XP RAID-0 Wont boot without motherboard CD

gh057 · December 21st, 2007

Hiya all , I just recently set up my 40giger SATA to RAID-0 and everthing installs fine and all the problem is that whenever I try to load WINXP it wont boot I keep getting the error NO OPERATING SYSTEM WAS FOUND.. etc .. I checked my BIOS for the boot order still nothing ... wierd thing is the XP boots up fine if my motherboard CD is in the Optical Drive

SYSTEM CONFIG

MOBO: ASUS-A8N-SLI

RAID-0 40GB WD= XP
160 GB SATA 1st MASTER
300 GB IDE MASTER
80 GB IDE SLAVE

Update : If I disconnect my DATA drives I get a NTDLR missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del this leads me to believe that the Boot.ini was stored on one of my data drives .. I am going to try and reinstall the OS w/o the DATA drives connected too see If I cant get this problem fixed ..

Any input is appreciated

any suggestions?
thx

**Erbmaster** · December 24th, 2007

You certain you've installed the OS on the correct drive

Sounds like your BIOS is picking up the DATA drive as a possible boot source.
Was the data drive blank/formatted? More specifically are there remnants of a previous OS lurking on it still?

Set all 3 'device boot order' (not familiar with your board/bios) options if available to the raid controller and try booting.
You still have the CD drive, and I'm assuming the data drive in the boot order by the sounds of it.

If reinstalling, then you're already on the right path; leave the data drive out altogether to avoid confusion in the BIOS menus/detection/installation process.
You can connect it up once Windows is installed.

Good luck

gh057 · December 25th, 2007

Originally Posted by Erbmaster

You certain you've installed the OS on the correct drive

Sounds like your BIOS is picking up the DATA drive as a possible boot source.
Was the data drive blank/formatted? More specifically are there remnants of a previous OS lurking on it still?

Set all 3 'device boot order' (not familiar with your board/bios) options if available to the raid controller and try booting.
You still have the CD drive, and I'm assuming the data drive in the boot order by the sounds of it.

If reinstalling, then you're already on the right path; leave the data drive out altogether to avoid confusion in the BIOS menus/detection/installation process.
You can connect it up once Windows is installed.

Good luck

Lol reinstall fixed it :-( I dunno why MS is still using floppy to look for raid drivers ... i had to go through much pain to reinstall using floppy .. anyways the problem was the Boot.ini was located in my Data drive :-/ go figure dumbxP .. so i reinstalled w/ everyother driver disconnected :-D .. works good now ^^ thanks for the advice

**fitz** · December 26th, 2007

Originally Posted by gh057

I dunno why MS is still using floppy to look for raid drivers

they aren't using floppy's anymore for raid drivers (see Vista and the use of USB Thumb drives for drivers).

When you talk of XP, realize that it was RELEASED way back in 2001..

**kcnychief** · December 26th, 2007

You could also add the drivers to your XP media - would save you the headache of having to do this in the future

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/How...P-installation

gh057 · December 27th, 2007

Originally Posted by fitz

they aren't using floppy's anymore for raid drivers (see Vista and the use of USB Thumb drives for drivers).

When you talk of XP, realize that it was RELEASED way back in 2001..

Vista is one of the buggiest , Resource intensive operations system i've ever used ... XP released back in 01 .. even then floppies were starting to get outdated .. im sure Microsoft could;ve come up w/ a simple solution to integrate the drivers within the OS from 2002 to 2007 5 long years .....

**kcnychief** · December 27th, 2007

Originally Posted by gh057

Vista is one of the buggiest , Resource intensive operations system i've ever used ... XP released back in 01 .. even then floppies were starting to get outdated .. im sure Microsoft could;ve come up w/ a simple solution to integrate the drivers within the OS from 2002 to 2007 5 long years .....

The instructions on how to do it are above - how would they update the millions of CDs out there magically?

December 21st, 2007	Top \| #1
gh057 w3lc0m3 t0 7h3 r3al w0r1d Joined: August 2006 Location: nyc Posts: 62 Reputation: 0 Power: 71	XP RAID-0 Wont boot without motherboard CD Hiya all , I just recently set up my 40giger SATA to RAID-0 and everthing installs fine and all the problem is that whenever I try to load WINXP it wont boot I keep getting the error NO OPERATING SYSTEM WAS FOUND.. etc .. I checked my BIOS for the boot order still nothing ... wierd thing is the XP boots up fine if my motherboard CD is in the Optical Drive SYSTEM CONFIG MOBO: ASUS-A8N-SLI RAID-0 40GB WD= XP 160 GB SATA 1st MASTER 300 GB IDE MASTER 80 GB IDE SLAVE Update : If I disconnect my DATA drives I get a NTDLR missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del this leads me to believe that the Boot.ini was stored on one of my data drives .. I am going to try and reinstall the OS w/o the DATA drives connected too see If I cant get this problem fixed .. Any input is appreciated any suggestions? thx Life is a game of chess , make your move wisely.

December 24th, 2007	Top \| #2
Erbmaster OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2003 Location: Middle Of Nowhere - UK Posts: 1,195 Reputation: 270 Power: 126	Re: XP RAID-0 Wont boot without motherboard CD You certain you've installed the OS on the correct drive Sounds like your BIOS is picking up the DATA drive as a possible boot source. Was the data drive blank/formatted? More specifically are there remnants of a previous OS lurking on it still? Set all 3 'device boot order' (not familiar with your board/bios) options if available to the raid controller and try booting. You still have the CD drive, and I'm assuming the data drive in the boot order by the sounds of it. If reinstalling, then you're already on the right path; leave the data drive out altogether to avoid confusion in the BIOS menus/detection/installation process. You can connect it up once Windows is installed. Good luck The Cake Is A Lie? - Well There'd Better Be Cookies!

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gh057 w3lc0m3 t0 7h3 r3al w0r1d Joined: August 2006 Location: nyc Posts: 62 Reputation: 0 Power: 71	Re: XP RAID-0 Wont boot without motherboard CD Originally Posted by Erbmaster You certain you've installed the OS on the correct drive Sounds like your BIOS is picking up the DATA drive as a possible boot source. Was the data drive blank/formatted? More specifically are there remnants of a previous OS lurking on it still? Set all 3 'device boot order' (not familiar with your board/bios) options if available to the raid controller and try booting. You still have the CD drive, and I'm assuming the data drive in the boot order by the sounds of it. If reinstalling, then you're already on the right path; leave the data drive out altogether to avoid confusion in the BIOS menus/detection/installation process. You can connect it up once Windows is installed. Good luck Lol reinstall fixed it :-( I dunno why MS is still using floppy to look for raid drivers ... i had to go through much pain to reinstall using floppy .. anyways the problem was the Boot.ini was located in my Data drive :-/ go figure dumbxP .. so i reinstalled w/ everyother driver disconnected :-D .. works good now ^^ thanks for the advice Life is a game of chess , make your move wisely.

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fitz *XPista7eopardix Joined: April 2004 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 4,028 Reputation: 2947 Power: 168**	Re: XP RAID-0 Wont boot without motherboard CD Originally Posted by gh057 I dunno why MS is still using floppy to look for raid drivers they aren't using floppy's anymore for raid drivers (see Vista and the use of USB Thumb drives for drivers). When you talk of XP, realize that it was RELEASED way back in 2001.. Hee-hee! Evil makes my buttocks tingle.

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December 27th, 2007	Top \| #6
gh057 w3lc0m3 t0 7h3 r3al w0r1d Joined: August 2006 Location: nyc Posts: 62 Reputation: 0 Power: 71	Re: XP RAID-0 Wont boot without motherboard CD Originally Posted by fitz they aren't using floppy's anymore for raid drivers (see Vista and the use of USB Thumb drives for drivers). When you talk of XP, realize that it was RELEASED way back in 2001.. Vista is one of the buggiest , Resource intensive operations system i've ever used ... XP released back in 01 .. even then floppies were starting to get outdated .. im sure Microsoft could;ve come up w/ a simple solution to integrate the drivers within the OS from 2002 to 2007 5 long years ..... Life is a game of chess , make your move wisely.

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kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 305	Re: XP RAID-0 Wont boot without motherboard CD Originally Posted by gh057 Vista is one of the buggiest , Resource intensive operations system i've ever used ... XP released back in 01 .. even then floppies were starting to get outdated .. im sure Microsoft could;ve come up w/ a simple solution to integrate the drivers within the OS from 2002 to 2007 5 long years ..... The instructions on how to do it are above - how would they update the millions of CDs out there magically?

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