Asus A7V133 with Promise Fasttrack 100 Lite won't Install WinXP

[Rocktavio]

I have an ASUS A7V133 MB with the Fasttrack 100 Lite Raid Controller. Until now I was running Windows 98SE on an 80 GIG (2 40GB WD drives) striped array from the the fasttrack.

I now want to upgrade to Windows XP, but the install does not recognize the Fasttrack controller driver that came with the motherboard CD. I have tried downloading various drivers for this but none seem to work. Which I should try next ?

Also, I just bought DRIVEZILLA (WD 200GB Special Edition) and want to install it without having to use their controller card. I upgraded my MB BIOS from 1001c to 1009 but it still seems like the machine only sees 137GB on the drive. I am plugging it into the primary IDE controller since the Promise has the RAID array running on it, so I figured the MB BIOS upgrade should take care of the problem, but alas so far so bad...

I can install XP onto that drive, but still the RAID/Promise controller are not installed. I tried installing them after installing the OS but it still doesn't like any of the drivers I have given it. Not to mention that it is a pain in the butt to get drivers from ASUS.com since their FTP server seems to be down all the time....

HELP!!! Anyone please...I am so frustrated.

Roctavio

 

[Rocktavio]

Please, Oh please can anybody help me. I am frustrated...I had so much trouble finding a good deal on an HD and finally got it and want to install XP but I don't want to lose my RAID array in the process.

 

[mechBgon]

I haven't installed WinXP, but with Win2000, you're prompted to "Press F6 if you have a SCSI adapter driver to install" or something to that effect, right after the CD begins booting. At that point, you press F6, and later in the installation process it will prompt for the drivers on floppy. Maybe XP has something along those lines? Or maybe that's what you've been trying already?

The A7V133 support page at Asus.com doesn't seem to have any Promise drivers for ANY operating system

 

[GonzoDaGr8]

I haven't installed WinXP, but with Win2000, you're prompted to "Press F6 if you have a SCSI adapter driver to install" or something to that effect, right after the CD begins booting. At that point, you press F6, and later in the installation process it will prompt for the drivers on floppy. Maybe XP has something along those lines? Or maybe that's what you've been trying already?

It is the same in XP.


Another A7V133 linky for ya.