Formatted a drive in RAID 0 from windows XP setup

[imported_Hok]

Help.

I formatted a partition from a RAID 0 setup during a windows xp installation and now when it tries to reboot it cannot detect both the drives in RAID 0 . I use the Intel on board RAID and it stalls on the bios reboot. I formatted a unallocated drive to ntfs during a windows xp setup. I didn't know you can't format a partition like that... can anyone help?

Thanks in advance.

 

[RebateMonger]

Did you install the Intel RAID drivers at the very start of the XP Installation process (using the "F6" key and a floppy disk)? When you install the drivers from the floppy disk, you need to leave the floppy in place until XP tells you to remove the floppy.

 

[imported_Hok]

I just found out its has nothing to do with the formatted partition. i have two sets od RAID 0 and the formatted partition set is still detectable. The other set is the one that hangs the AHCI boot sequence. that set had some MBR problems. i was going to fix it with a new windows install, but now that set doesn;t get past the AHCI boot sequence, how can i fix the MBR now...?

i did use the floppy, but i never got to installation, i just reformatted a partition and then it said it could not detect the drives and when i rebooted i got it hung on the AHCI screen.

Thanks for the advice...

 

[imported_Hok]

Wow... thanks for the overwhleming support and aid.

But really thanks RebateMonger for the only one responding.

If anyone cares this is what i did.

1. i had to delete all the MBR and partition information on the drive that would freeze on the bios post in non RAID mode.

2. I had a failed raid array so then i went into the RAID bios and deleted the other drives RAID info and then created a new RAID array using the exact same information

3. when i rebooted i didn;t touch the drive except to initialize using MBR.

4. I used a deep scanner for the entire drive and sorted the partitions that i could see files and folders. (this took 10 hours) (Active@)

5. using power recovery partition i am copying my files now.