Windows XP Pro Setup problem

lumo · July 13th, 2007, 03:44 PM

hello,
as i got my computer running (at least the hardware)
i run into following problem.
i had xp installed on my raid0
and vista on ide drive.
now i can boot up xp, but even after formatting my [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]ide [COLOR=blue ! important]drive[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR]
i am not able to install xp on that drive (and i really want a clean install)

when i try to install xp it asks for files, which are not located on my disc.
i already went to a mate to rent his cd and i get the same errors with his rom.

how come, as i installed windows from my disk a couple of months back???

when i try to install vista i get a 0x0000007b bluescreen which means error with raid0;

when i boot xp-cd it does not even show up the raid drives, says no disk inserted or something like that...

any ideas?

PS: raid is showing up in bios, and i am wrtiting this post on xp running from the raid, so discs and raid is working properly - i did not need any 3rd party drivers for the setup last time!

gen.Rage1991hrv · July 13th, 2007, 03:54 PM

sorry i dident read all
lol
set up first boot disk on raid0
you can set up that option in bios

p.s. why did you put link for NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 8600 GTS 7950 7900 7600 ATI Radeon HD 2900 XTX X1950 XT X1900 X1650 - MVKTech

lumo · July 13th, 2007, 04:03 PM

err sorry, the link should not be there, will remove it
will test it with anothed drive

gen.Rage1991hrv · July 13th, 2007, 04:20 PM

i have instald my xp on sata disk and vista on id and its working without any problems
(have shut down a raid controller so i can avoid any problems with disks and loading)
xp dose not have raid drivers on it you need install them from mbo installation disk

lumo · July 13th, 2007, 11:02 PM

you were totally right!
my dvd-rw is busted. works with another drive perfect!

thanks a lot

gen.Rage1991hrv · July 14th, 2007, 01:23 AM

lol
that was a first thing that have came to my mind
but when i looked on your stats i was thinking that you have all new equipment (and i dident read all)
thats why i erased that line

it is nice that you fixed your pc
hf

zme-ul · July 14th, 2007, 11:28 AM

to install windows xp on a raid matrix you must have a floppy with the raid drivers for your chipset
you can get them here: Confirm Download
thuis setup will create the driver floppy; after that, boot with your xp cd and press F6 when prompted in the line at the bottom of the screen; not too long after the setup process started
after that, a menu will apear ad tels you to specify aditional drivers and insert the floppy
onether menu will apear where you must select the correct chipset ICH7R

hope this helped ...

lumo · July 14th, 2007, 01:17 PM

well the dvdrw was one of few things i did not updade.. now its updated

@zme-ul - no clue why, but i did not need that disk the last time i installed windows...
and i do not even have a floppy drive anymore

Chaos · July 14th, 2007, 01:23 PM

You may want to create a new XP cd with the RAID drivers included.

How To: Slipstream your XP installation - admin - Maximum PC

lumo · July 14th, 2007, 01:44 PM

got the next problem now.
i got your latest ngo drivers 158.22
and i got two displays
an dell ultrasharp 30"
and benQ fp91g+
you can see the displays installed correct in my system components.
but it does not show up in display settings... further it shows me 2x dell monitor in nvidia control panel.
is this a bug or whats going wrong?

here is my screenshot to proove my text

hope someone knows an solution.

you might ask why he needs a 19" if he got a 30"... its for administration stuff only..

edit: i am running the 30" @ 2560x1600