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Burzhui
04-26-2005, 07:23 PM
Ok this is no longer funny

I completely forgot that i don't have a floppy drive, and that actually i haven't used one in the past 3-4 years.
Not only that newer PCs don't even come with floppy drives so i can't pull a drive from any system. But i need one to install the freaking raid drivers...hmmm this has been the same ****ing thing since windows NT, so pretty much in 10 years we have not moved forward, why don't they come up with a new way. WTF!!!! :throw:
hapoo
04-26-2005, 07:30 PM
CD doesn't work? are the drivers only on floppy? can't you download them?
Burzhui
04-26-2005, 07:31 PM
the drivers have to be loaded onto a floppy from a CD
then you press F6.. blah blah blah :(
hapoo
04-26-2005, 07:42 PM
the drivers have to be loaded onto a floppy from a CD
then you press F6.. blah blah blah :(


you can make a bootable cd
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=297
Burzhui
04-26-2005, 07:53 PM
this is a bit different. In my case the windows installation doesn't see the hard dries because they are located on a separate raid controller.. a boot disk will not help this
hapoo
04-26-2005, 07:56 PM
haven't done it before, but doesn't windows installation give you the option of loading 3rd party raid drivers? does it care if they're on cd or disk?
bachviet
04-26-2005, 07:59 PM
Yeap definitely need it for RAID driver installation. I "borrowed" from my work desktop for my installation and returned it the next day. :D
AlpineJay
04-26-2005, 08:03 PM
Yup. Definitely need the floppy for the RAID. I tried everything to work it with a CD but wound up running to CompUSA and dropping 15 bucks on a floppy drive just to see my machine work.

I feel your pain. I was so frustrated with that before I just decided to buy myself out of the misery for 15 bucks.
Burzhui
04-26-2005, 08:19 PM
yea tomorrow i'll get a 6 dollar mitsumi black floppy drive

bastards man, all bastards not only that but my mobo has 3 raid controllers, now i have to freaking ponder which to use. Intel vs some other one
AlpineJay
04-26-2005, 08:44 PM
If it's a Promise controller then try going with Intel. I've read (I forget where) that Promise is not up to par with some of the other controllers out there. Driver support is also poor, I think.

So go with Intel first.
Burzhui
04-26-2005, 09:46 PM
it's silicone something
Hoser
04-26-2005, 11:35 PM
I think you mean Silicon Image - http://www.siliconimage.com/products/productfamily.aspx?id=3
brainsmile
04-26-2005, 11:52 PM
yea tomorrow i'll get a 6 dollar mitsumi black floppy drive

bastards man, all bastards not only that but my mobo has 3 raid controllers, now i have to freaking ponder which to use. Intel vs some other onebuy it at circuit city and you can return it within 14 days
AlpineJay
04-26-2005, 11:55 PM
buy it at circuit city and you can return it within 14 days

Actually, they now have a restocking policy on all computer items where you cannot return an item unless it's proven to be defective. Back in the day when they had no such policy, you could pull that off, but I don't think you can do it anymore.
Burzhui
04-30-2005, 03:07 PM
It's alliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive

yea it's all good
6.99 for a floppy drive and i'm a happy camper :)