RAID help!

[gary]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte (More info?)

I am new at working the any RAID systems so I my be just a dummy as these
things go but here goes my problem:

I have a GigaByte GA-8PE800 ULTRA motherboard with GigaRAID. I can't seem to
find a good set of files to install as I try to install along with Windows
XP. It either can't find something or my latest error message:

File \WIN2K_XP\iteraid.sys caused an unexpected error (4096) at line 2113 in
d:xpsprtm\base\boot\setup\oemdick.c.

With Gigabytes tech supports suggestion, I removed the jumper from my WD
hard drives and I final quit getting the error message as I booted that it
couldn't locate either channel. Now on boot up it does indicate the drives
are there, BUT they do not show in Windows.

Should the drives be formatted in another machine before installing as the
RAID array, or should they show up somewhere in Windows that I can access
them and then do the format??

As I look at the hardware in Windows, it shows my other hard drive where the
OS is located, and it also shows there is a disk array, but will not access
the array so I can even attempt a format.

Any help?

 

[Ian]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte (More info?)

"Gary" <gary@inrlca.org> wrote in message
news:KF0Zd.65316$Ze3.47623@attbi_s51...
> I am new at working the any RAID systems so I my be just a dummy as these
> things go but here goes my problem:
>
> I have a GigaByte GA-8PE800 ULTRA motherboard with GigaRAID. I can't seem
to
> find a good set of files to install as I try to install along with Windows
> XP. It either can't find something or my latest error message:
>
> File \WIN2K_XP\iteraid.sys caused an unexpected error (4096) at line 2113
in
> d:xpsprtm\base\boot\setup\oemdick.c.
>
> With Gigabytes tech supports suggestion, I removed the jumper from my WD
> hard drives and I final quit getting the error message as I booted that it
> couldn't locate either channel. Now on boot up it does indicate the drives
> are there, BUT they do not show in Windows.
>
> Should the drives be formatted in another machine before installing as the
> RAID array, or should they show up somewhere in Windows that I can access
> them and then do the format??
>
> As I look at the hardware in Windows, it shows my other hard drive where
the
> OS is located, and it also shows there is a disk array, but will not
access
> the array so I can even attempt a format.
>
> Any help?
>
>
>
>
Gary,

I hope I'm not insulting your intelligence, but you need to look in Disk
Management to see a disk (or your array) that has yet to be partitioned and
formatted. You will see it as an "unpartitioned space", which you can
partition and format at will.

Ian.

Ian.

 

[gary]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte (More info?)

Ian,

Thank you insulting my intelligence! I hadn't even went that far as I had
been getting so many "error" messages during my initial Windows "third party
hardware" installation. The RAID manager kept telling me the drives were not
functioning for whatever reason.
The array is formatting as we speak (different computer, of course), but
thank you SO much for your insight.

Gary

"Ian" <ian@iano.net> wrote in message
news:4234a83f_3@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com...
>
> "Gary" <gary@inrlca.org> wrote in message
> news:KF0Zd.65316$Ze3.47623@attbi_s51...
>> I am new at working the any RAID systems so I my be just a dummy as
these
>> things go but here goes my problem:
>>
>> I have a GigaByte GA-8PE800 ULTRA motherboard with GigaRAID. I can't
seem
> to
>> find a good set of files to install as I try to install along with
Windows
>> XP. It either can't find something or my latest error message:
>>
>> File \WIN2K_XP\iteraid.sys caused an unexpected error (4096) at line
2113
> in
>> d:xpsprtm\base\boot\setup\oemdick.c.
>>
>> With Gigabytes tech supports suggestion, I removed the jumper from my
WD
>> hard drives and I final quit getting the error message as I booted that
it
>> couldn't locate either channel. Now on boot up it does indicate the
drives
>> are there, BUT they do not show in Windows.
>>
>> Should the drives be formatted in another machine before installing as
the
>> RAID array, or should they show up somewhere in Windows that I can
access
>> them and then do the format??
>>
>> As I look at the hardware in Windows, it shows my other hard drive
where
> the
>> OS is located, and it also shows there is a disk array, but will not
> access
>> the array so I can even attempt a format.
>>
>> Any help?
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Gary,
>
> I hope I'm not insulting your intelligence, but you need to look in Disk
> Management to see a disk (or your array) that has yet to be partitioned
and
> formatted. You will see it as an "unpartitioned space", which you can
> partition and format at will.
>
> Ian.
>
> Ian.
>
>

 

[Ian]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte (More info?)

"Gary" <gary@inrlca.org> wrote in message
news:gP2Zd.125295$tl3.92470@attbi_s02...
> Ian,
>
> Thank you insulting my intelligence! I hadn't even went that far as I
had
> been getting so many "error" messages during my initial Windows "third
party
> hardware" installation. The RAID manager kept telling me the drives were
not
> functioning for whatever reason.
> The array is formatting as we speak (different computer, of course), but
> thank you SO much for your insight.
>
> Gary

Good news, cheers.