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I have built a new computer:
ASUS M2N E SLI AMD FX 5400 2GB RAM 2 Hitachi 250G HDD in RAID 0 Stripe Array Installed Ultimate without any apparent problems. After complete, realized that computer will not boot up without a Windows CD/DVD in drive. Deleted partitions, array, and tried different nVidia RAID drivers, and am getting same results. Finally tried installing XP Pro, and I gett the same result. If a Windoows CD is not in the drive during boot, I will get the NO SYSTEM DETECTED error. This would indicate to me the problem is not with Windows, but probably related to either drive or RAID drivers, but I am at a loss. Can anyone provide some insight or direction? -- Because I Can |
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Do you have an active primary partition on the drive? Do you also have an
IDE drive? "Lajaycee" <Lajaycee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8E39185B-7D7C-4B16-8100-108519ED329C@microsoft.com... >I have built a new computer: > > ASUS M2N E SLI > AMD FX 5400 > 2GB RAM > 2 Hitachi 250G HDD in RAID 0 Stripe Array > > Installed Ultimate without any apparent problems. After complete, > realized > that computer will not boot up without a Windows CD/DVD in drive. > > Deleted partitions, array, and tried different nVidia RAID drivers, and am > getting same results. > > Finally tried installing XP Pro, and I gett the same result. If a > Windoows > CD is not in the drive during boot, I will get the NO SYSTEM DETECTED > error. > This would indicate to me the problem is not with Windows, but probably > related to either drive or RAID drivers, but I am at a loss. > > Can anyone provide some insight or direction? > -- > Because I Can |
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John,
Thank you for the inquiry. To specifically answer your questions: 1. Yes,, my striped raid array was set as bootable and as primary. 2. No, I had no IDE drive, but I did have another SATA drive. I actually read abnother post where it was suggested to remove all but the primary drive and attempt installation again - the thought being that Vista was possibly installing the MBR on a secondary drive. I tried disconnecting the secondary drive, and the installation worked this time. I am now booting properly without the CD\DVD needing to be installed. Thanks for the support! -- Because I Can "John Barnes" wrote: > Do you have an active primary partition on the drive? Do you also have an > IDE drive? > > "Lajaycee" <Lajaycee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:8E39185B-7D7C-4B16-8100-108519ED329C@microsoft.com... > >I have built a new computer: > > > > ASUS M2N E SLI > > AMD FX 5400 > > 2GB RAM > > 2 Hitachi 250G HDD in RAID 0 Stripe Array > > > > Installed Ultimate without any apparent problems. After complete, > > realized > > that computer will not boot up without a Windows CD/DVD in drive. > > > > Deleted partitions, array, and tried different nVidia RAID drivers, and am > > getting same results. > > > > Finally tried installing XP Pro, and I gett the same result. If a > > Windoows > > CD is not in the drive during boot, I will get the NO SYSTEM DETECTED > > error. > > This would indicate to me the problem is not with Windows, but probably > > related to either drive or RAID drivers, but I am at a loss. > > > > Can anyone provide some insight or direction? > > -- > > Because I Can > > |
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Have you tried a minimal system with no RAID?
-Paul Randall "Lajaycee" <Lajaycee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8E39185B-7D7C-4B16-8100-108519ED329C@microsoft.com... >I have built a new computer: > > ASUS M2N E SLI > AMD FX 5400 > 2GB RAM > 2 Hitachi 250G HDD in RAID 0 Stripe Array > > Installed Ultimate without any apparent problems. After complete, > realized > that computer will not boot up without a Windows CD/DVD in drive. > > Deleted partitions, array, and tried different nVidia RAID drivers, and am > getting same results. > > Finally tried installing XP Pro, and I gett the same result. If a > Windoows > CD is not in the drive during boot, I will get the NO SYSTEM DETECTED > error. > This would indicate to me the problem is not with Windows, but probably > related to either drive or RAID drivers, but I am at a loss. > > Can anyone provide some insight or direction? > -- > Because I Can |
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Glad to hear you have it working.
"Lajaycee" <Lajaycee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2866036C-5B0F-411E-BCD5-1781AEDF5779@microsoft.com... > John, > > Thank you for the inquiry. To specifically answer your questions: > > 1. Yes,, my striped raid array was set as bootable and as primary. > > 2. No, I had no IDE drive, but I did have another SATA drive. > > I actually read abnother post where it was suggested to remove all but the > primary drive and attempt installation again - the thought being that > Vista > was possibly installing the MBR on a secondary drive. > > I tried disconnecting the secondary drive, and the installation worked > this > time. I am now booting properly without the CD\DVD needing to be > installed. > > Thanks for the support! > -- > Because I Can > > > "John Barnes" wrote: > >> Do you have an active primary partition on the drive? Do you also have >> an >> IDE drive? >> >> "Lajaycee" <Lajaycee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:8E39185B-7D7C-4B16-8100-108519ED329C@microsoft.com... >> >I have built a new computer: >> > >> > ASUS M2N E SLI >> > AMD FX 5400 >> > 2GB RAM >> > 2 Hitachi 250G HDD in RAID 0 Stripe Array >> > >> > Installed Ultimate without any apparent problems. After complete, >> > realized >> > that computer will not boot up without a Windows CD/DVD in drive. >> > >> > Deleted partitions, array, and tried different nVidia RAID drivers, and >> > am >> > getting same results. >> > >> > Finally tried installing XP Pro, and I gett the same result. If a >> > Windoows >> > CD is not in the drive during boot, I will get the NO SYSTEM DETECTED >> > error. >> > This would indicate to me the problem is not with Windows, but probably >> > related to either drive or RAID drivers, but I am at a loss. >> > >> > Can anyone provide some insight or direction? >> > -- >> > Because I Can >> >> |
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