nVidia RAID install

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Has support for it been added yet? This was never accomplishable in Beta 2
but I am hoping Microsoft and nVidia have been addressing it.

Jon
 
Jon:
For Vista through RC1 you need the Nforce Vista x86 beta 2 file or
RC1, Vista x64 beta 2 or RC1 download file depending on which release is
being used, available at Nvidia downloads. Unzip the file, copy the unzipped
file to a CD. The installation instructions are in the PDF file in the
download, following the instructions work through RC1 for x86 or x64. Mixing
drives, PATA (IDE) & SATA in the raid array isn't supported at this time.
 
Thank you. I'll give that a shot.

Jon

Dennis Pack x64 said:
Jon:
For Vista through RC1 you need the Nforce Vista x86 beta 2 file or
RC1, Vista x64 beta 2 or RC1 download file depending on which release is
being used, available at Nvidia downloads. Unzip the file, copy the
unzipped file to a CD. The installation instructions are in the PDF file
in the download, following the instructions work through RC1 for x86 or
x64. Mixing drives, PATA (IDE) & SATA in the raid array isn't supported at
this time.
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I have three SATA drives, two are identical and configured as NVRaid
(Striping array), the other is standalone. I currently run Windows XP on the
third physical standalone hard drive. The RAID drive (2 drives = 1) is also
formatted as a Dynamic partition. The third physical drive on which Windows
XP is installed is NOT formatted as a Dynamic partition.

When I attempt to boot using the Ultimate Boot CD
(http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/) the third drive on which Windows XP is
running is not visible. Of course, neither is the RAID array. Seeing the
stanalone drive from UBCD worked before, but I don't know what I did to make
it not show up now. I don't really have any ideas on what to try to roll
back.

I am actually trying to install Windows Vista x64 RC1 on either drive; I was
only running UBCD to try to back up my data first. When Vista boots, it
can't see any hard drives, either. I have installed the x64 SATA (nForce4)
drivers for Vista RC1 from nVidia's web site. When I browse to the drivers
and select the appropriate driver, nothing happens, Vista Setup still can't
see any drives. And when I try to use the Repair tool and it first asks me
to select a Windows install and I choose to install drivers, I get an
explicit error message, "Driver failed to install" (or equiv message).

Without any boot discs, Windows XP boots fine. The BIOS sees everything
fine. XP sees everything fine.

What is going on? Any ideas?

Thanks,
Jon
 
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