Setting up XP on a RAID without external RAID drivers...

[bluehorizon]

My dilema is this; I have two raptors set up in a RAID 0 config and I'm attempting to install XP on said config. I'm using a MSI Neo Plat Nforce 3 board. I don't have a floppy to install the external drivers with (never figured I'd need one). I downloaded the necessary drivers from MSI's website, but don't have a floppy drive or diskette to use when loading XP and it asks for external RAID drivers.

Would it be possible to burn these drivers to a CD and use a CD instead of a diskette? I never saw an option to browse different locations other than a floppy for the drivers. Is there another way I can load up the drivers without a floppy?

Thank you in advance!

 

[Amaroque]

I tried this with a USB flash drive, and a CD-ROM... WinXP would only accept the drivers from a floppy.

 

[mjreddy]

Originally posted by: bluehorizon
My dilema is this; I have two raptors set up in a RAID 0 config and I'm attempting to install XP on said config. I'm using a MSI Neo Plat Nforce 3 board. I don't have a floppy to install the external drivers with (never figured I'd need one). I downloaded the necessary drivers from MSI's website, but don't have a floppy drive or diskette to use when loading XP and it asks for external RAID drivers.

Would it be possible to burn these drivers to a CD and use a CD instead of a diskette? I never saw an option to browse different locations other than a floppy for the drivers. Is there another way I can load up the drivers without a floppy?

Thank you in advance!

Check this article out, hope it helps!

http://www.pcstats.com/article...?articleid=1703&page=5