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Worked on this for a few hours tonight and have become disheartened enough to ask for help.
I cleared two of my 640gig WD caviar blacks in preparation of this fresh windows 7 install. I have a copy of Win 7 Pro x64 through my school (MSDNAA) and am trying to install it on to these disks running in RAID 0. Windows 7 sees the two disks as one 1192.3 gig hdd (as it should) but does not load a driver so it cannot install on the array. When I try to load the driver from my mother board driver disk, it will load the driver but gives an error: 0x80300001 when I try to move forward. I use the latest drivers for the ICH10R chipset which load fine, but as I move forward it gives the error "Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition. See the Setup log files for more information"
Honestly it would probably work to put Win 7 on a single disk, but that isn't what I want to do. I am left exhausted and without answers right now. I would appreciate any help to get this installed on the raid array.
System specs:
Core i7 920 @ 3.8ghz
Asus p6t6 WS Revolution (latest bios)
6 gigs Corsair dominator 1600 @ 1604
3 640gig WD Caviar Black HDDs
XFX NV GF gtx 260 black edition
PC P&C Silencer 750
I cleared two of my 640gig WD caviar blacks in preparation of this fresh windows 7 install. I have a copy of Win 7 Pro x64 through my school (MSDNAA) and am trying to install it on to these disks running in RAID 0. Windows 7 sees the two disks as one 1192.3 gig hdd (as it should) but does not load a driver so it cannot install on the array. When I try to load the driver from my mother board driver disk, it will load the driver but gives an error: 0x80300001 when I try to move forward. I use the latest drivers for the ICH10R chipset which load fine, but as I move forward it gives the error "Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition. See the Setup log files for more information"
Honestly it would probably work to put Win 7 on a single disk, but that isn't what I want to do. I am left exhausted and without answers right now. I would appreciate any help to get this installed on the raid array.
System specs:
Core i7 920 @ 3.8ghz
Asus p6t6 WS Revolution (latest bios)
6 gigs Corsair dominator 1600 @ 1604
3 640gig WD Caviar Black HDDs
XFX NV GF gtx 260 black edition
PC P&C Silencer 750
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I'm sorry to hear about the difficulties you're facing with your Windows 7 installation on your RAID 0 array. Let's address the issue step by step to resolve it: 1. Prepare the RAID Drivers: - Make sure you have the correct RAID drivers for your motherboard's ICH10R chipset. Sometimes the drivers provided on the motherboard CD may not be the latest. - Visit the ASUS website and download the latest RAID drivers for your motherboard model. 2. Load RAID Drivers during Installation: - When you reach the screen where Windows 7 is unable to find the RAID array, load the RAID drivers: - Insert the motherboard driver disk. - Browse to the RAID driver on the disk and load it during the installation process. 3. Resolving the Partition Issue: - If you encounter the error "Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition," follow these steps: - Try formatting the RAID array. This ensures that there are no existing partitions that might be causing the issue. - Delete any partitions on the RAID array during the Windows installation process. - Create a new partition on the RAID array to install Windows. 4. BIOS Settings: - Check your BIOS settings to ensure that RAID is properly configured. The RAID mode should be set in the BIOS before Windows installation. 5. UEFI vs. Legacy BIOS: - If you're using UEFI, ensure that your Windows 7 installation supports UEFI. If not, consider switching to Legacy BIOS mode for the installation. 6. RAID Configuration: - Verify that the RAID array is set up correctly in the Intel RAID configuration utility. Ensure that the drives are detected and the array is operational. 7. Install Windows 7 on RAID: - Once the RAID drivers are loaded and any existing partitions are removed, retry the Windows 7 installation on the RAID array. If you continue to face issues, you might want to consider installing Windows 7 on a single disk as a troubleshooting step. Additionally, double-check that your Windows 7 installation media is not corrupted. Feel free to provide more details if you encounter any specific error messages or issues during these steps. Let's work together to get your Windows 7 installation up and running on your RAID 0 array.