Re: KR7A-RAID BIOS & IDE Port problems

If HDD0 on IDE3 is your C drive shouldn't that be your boot drive in the
Highpoint setup?

Mike. 30705. 3:52am ET
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"Mike" <> wrote in message
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> I've had time to test things out and here's what I did.
>
> Take HDD0 from IDE 1 leaving that port empty. and put it into IDE 3. IDE 4
> already has HDD1 & 2 as master slave working fine.
>
> IDE 2 has DVD ROM/CD RW as master slave already working fine.
>
> Booted to BIOS and set Boot disc to ATA 133RAID. Then on to HTP372 control
> panel and set HDD3 as it is (it's the 20GB drive) showing as boot drive.
>
> Now it displays a message about checking VMI pool (have I got that right)
> for a considerable time. Then I finally get the white windows 2000 screen
> with the blue bars at the bottom. They reach about 2/3 of way across and
> there it stays. I've left it for 15 mins and nothing else happens but the
> HDD light does go on and off in long bursts.
>
> Does anyone have any idea as to what is going wrong.
>
> The BIOS is : VT8366A-8233-6A6LVA1AC-CX Dated 18 Nov 2002 as displayed by
> FlashMenu
>
> The HighPoint ROM Device is 2.345.0.0
>
> Please help as my hair is getting greyer by the minute
>
> Cheers
>
>
>

"MJH" <> wrote in message
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> If HDD0 on IDE3 is your C drive shouldn't that be your boot drive in the
> Highpoint setup?
>
In the Highpoint set-up it lists the drives as HDD1 2 & 3. Windows is
installed on the 20GB HDD which is being shown as disc 3 so that is what I
selected.

Cheers

FYI:
On my KR7A-RAID [non-RAID configuration] I have my system files on the drive
on IDE3 and my second drive on IDE4. In the Highpoint setup the "channel
status" section lists them as Primary Master and Secondary Master; no drives
on slaves. My Primary Master listed as BOOT and Secondary Master listed as
HDD1. Just out of curiosity I switched Secondary Master as BOOT and Primary
Master became HDD1 and Secondary Master as BOOT. I don't think it would
boot that way with my system files being on my Primary Master and Secondary
Master as BOOT drive. Apparently the Highpoint will make whatever drive
listed as BOOT the HDD0 drive. I don't know how this affects your drive
arrangement.

Are your jumpers configured as CS or are you using Master / Slave
designations?

Mike. 30705. 6:14am ET
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"Mike" <> wrote in message
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> "MJH" <> wrote in message
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> > If HDD0 on IDE3 is your C drive shouldn't that be your boot drive in the
> > Highpoint setup?
> >
> In the Highpoint set-up it lists the drives as HDD1 2 & 3. Windows is
> installed on the 20GB HDD which is being shown as disc 3 so that is what I
> selected.
>
> Cheers
>
>
>

"MJH" <> wrote in message
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> FYI:
> On my KR7A-RAID [non-RAID configuration] I have my system files on the
drive
> on IDE3 and my second drive on IDE4. In the Highpoint setup the "channel
> status" section lists them as Primary Master and Secondary Master; no
drives
> on slaves. My Primary Master listed as BOOT and Secondary Master listed
as
> HDD1. Just out of curiosity I switched Secondary Master as BOOT and
Primary
> Master became HDD1 and Secondary Master as BOOT. I don't think it would
> boot that way with my system files being on my Primary Master and
Secondary
> Master as BOOT drive. Apparently the Highpoint will make whatever drive
> listed as BOOT the HDD0 drive. I don't know how this affects your drive
> arrangement.
>
> Are your jumpers configured as CS or are you using Master / Slave
> designations?

Not too sure what you mean by CS. But windows is installed on the 20GB drive
which is set as Master on IDE 3 with no other drive attached. The 60 & 80GB
drives are Master/Slave on IDE 4.

Cheers

OK

So I've tested all setting again and this is the result.

Once again I get a long delay with the message 'Verifying DMI Pool Data...'
then Windows 2000 Pro starts to boot. The white logo screen pops up and the
blue bar at the bottom goes straight to about 3/2 way acroos. The HDDD light
goes on for about 10 secs off for two, on/off, etc.~

After around 15 minutes the following error is displayed.

***STOP Stoop : 0x0000007B #(0Xeb81b84c,0xc0000034,0x00000000,0x00000000
INNACCESSABLE_BOOT_DEVICE

There are no viruses and I haven't installed any new drives or their
drivers.

Current BIOS is VT8366A-8233-6A6LVA1AC-CX Dated 18 Nov 2002

HPT Conytroller is: HPT370/372 V.2.32

I have ATA133RAID set as 1st Boot device with the Windows installed HDD on
IDE3
The HPT Controller shows.

Primary Master 20GB BOOT
Primaray Slave No Drive
Secondary Master 60GB HDD1
Secondary Slave 80GB HDD2

A few questions;

Should I update to a later HPT driver if there is one and where is it?

Should I re-install windows with the 1st Boot drive set to CDROM then reboot
setting to ATA133RAID?

Any other advice as to what I might do to resolve this problem.

Cheers.

BTW I was sent a document from ABIT that states IDEs 1 & 2 supports
UDMA66/100/133 on IDE1/2 and UDMA66/100/133 on IDE3/4

This conflicts with the manual which say that IDE 1 & 2 support upto 100.

Cheers

HD settings appear to be correct; must be software issue you're having.

I bought my KR7A-RAID to get the ATA133 which was not available on IDE1/2
but was/is on IDE3/4. I've updated to CX BIOS as well. Will try the 133 on
IDE1 later to see if ATA133 is recognized but I doubt it will be.

M. 30706. 1:24am ET
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"Mike" <> wrote in message
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> BTW I was sent a document from ABIT that states IDEs 1 & 2 supports
> UDMA66/100/133 on IDE1/2 and UDMA66/100/133 on IDE3/4
>
> This conflicts with the manual which say that IDE 1 & 2 support upto 100.
>
> Cheers
>
>
>

Good luck sorting it out.

Oh, the IDE1/2 boot my Maxtor 133 drives at UDMA100 as expected; so the tech
that wrote you must have mis-spoke.

M. 30706. 11:28pm ET
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"Mike" <> wrote in message
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> Problem still not sorted but now have another with what seems to be a
faulty
> CD-RW drive.
>
> Hey-ho, it never rains...
>
> Cheers
>
>
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