Dpac415

I found the string below using notepad and confirmed it is correct: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2682&CC_0104.DeviceDes% = iastor_Inst_RAID, PCI\VEN_8086&CC_0104 I'm still having the same problem though. I will create a slipstream tonight and try it. Any other suggestions on what could be the cause?? I'm worried that it will not even recognize the drive(s) after the slipstream.

Thanks for replying Mordac85, I can download a PE CD, but I have never used one before. Which would you recommend? Does it provide you with a menu with the selection "DEV section"? Once there, it will tell me my PCI ID? If so then I can match it to the Intel Sites related driver and select it. It is strange though. I have selected one of each of the files I am prompted with after F6 is selected in the window (below, but I only get a selection of 6 and not sure which ones because I'm not in front of my box). Yet setup still does not see my drives. I have ran diagnostics on both drives, CPU, and Memory as well, and all are performing stable. I read through every intel article I could find related to RAID and SATA and tech support was useless. If this doesn't work the only other thing I can try is to Slipstream it, and if that doesn't work.......I guess I will try another MOBO?? Geeez, setting up a RAID 0 shouldn't be this difficult! - Intel® 82801IR/IO SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH9R) - Intel® 82801IR/IO SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH9R) - Intel® 82801HEM SATA RAID Controller (Mobile ICH8M-E) - Intel® 82801HEM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH8M-E) - Intel® 82801HBM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH8M) - Intel® 82801HR/HH/HO SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH8R) - Intel® 82801HR/HH/HO SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH8R) - Intel® 631xESB/632xESB SATA RAID Controller (Workstation ESB2) - Intel® 82801GHM SATA RAID Controller (Mobile ICH7RM) - Intel® 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH7M) - Intel® 82801GR/GH SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH7R/DH) - Intel® 82801GR/GH SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH7R/DH)

I have been having some major issues getting XP to recognize my drives under a RAID setup. I am trying to setup a RAID 0 with 2 150GB Raptors and followed every instruction/forum I could find on the subject to no avail. MB: Intel D955XBK HDD: 2 x Western Digital Raptors 150GB CPU: Pentium D 3.0 Ghz Mem: 2 GB Stick 667 SD DDR2 RAM I downloaded the latest floppy from Intel with the SATA RAID Drivers and created a floppy, which I install via F6 Command. There is a selection for 4 different drivers. I have tried each and it accepts, but when it goes to load windows it states it cannot find any Hard Drives. My Bios sees both drives and allows me to Cntrl I and create the RAID 0 XP will only recognize my drive if I leave it in IDE Mode under Drive Selection. The only problem with this is you can't initialize RAID if you load XP in IDE mode. If you try to download the Matrix Storage Software from Intel after you install with IDE it will state that your hardware does not support it. I have tried all combinations of BIOS settings I can think of and get the same error each time. If anyone has any suggestions, please assist.