Winxp pro won't install on raid 5

[ZombieCzar]

xp install gets to the install, repair , quit screen, and won't go beyond that

yes i loaded the drivers

sli 780i xfx 3 sli mobo 4 gig ddr2 800 mghz ram, core2duo 2.8 , 4x 7200 rpm sata3, 800watt pwr sup, dvdrw, floppy,

 

[Shadow703793]

Can you please explain more clearly? What do you mean by "yes i loaded the drivers "? Have you slipstreamed it?

 

[Guest]

I don't know what slipedstreamed is
i installed the raid controller during xp pro install, but it doesn't sucseed
does anyone know if I need xp pro service pack 2 to install to raid or sata?

 

[Shadow703793]

^You mean through F6 and a boot disk? Exactly how did you install the RAID? Not sure if you need SP2 ti install RAID, but to learn more on slipstreaming drivers,etc:
http://teamtutorials.com/windows-tutorials/how-to-make-a-custom-windows-install-w-nlite

Slipstreaming in SP2(or 3) and trying won't hurt.

 

[specialk90]

First off, installing an OS on Raid 5 will make your system very slow. Raid 5 is designed for large amounts of reads and very little writes. And if you are using the onboard Raid controller, your system will be much slower than just using a single drive. Raid 5 really requires a dedicated raid card with a cpu built in to calculate parity. I have compared a 4 drive Raid 5 with Raptors using Intel's onboard raid (ICH8R) to a 3 drive(7200rpm) Raid 5 using a 3ware 8port controller and the 3 drive blows the 4 drive away. If you really want Raid 5, then at least get a different motherboard - one that has Intel's ICH8R/9R or the current 10R. This will allow you to create 2 different Raid Arrays on the same 4 drives using Intel's Matrix Raid. This is what I have done: Create a Raid 10 for OS/Apps and then a Raid 5 for storage or Raid 0 for video/photo editing.