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How to install Raid drivers without new install or controller card?
- Thread starter MrPatate
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You need to elaborate a litte more.
Due to the boot.ini in XP, I don't think you can simply install the drivers in Windows and it will work.
Vista on the other hand might.
Install the card but don't hook up your HDD to it. Install the drivers in windows and then connect the HDD to the controller. See if it works. If it says can't find boot drive, than you need to repair the boot process...
I would suggest you install windows from scratch.
BTW, I've always found it too difficult to install XP to a raid controller. I would use Vista instead
Due to the boot.ini in XP, I don't think you can simply install the drivers in Windows and it will work.
Vista on the other hand might.
Install the card but don't hook up your HDD to it. Install the drivers in windows and then connect the HDD to the controller. See if it works. If it says can't find boot drive, than you need to repair the boot process...
I would suggest you install windows from scratch.
BTW, I've always found it too difficult to install XP to a raid controller. I would use Vista instead
Sorry, I'll add more detail.
I've got 3 drives, one for the OS, the other two for data. All installed and used has IDE in the BIOS on my P5K Deluxe. Now I want to make a RAID0 with the 2 data HDD (two identical WD RE2 500G). They still will be connected to the motherboard, not to a PCI card.
Since XP was installed without the AHCI and RAID drivers, I cannot just enable them in the BIOS because XP won't load. Which is normal because it's not the same controller anymore(no drivers).
Is there a way to install them without installing XP again or buying a sata controller card?
The things I found are either 3 years old with bad references or this link I've posted above which only works with a temporary PCI Sata card for the "transfert".
I've got 3 drives, one for the OS, the other two for data. All installed and used has IDE in the BIOS on my P5K Deluxe. Now I want to make a RAID0 with the 2 data HDD (two identical WD RE2 500G). They still will be connected to the motherboard, not to a PCI card.
Since XP was installed without the AHCI and RAID drivers, I cannot just enable them in the BIOS because XP won't load. Which is normal because it's not the same controller anymore(no drivers).
Is there a way to install them without installing XP again or buying a sata controller card?
The things I found are either 3 years old with bad references or this link I've posted above which only works with a temporary PCI Sata card for the "transfert".
Doesn't the P5K Deluxe already have another on-board controller -- a JMicron? In that case, you could do something like the following:
Switch the OS drive to the JMicron controller (enable and install drivers if needed)
Confirm that it boots into Windows.
Reboot, enable Intel RAID in the BIOS.
Install the Intel RAID drivers under Windows.
Optionally switch OS drive back to Intel.
Create the RAID array.
Switch the OS drive to the JMicron controller (enable and install drivers if needed)
Confirm that it boots into Windows.
Reboot, enable Intel RAID in the BIOS.
Install the Intel RAID drivers under Windows.
Optionally switch OS drive back to Intel.
Create the RAID array.
Doesn't the P5K Deluxe already have another on-board controller -- a JMicron? In that case, you could do something like the following:
Switch the OS drive to the JMicron controller (enable and install drivers if needed)
Confirm that it boots into Windows.
Reboot, enable Intel RAID in the BIOS.
Install the Intel RAID drivers under Windows.
Optionally switch OS drive back to Intel.
Create the RAID array.
Yeah I thought about that. But the JMicron controller is only for eSata.
the JMicron controller is only for eSata.
You could still use that with an appropriate cable.
Well I don't know if it works going to RAID mode, but have changed from IDE to AHCI mode post install by following this:
http://forums.techarena.in/windows-xp-support/936428.htm
Basically, you don't autodetect the drivers, but instead click on the "let me choose the drivers to install" and make it use the drivers you want despite it's warnings. Then reboot and before booting change the mode in the BIOS.
But first you need to grab the extracted drivers from the install. (run the RAID install, but after it extracts, and before you click ok, browse to your temp directory and copy the install to another location so that you can find the driver files manually)
http://forums.techarena.in/windows-xp-support/936428.htm
Basically, you don't autodetect the drivers, but instead click on the "let me choose the drivers to install" and make it use the drivers you want despite it's warnings. Then reboot and before booting change the mode in the BIOS.
But first you need to grab the extracted drivers from the install. (run the RAID install, but after it extracts, and before you click ok, browse to your temp directory and copy the install to another location so that you can find the driver files manually)
Yes, but I don't want to buy something, when I can do it for free(if nothing works, re-install XP). It isn't about money(cables are cheap), I'm just tired of having useless stuff everywhere.You could still use that with an appropriate cable.
Well I don't know if it works going to RAID mode, but have changed from IDE to AHCI mode post install by following this:
http://forums.techarena.in/windows-xp-support/936428.htm
Basically, you don't autodetect the drivers, but instead click on the "let me choose the drivers to install" and make it use the drivers you want despite it's warnings. Then reboot and before booting change the mode in the BIOS.
But first you need to grab the extracted drivers from the install. (run the RAID install, but after it extracts, and before you click ok, browse to your temp directory and copy the install to another location so that you can find the driver files manually)
I've done something similar that is explained in this, I can now run XP in AHCI, but cannot run it on Raid. That's weird since it's the same controller. In the devince manager, under IDE/SATA I've got the controler ICH9R installed. But in the Intel Matrix Storage Manager it only shows as "Intel(R) ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller". Tried uninstalling it and installing it back but with the same problem.
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So if you have it in AHCI mode, then in the BIOS set it to RAID mode, does the system no longer boot?
The system won't boot, I get a blue screen. I didn't set the 2 drives in RAID 0 with "ctrl + i" thought, just switch the controller to raid in the BIOS. But I don't think It could cause this issue.