hi Tom
> > >
> > >With the Asus P4C800 the SATA and RAID are fully
> > integrated into the ICH5R
> > >chipset which may not need you to introduce the
> > controllers once you have
> > >set-up the RAID to begin with... this (the RAID array)
> > needs to be done
> > >before installing XP. During XP set-up you will have
> > full ability to
> > >partition and format the drives so fdisk should not be
> > needed either.
> > >
> > >Apart from BIOS update? default settings in BIOS? (with
> > RAID and SATA boot
> > >enabled if necessary), have you tried to let the
> > installation simply run
> > >through without pressing F6?
> > >
> > >Hope some of that helps
> > >Pete
> > >-----------------------
> > >"tom" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > >> Having a problem getting XP to recognise my array setup
> > >> (RAID 0).
> > >>
> > >> Installed an ASUS P4C800 motherboard, properly set up
> > the
> > >> BIOS to read my 2 serial Raptor disks (box only has two
> > >> HDD's), used fdisk to format disks but when i get to the
> > >> XP Setup screen it cant find my drives.
> > >>
> > >> Something else that's weird is that when the setup
> > prompt
> > >> to install 3rd party drivers for RAID or SCSI drives
> > >> appears (for me it is an F6 prompt), the prompt doesn't
> > >> work - i can't stop the progress to install the ASUS
> > raid
> > >> drivers (i even tried multiple keyboards)
> > >>
> > >> Anyone have this problem before? Any ideas?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >.
> > >
>
>