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Old 25-04-2004, 13:05   #1
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Installing WinXP on RAID0
I'm trying to install WinXP (upgrade version from Win98) onto two SATA harddisks with I've configured as RAID0.

On Win98 the disks work fine when I run the upgrade I obviously have to install some RAID drivers, so I press F6 during setup, at the correct time, and up comes an info screen telling me to insert a disk into the floppy disk drive. Well, first of all I didn't buy nor want to install a fdd in this machine. Secondly, why do they assume everyone still uses floppy. They must know that the motherboard manufacturer, ASUS, supplies CDs.

Anyway, so I copied the files, which I think it is asking for, onto my USB pen drive thing and it then reports an error reading the files.

It asked for txtsetup.oem so I simply copied the root of the Promise directory onto the pen, with that file at root of the pen.

The error it returns is:

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File txtsetup.oem caused an unexpected error (1) at line 1742 in d:\xpclient\base\boot\setup\oemdisk.c.

Other than not using RAID (as my primary boot drive) what can I do, or more importantly what stupid things have I done to cause this error, lol




This post has my hardware spec, post#1 is uptodate
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...ad.php?t=11352
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Re: Installing WinXP on RAID0
instead of installing win98 and then winxp upgrade have you tried using a win98 boot disk to get a dos prompt. Then going into the i389 directory on the winxp cd typing winnt and just installing the full version ?

You dont get any win98 crap left behind then
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Re: Installing WinXP on RAID0
I've not no, but I didn't think I could do that with the copy of WinXP I have.

But, it doesn't solve my RAID issue?
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Re: Installing WinXP on RAID0
buy a floppy drive.
or, look into how to perform an unattended install of xp, concentrating on where to put any extra drivers , and slipstream sp2 into it while you're at it


and use raid 1 not 0, that way if one drive dies you don't lose everything , unless you really do need all that space in one logical drive.

could try installing xp on one sata (not on raid controller), then thru xp install raid driver, then move drive to raid, add second drive and set up raid 1
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Re: Installing WinXP on RAID0
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I've not no, but I didn't think I could do that with the copy of WinXP I have.
AFAIK XP should install fine although it may ask you to put the 98 cd in.

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But, it doesn't solve my RAID issue?
As for RAID, I didn't know XP would read pen drives during setup, try going to the Asus home page and see if you can find a download for the raid drivers.
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Re: Installing WinXP on RAID0
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instead of installing win98 and then winxp upgrade have you tried using a win98 boot disk to get a dos prompt. Then going into the i389 directory on the winxp cd typing winnt and just installing the full version ?

You dont get any win98 crap left behind then
Good hint, will try that next time


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As for RAID, I didn't know XP would read pen drives during setup, try going to the Asus home page and see if you can find a download for the raid drivers.
Looks like XP doesn't read pen drives! Well it sort of did cause it would read the file, but fall over....

Anyway, I plugged in a floppy drive with a updated download from asus.com
and it worked

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buy a floppy drive.
You're right I shd have installed one from the outset!


Anyway, all works now, thanks guys!

(p.s. I've taken the fdd drive out 2 secs after it wasn't needed! )
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Re: Installing WinXP on RAID0
Are you using dangerous RAID 0 or nice and safe RAID 1?
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Re: Installing WinXP on RAID0
I hear your distinction but I opted for the RAID 0, stripping, giving me a total capacity of 320GB. I can see the benefit of RAID 1, mirrored, total capacity 160GB, but feel RAID 1 is for office or critical systems.

My requirement is for speed and capacity. I'm doing a lot of video editing, but have a DVD-RW burner to archive projects anyway
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Re: Installing WinXP on RAID0
Get another disk and play with the big boys with RAID 5, or go for a fourth disk and do RAID 0+1
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Re: Installing WinXP on RAID0
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I hear your distinction but I opted for the RAID 0, stripping, giving me a total capacity of 320GB. I can see the benefit of RAID 1, mirrored, total capacity 160GB, but feel RAID 1 is for office or critical systems.

My requirement is for speed and capacity. I'm doing a lot of video editing, but have a DVD-RW burner to archive projects anyway
A little OT but I assume you have all your new bits now then?
What do you think of the case?
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