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Windows SATA Install question

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I'm trying to install Windows on a Hitachi 160GB SATA drive. When I previously installed Windows, I had an IDE hard drive as channel 1 master, the two SATA disks set up as RAID0. After losing data nearly twice due to the RAID, I'm wanting to leave the drives as independent disks. When I load Windows, I insert my SATA drivers floppy and press F6 when asked. Windows copies all the files fine, then I install the SATA drivers. Files are continuing to be copied, then I'm asked to format the drive, which goes smoothly. The problem is where it asks to reboot the computer. Instead of continuing with Windows setup, it starts it all over again. Anyone have any idea what is going on here?

EDIT: Sorry I stuck this in GH instead of the OS forum.
 
After it reboots, maybe go right into the BIOS and change the boot devices to hard drive only/HDD0 only?

It should ask you to hit a key to boot off the cd anyway. Strange.
 
Benny Blanco said:
After it reboots, maybe go right into the BIOS and change the boot devices to hard drive only/HDD0 only?

It should ask you to hit a key to boot off the cd anyway. Strange.
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This isn't an option because you have to use the CD drive to finish the Windows installation :p. I still had the RAID configured via the Intel utility and forgot about it, so I went back and deleted the RAID array. So the Intel utility recognized the drvies separate. Let's see what happens

EDIT: Deconstructing the RAID array was the solution. It is now appearing to install Windows normally.
 
Yes that is correct that it needs the cd drive again... but I didn't say disconnect the cd drive lol, just talking about changing the boot device priority. Anyway glad u got it worked out :)
 
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