I am trying to install 64bit Windows Server R2 on my Dual Opteron server.
Hardware:
Tyan K8S Pro (2882) Motherboard (latest bios revision)
Dual 2.0 Opterons
4x512 Cosair XMS Mem
2x72GB Raptors
The floppies for the sil3114 that came with the motherboard back when I bought it are for 32bit O.S. and dont work obviously.
I downloaded the 64bit sil3114 Raid driver from tyan's website. When I start windows install hit F6, load the driver windows will error that it could not find any drives. (Keep in mind if I start a 32bit windows install and use the 32bit 3114 drivers my drives show up and work perfectly.
I tried probably 5 different versions of the sil3114Raid driver from tyan.com, siliconimage.com, and some older versions I found on various websites. None work.
I then tried the sil3114 non-Raid driver that is on their websites. First try the drives show up, it shows each individual drive (for example, i have 2x72GB raptors in RAID1, with one partition 20GB, and the other 50GB.. With the non raid drivers I see 2x20GB drives and 2x50GB drives) So the non-raid driver works but I need a raid driver for my raid setup.
I asked tyan they claim nobody has came to them with the same problem. But I find allot of other people with issues with the sil3114 64bit driver.
I came accross this website:
http://www.planetamd64.com/index.php?showtopic=3818&hl=3114
I followed his instructions and edited the .oem file (mine was not exactly the same as what he posted) and like a maricle windows now can see my raid drives perfectly.
So I choose my drive, format it, copy windows files to it, start setting up hardware, network etc. Then it goes to reboot and when starting up the GUI windows install I get a Blue Screen of Death!. The error is "Stop: 0x0000007B" Which is basically can't use the boot drive right, sata is messed up. And thats as far as I can get.
So to recap, no 3114 Raid 64bit drive will work for me, EXCEPT for the one I manualled edited to the above links specs, but that one wont make it past the reboot into GUI installer. The 3114 non-Riad 64bit seems to work perfect however.
Are other people having these problems?
Is it sil3114Raid drivers? Or a issue with my paticular setup (motherboard etc)
Any ideas would be great! If I end up just buying a real sata controller for it, what one has GOOD 64bit O.S. Drivers? /me shrug
Thanks,
Jon P-
Hardware:
Tyan K8S Pro (2882) Motherboard (latest bios revision)
Dual 2.0 Opterons
4x512 Cosair XMS Mem
2x72GB Raptors
The floppies for the sil3114 that came with the motherboard back when I bought it are for 32bit O.S. and dont work obviously.
I downloaded the 64bit sil3114 Raid driver from tyan's website. When I start windows install hit F6, load the driver windows will error that it could not find any drives. (Keep in mind if I start a 32bit windows install and use the 32bit 3114 drivers my drives show up and work perfectly.
I tried probably 5 different versions of the sil3114Raid driver from tyan.com, siliconimage.com, and some older versions I found on various websites. None work.
I then tried the sil3114 non-Raid driver that is on their websites. First try the drives show up, it shows each individual drive (for example, i have 2x72GB raptors in RAID1, with one partition 20GB, and the other 50GB.. With the non raid drivers I see 2x20GB drives and 2x50GB drives) So the non-raid driver works but I need a raid driver for my raid setup.
I asked tyan they claim nobody has came to them with the same problem. But I find allot of other people with issues with the sil3114 64bit driver.
I came accross this website:
http://www.planetamd64.com/index.php?showtopic=3818&hl=3114
I followed his instructions and edited the .oem file (mine was not exactly the same as what he posted) and like a maricle windows now can see my raid drives perfectly.
So I choose my drive, format it, copy windows files to it, start setting up hardware, network etc. Then it goes to reboot and when starting up the GUI windows install I get a Blue Screen of Death!. The error is "Stop: 0x0000007B" Which is basically can't use the boot drive right, sata is messed up. And thats as far as I can get.
So to recap, no 3114 Raid 64bit drive will work for me, EXCEPT for the one I manualled edited to the above links specs, but that one wont make it past the reboot into GUI installer. The 3114 non-Riad 64bit seems to work perfect however.
Are other people having these problems?
Is it sil3114Raid drivers? Or a issue with my paticular setup (motherboard etc)
Any ideas would be great! If I end up just buying a real sata controller for it, what one has GOOD 64bit O.S. Drivers? /me shrug
Thanks,
Jon P-
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