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For completeness and in case this helps someone else...
I've just bought a Tyan K8S 2880 and have struggled to get it to load up
Windows 2003 with two WD Raptors on SATA RAID 1. Probably, much like the
post below (Dec 2003) I tried all versions of motherboard BIOSes but to know
avail. The symptoms were that I could get the install started, press F6 to
indicate I had RAID drivers to load, it would load them and then return to
the normal loading sequence whereupon when it go to load the NTFS driver the
whole thing would reset. I tried all sorts of combinations. If I got the
SATA RAID to work then Windows 2003 wouldn't install, if the SATA was in
non-RAID mode then Windows 2003 would install. If I took the motherboard to
the Beta BIOS the SATA-RAID controller wouldn't work. What I discovered was
that Windows 2003 would only load with the beta version of the Tyan 2880
BIOS, meaning that the SATA controller had to be disabled. Fortunately for
me, I had an 8-port RocketRaid controller I could use. I think I've been
through every permutation of software/versions, but, if anyone else has had
the same experience and knows how to get the on-board SATA-RAID going again
let me know..
Regards, Dave
A similiar plea for help back in December....
I'm trying to install Windows 2003 onto a new dual Opteron K8S 2880 board
with SATA. First, we can't find any options for SATA Raid. I have no idea
how to create a RAID 1 set. I saw the FAQ and installed the new bios (2.02)
and that did nothing noticable. I also downloaded the RAID Promise drivers
that the FAQ mentioned and had no luck with them.
I decided to try and setup the system without RAID and I can't find any 2003
drivers anywhere. I'm pressing F6 when 2003 setup starts and have tried the
XP drivers without luck.
Can someone tell me how to get RAID working, and failing that, where the
2003 SATA drivers are for this motherboard. Please help me before I go
crazy. I need to get this box up and running soon.
Thanks,
Brian
For completeness and in case this helps someone else...
I've just bought a Tyan K8S 2880 and have struggled to get it to load up
Windows 2003 with two WD Raptors on SATA RAID 1. Probably, much like the
post below (Dec 2003) I tried all versions of motherboard BIOSes but to know
avail. The symptoms were that I could get the install started, press F6 to
indicate I had RAID drivers to load, it would load them and then return to
the normal loading sequence whereupon when it go to load the NTFS driver the
whole thing would reset. I tried all sorts of combinations. If I got the
SATA RAID to work then Windows 2003 wouldn't install, if the SATA was in
non-RAID mode then Windows 2003 would install. If I took the motherboard to
the Beta BIOS the SATA-RAID controller wouldn't work. What I discovered was
that Windows 2003 would only load with the beta version of the Tyan 2880
BIOS, meaning that the SATA controller had to be disabled. Fortunately for
me, I had an 8-port RocketRaid controller I could use. I think I've been
through every permutation of software/versions, but, if anyone else has had
the same experience and knows how to get the on-board SATA-RAID going again
let me know..
Regards, Dave
A similiar plea for help back in December....
I'm trying to install Windows 2003 onto a new dual Opteron K8S 2880 board
with SATA. First, we can't find any options for SATA Raid. I have no idea
how to create a RAID 1 set. I saw the FAQ and installed the new bios (2.02)
and that did nothing noticable. I also downloaded the RAID Promise drivers
that the FAQ mentioned and had no luck with them.
I decided to try and setup the system without RAID and I can't find any 2003
drivers anywhere. I'm pressing F6 when 2003 setup starts and have tried the
XP drivers without luck.
Can someone tell me how to get RAID working, and failing that, where the
2003 SATA drivers are for this motherboard. Please help me before I go
crazy. I need to get this box up and running soon.
Thanks,
Brian