Win2K and Raid

[bytemangler 0]

I hope someone has already done this.

I want to install win2K on the RAID0 (IDE) setup. Try different things but didn't help.

 

Here's my specs:

Iwill KK266-R

Hercules Vid.

512 PC-133 RAM

2x20 gig Seagate HD connected to Raid port 1 as Master and slave

CD/DVD on IDE1 as master/slave

IDE0 is empty

everything else is out (Nic/SB card..etc.)

 

problems:

 

I did all the raid setup in the AMI bios as RAID0, create the array (did not FDISK or create partition, thought i'd do it in W2K setup). Win2000 boot up and the install begin, so far so good. I did the F6 and install the latest AMI Hyperdisk 100 for the IDE Raid controller. That went well and Win2K starts copying files it needed. When it's done then it just hangs there with a message "Starting windows 2000" on the bottom. This has happen consistantly everytime. What the ***k is the problem???

 

Note: It only seems to work (the install) if I connect another HD on the IDE0 channel. But I wanted to only use RAID HD.

 

HELP!!! if anyone can point me to the right site or give me a step by step instructions I'd appreciated.

[Igor 0]

My setup is a bit different and that is also what we have setup with scsi at work.

Install Win2k on its own HD with no raid. Then install the drivers for the raid controller and keep all the data on the raid array.

This seems to work well. I had my raid 0 running for a year now.

[bytemangler 0]

You mean have Win2K on a partition of it's own i.e c:\ right?

or setup the raid array, partition a drive from the array for the OS and use the remaining for the data?

 

I have 2 HD setup as RAID0 and that's all I wanted to use for win2K. If I didn't mis-interpret you comment you suggest I have a 3rd drive on an IDE channel?

[Igor 0]

You got it right. I have 3 HDs.

One on my regular IDE controller for Win2k and 2 HDs on the RAID controller for the data.

[bytemangler 0]

That kind of suck. I was hoping to just have 2 HD in the system. Thanks for the help.

[neuralfx 0]

see if there is an updated driver/bios for your raid controller, there should be, also you can do it this way regardless .. if you cant get it to install correctly, try installing it to one harddrive, normally, install drivers for raid controller through windows, make a ghost image of this, then make your raid array, power up, and install the ghost image on the raid array, this should work .. unless there is an issue with the controller and 2k, which there shouldnt be .. try the updated drivers/bios first .. good luck ..

-neural

[bytemangler 0]

Well, after messing around a bit more I was able to get it working with only the RAID0 setup. Thanks to all for replying.