raid drives not useable but they are detected

Ive put two 160 gig drives on the raid, r/bios sees them ok but I cant get
xp setup to see them on installation it just says no hard drive found. Ive
read the support forum on msi web site and googled the problem but no joy,
set it up according to the manual.

Anyone have any ideas as to the cause of this problem?

Thanks for any info.

col.

 

Driver. Driver. Driver.
Ideally, put the XP RAID drivers onto a floppy disk (you can sometimes use
the CD, but the floppy is easier), and when the install starts, hit 'F6'
(which says it is to install drivers for SCSI). Basically, on all the MS
OS's, 'SCSI' is used as a code for any controller that needs third party
drivers. The install will continue as normal, but then ask for the
manufacturers disk. Insert this, and the system will offer to install the
available driver sets (on Promise controllers for instance, there are two
driver sets, one to use their ports as normal ports, and the other to use
RAID). Obviously, you need to select the 'RAID' driver set. XP, will then
see the array.

Best Wishes

 

When installing XP, you need to hit F6 at the beginning when it says "Press
F6 to install additional RAID driver" or some such. Insert your RAID floppy
when prompted, then pick the driver that works with your system. Install and
away you go. Failure to do so will result in either a unmountable boot
volume error on boot, or non-detection of the drives.

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