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floppy drive problem installing raid drivers

  • 16-08-2006 04:27PM
    #1
    stevejazzx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,247 ✭✭✭


    so i am trying to install a third party driver with a windows installation, so i press f6 and when window comes to the part where it syas put the disk in the drive marked a: and press enter, i do and the writing goes away for a few seconds and then comes back with the same message....put the disk in the drive, now the floppy is all plugged in to mobo correctly anf the light is on so i presume its working....i hear no disk access noise though...and when i go into the repair console and type a: dir, i get the message that there is no disk in the drive even though there is?
    Whats going on? going mad help very much appreciated!


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  • #2
    irlrobins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    Floppy fubar'd?


  • #3
    Teamhair
    Closed Accounts Posts: 142 ✭✭Teamhair


    If the light on the floppy is on continuously, then the floppy ribbon cable in plugged into the drive backwards. Make sure the red strip is lined up with pin 1. If thats what you mean by the light being on! Otherwise, don't mind me!


  • #4
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Check if it will read a normal bootdisk and work with that, if not check the cables again and make sure it looks ok.


  • #5
    stevejazzx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,247 ✭✭✭stevejazzx


    Teamhair wrote:
    If the light on the floppy is on continuously, then the floppy ribbon cable in plugged into the drive backwards. Make sure the red strip is lined up with pin 1. If thats what you mean by the light being on! Otherwise, don't mind me!


    doh!

    that light thing, its so long since i used a floppy when i saw the green light i figured that s on correctly then, yeah just swithched the cable but now it s telling the file txtsetup oem is mising .....off for driver search now
    even though i have the latest sataraid thing from nvidia


  • #6
    Teamhair
    Closed Accounts Posts: 142 ✭✭Teamhair


    Yeah, remembered that one from my FAS training days! XP, especially Pro is a bit funny for special drivers. You shouldn't have any problems getting them from nVidia.


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  • #7
    mr_disc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 654 ✭✭✭mr_disc


    sometimes u have the option to browse to a different drive ( CD , USB ) to look for the drivers... would be far more reliable than a floppy disc to use this option if u have the option......


  • #8
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    txtsetup.oem should be in the orignal file folder for the SATA RAID controller driver.

    The following files are what should be on the floppy disk.
    nvraid.png


  • #9
    stevejazzx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,247 ✭✭✭stevejazzx


    it is in the folder but silly windows couldnt find it, i've now copied the files in the folder to outside the folder on the floppy...that seemed to work it found and seem to accessthem install them (where does it install them to?) but then when i continued to install windows it just says it can't find any hard drives!!!! losing it now on to google i go....


  • #10
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    You don't copy the 'folder' to the floppy, you copy the files 'within' the folder onto the root of the floppy.

    When you press F6 and it reads the floppy it finds the driver for the SATA RAID controller & interrogates it for hard drives attached. After you've selected your RAID array* and formatted it Windows then copies it's files to begin the install of XP to the hard drive.

    During this process it also copies the files from the floppy disk to the hard drive & integrates the driver into the XP install. That's why after the reboot when you switch to the hard drive as your primary boot it loads XP which then starts installing the operating system.

    *If you have properly setup your RAID array you will see the volume listed along with an approximate total space available in the array, just select it and press enter and the create partition & format with NTFS (quick).

    Take a look at this guide with pictures (scroll down to the bottom to see)
    http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp

    Edit: Just noticed stevejazzx got the system up & running in another thread : )


  • #11
    irlrobins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    8T8 wrote:
    Take a look at this guide with pictures (scroll down to the bottom to see)
    http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp
    Nice guide. Think I'll add it to FAQ.


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  • #12
    stevejazzx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,247 ✭✭✭stevejazzx


    8T8 wrote:
    You don't copy the 'folder' to the floppy, you copy the files 'within' the folder onto the root of the floppy.

    When you press F6 and it reads the floppy it finds the driver for the SATA RAID controller & interrogates it for hard drives attached. After you've selected your RAID array* and formatted it Windows then copies it's files to begin the install of XP to the hard drive.

    During this process it also copies the files from the floppy disk to the hard drive & integrates the driver into the XP install. That's why after the reboot when you switch to the hard drive as your primary boot it loads XP which then starts installing the operating system.

    *If you have properly setup your RAID array you will see the volume listed along with an approximate total space available in the array, just select it and press enter and the create partition & format with NTFS (quick).

    Take a look at this guide with pictures (scroll down to the bottom to see)
    http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp

    Edit: Just noticed stevejazzx got the system up & running in another thread : )


    yeah i got in the end...I am a num nutz, it s actually incredibly simple thing to set up, now that i've done that is! lol
    i set the byte sector to 16kb....as i hear this is best?


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