WinXP install problems

[GT98]

I got my new box together finally but I'm running into problems with it Installing WinXP. I have KG-7 RAID with 2 IBM 60 GXP 60 GB drives set on RAID 1. When I go to install XP, I hit F6 to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. I install the 2000 ATA100 RAID drivers from the Disc included with the Motherboard (Hotrod 100 Pro) and it runs for a little bit then nothing happens! If I just let XP boot up and use its drivers (not 100% sure if the HP370 on HCL) it gets to the part where you can partion the drives and I wind up with a large partion that I can't do anything with because XP doesn't reconize it. Anyone have any suggestions??? I'm kinda stumped now


Scott

[Mad Eddie]

hmm...

I would suggest installing XP over the top (Uprgrading XP calls it) of a lower version of windows, say 2K, ME or 98SE. But make sure that the lower OS is running perfectly with ALL the drivers u need, XP seems to take most of its referneces and drivers out of this lower OS.

Just a thought

[GT98]

I got the problem corrected the other night. It seems like XP didn't like having the CD-ROM as the master on IDE Port1 and the boot disk/RAID on the RAID controller. I moved the CD-rom drive to IDE port 2 on the motherboard and it went in fine.

Scott

[Gurm]

Actually...

Actually, it has more to do with the fact that Highpoint's controllers are retrograde and evil than with Windows XP.

XP is just a bit ... hmm ... more rigid about enforcing preexisting rules and regulations.



- Gurm