RAID setup questions
I am about to setup (for the first time) a RAID 0+1 array (4 disks). Two disks are brand new, and two are previously used.
1) Do I need to do something with the disks before I set them up in the array? (E.g. format, remove partitions etc) Or will the RAID controller do the job?
2) The board has 4 IDE channels (0-3), but the manual doesn't say how to put the disks.
I.e. 2 disks in IDE0 and 2 in IDE2? Or use the (extra) IDE2 & 3 channels? (IDE1 say will be used for the CD drives).
3) In any case, one IDE channel will remain free. Can I put extra disks there?
Thanks
1) Do I need to do something with the disks before I set them up in the array? (E.g. format, remove partitions etc) Or will the RAID controller do the job?
2) The board has 4 IDE channels (0-3), but the manual doesn't say how to put the disks.
I.e. 2 disks in IDE0 and 2 in IDE2? Or use the (extra) IDE2 & 3 channels? (IDE1 say will be used for the CD drives).
3) In any case, one IDE channel will remain free. Can I put extra disks there?
Thanks
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The RAID controller is on board. The motherboard is the Gigabyte 8KNXP and the RAID chip is the ITE IT8212.
the onboard controller should have its own bios to configure the raid array....does it come while booting?
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Gigabyte GA8-KNXP
2xMaxtor 80G 8mb
2xKingston 512DDR 333
Nvidia GeoforceFX5600
I have a brand new system that I'm trying to setup as Raid-0 with XP Pro
No SATA installed!
HDD1 & HDD2 on IDE3, both configured Cabe select
CD on IDE2 as Master
1st THe Floppy has to be setup manually from the Gigabyte cd
Q: There are no details about exactly which drivers need to copied to the floppy
The manual is written in bastardised English
Can anyone tell me which drivers I should copy and if they can be read inside a folder or should be pasted directly onto the floppy
2nd I made a floppy containing the drivers that I thought relevant.
I created a 6floppy XP Pro SP1 startup pack
After installing the first 4 floppys (F6) and then the Gigabyte driver floppy with the XP Pro SP1 in the cd drive, I get the Error
message:
"File \WIN2K_XP\iteraid.sys caused an unexpected error (18) atline 2108 in d:\xpsp1\base\boot\setup\o
THis happened at first and then I partitioned the HDDs and tried again with same message
A friend with same setup except 3.0Ghz P4 has same message
DO I need extra drivers from Gigabyte site?
Are there drivers missing from the Gigabyte floppy?
I have heard rumours that the SP1 causes the problem. Should I use a pre-SP1 XP OS disc?
I tried the same setup but with HDD1 on IDE3 & HDD2 on IDE4 using cable select for a Raid1 config with the same message at the same place
What am I doing wrong. It,s been about 3 days now!!!
Gigabyte GA8-KNXP
2xMaxtor 80G 8mb
2xKingston 512DDR 333
Nvidia GeoforceFX5600
I have a brand new system that I'm trying to setup as Raid-0 with XP Pro
No SATA installed!
HDD1 & HDD2 on IDE3, both configured Cabe select
CD on IDE2 as Master
1st THe Floppy has to be setup manually from the Gigabyte cd
Q: There are no details about exactly which drivers need to copied to the floppy
The manual is written in bastardised English
Can anyone tell me which drivers I should copy and if they can be read inside a folder or should be pasted directly onto the floppy
2nd I made a floppy containing the drivers that I thought relevant.
I created a 6floppy XP Pro SP1 startup pack
After installing the first 4 floppys (F6) and then the Gigabyte driver floppy with the XP Pro SP1 in the cd drive, I get the Error
message:
"File \WIN2K_XP\iteraid.sys caused an unexpected error (18) atline 2108 in d:\xpsp1\base\boot\setup\o
THis happened at first and then I partitioned the HDDs and tried again with same message
A friend with same setup except 3.0Ghz P4 has same message
DO I need extra drivers from Gigabyte site?
Are there drivers missing from the Gigabyte floppy?
I have heard rumours that the SP1 causes the problem. Should I use a pre-SP1 XP OS disc?
I tried the same setup but with HDD1 on IDE3 & HDD2 on IDE4 using cable select for a Raid1 config with the same message at the same place
What am I doing wrong. It,s been about 3 days now!!!
Not shure on your board but the way the raid works on mine abit kt7a-raid is I have hd1 on ide3 master, hd2 on ide4 master,
and then your controler should have its on bios ctr+h after the main bios on my board to enter the raid bios .
also you need to enable the raid controler in the main bios. Then set up the raid in the raid bios. before you try to install the OS.
and then your controler should have its on bios ctr+h after the main bios on my board to enter the raid bios .
also you need to enable the raid controler in the main bios. Then set up the raid in the raid bios. before you try to install the OS.
Sorted it about 4am this morning.
THe problem is with the Gigabyte drivers.
There seems to be a certain way to have them installed on the floppy
Need to copy the WIN2K_XP folder with 3 files therein and also iteraid driver + txtsetup.oem
These can be found on teh ITE website und the relevant chipset link
We had these drivers on the floppy - along with about 200 others - but we had opened the WIN2K_XP folder and extracted the 3 files straight onto the floppy so "A:\xyz" not "A:\WIN2K_XP\xyz" as the system was expecting
No SP1 problems as thought possible
One interesting piece of info is that in BIOS there is a SATA RAid controller that we disabled at the original problem because we thought the array0 was getting confused with SATA controllers active
This has to be enabled or the normal Raid will not work and the system turns in circles trying to reload the Raid drivers
Re-enabling this Sata controller and the system booted immediately
Gigabyte should either provide
1 A bootable floppy
2 Instructions for which files to copy to floppy
3 Instructions in something that resembles correct English
4 A cd that is decently cut not the piece of s*@~#t that comes with the motherboard and makes your laser breakdance
5 A self extracting setup utility or similar
Beautiful board with loads of everything but shite instructions
THe problem is with the Gigabyte drivers.
There seems to be a certain way to have them installed on the floppy
Need to copy the WIN2K_XP folder with 3 files therein and also iteraid driver + txtsetup.oem
These can be found on teh ITE website und the relevant chipset link
We had these drivers on the floppy - along with about 200 others - but we had opened the WIN2K_XP folder and extracted the 3 files straight onto the floppy so "A:\xyz" not "A:\WIN2K_XP\xyz" as the system was expecting
No SP1 problems as thought possible
One interesting piece of info is that in BIOS there is a SATA RAid controller that we disabled at the original problem because we thought the array0 was getting confused with SATA controllers active
This has to be enabled or the normal Raid will not work and the system turns in circles trying to reload the Raid drivers
Re-enabling this Sata controller and the system booted immediately
Gigabyte should either provide
1 A bootable floppy
2 Instructions for which files to copy to floppy
3 Instructions in something that resembles correct English
4 A cd that is decently cut not the piece of s*@~#t that comes with the motherboard and makes your laser breakdance
5 A self extracting setup utility or similar
Beautiful board with loads of everything but shite instructions
What is the brand and model of the raid controler?
Is the raid controler part of the motherboard?
If so' what is the brand and model of the motherboard?