Raid

[saltynay]

I have finally decided to clean out my pc and reformat with a fresh install of windows . I want to create a hardware rather then software raid I currently have for my 1tb. I have no floppy drive, so how can I add the drivers during windows install without using a floppy drive???

 

[Raze664]

Can you do it through an External HD...I don't know. =/

 

[KSoD]

Use nlite and slipstream them into your install. Then you dont ever have to worry about trying to use a floppy drive again.

 

[saltynay]

how would I go about doing that have never slipstreamed anything myself just read about it

 

[KSoD]

nlite tutorial - Google Search

those will be of much greater help then me trying to guide you.

 

[saltynay]

no I got all that and done it but I am struggling with finding the generic file for my motherboards raid controller.

Is this the driver I need:
Intel® 5000V Chipset RAID/AHCI Software - Intel® Matrix Storage Manager [IATA60.EXE]

my mobo is an asus p5b deluxe with an intel ICH8R raid controller

 

[KSoD]

I would also check out these

ASUS P5B-VM RAID Driver v 1.17.08.01 - TechSpot Drivers

It seems as if these might be the ones you need.

 

[saltynay]

no I don't want to use the jmicron controller as my main control chip is intel IH8R

 

[KSoD]

You can try the ones you linked to. See if they work.

 

[EricB]

Google driver pack. download their raid (mass storage) drivers and driverbase. Copy your xp files to a folder on your desktop named xp. head driver base to the folder. it will slipstream every known raid driver to your xp disc. you can use this program to make an xp cd that contain almost every driver out.

that said I wouldn't raid a Terabyte. you will wake up mad one day when you have a dead TB. people don't realize that raid trades speed for reliability. scsi drives will work because they are twice are rugged as a ide or sata drive.