XP Pro Installation on RAID 0 Error

[neutralx]

Hey everyone. I'm new to this board and I've read quite a lot of thread trying to install SATA RAID drivers by slipstreaming it on the XP installation CD.

OKAY, here is the problem. I followed the directions on pcstats.com and finally managed to slipstream the drivers and burn the installation CD. Now I can breeze through first part of the installation where the drivers are copied onto the HD. After reboot, I see the Windows XP slpash for a second and then *BAM* blue error screen. After reading a more threads on this error phenomenon I came to the conclusion that the error is occuring because of my HD. But I could be wrong. It could be my mobo. That's where you guys come in.

Here are my specs:

ECS P4M900T-M V1.0 mobo

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

2 WD Caviar SE 120Gig SATA HD

2x1Gig OCZ Dual Channel DDR2 PC2 5400 SDRAM

SAPPHIRE Radeon X1550 Video Card

I tried flashing my bios with the latest one from the ECS website.

I also slipstreamed the lasted via sata raid controller driver v. 5.50b from VIAarena.COM

(Also note: Under v 5.40a in the ECS website it says "1.5v": What could this mean? 1.5 volt?)

I tried taking out one RAM. Didn't work.

I know the HDs aren't bad because when set to IDE I can install windows without problems.

Anyone have any clue on what the problem is? I think it might be the cheap mobo.

[neutralx]

Do you think it might be because I partitioned the raid0 hd? I'll try to install without a partition and see what happens.

Edited July 14, 2007 by neutralx