Windows XP and RAID controller problem

[Chaotic42]

I have a Maxtor 300GB PATA drive on my Promise RAID controller (it's not RAIDed). Now, I know, it's a Maxtor. I don't expect greatness.

The thing is, when I open the drive (200GB NTFS partition/73GB Used) in Windows Explorer, it takes a good minute for it to show the contents. While it's sitting there, WE is locked up.

It's Windows XP Pro SP1. The controller is listed as PDC20276 IDE Controller under Devices.

I updated the driver for the device, because the old driver was from 2001. Now that I've done that, the drive doesn't show up in Windows at all. Neither the formatted drive, nor the device itself.

Does anyone have any experience with any of this? I can easily revert back, but the opening problem will still be there.

 

[Woody419]

Check the drive jumpers. Are you using Cable Select or the Default connection.

 

[Bozo]

Sometimes a driver update need to have the firmware (or BIOS ) of the device upgraded to work right.

Bozo

 

[Chaotic42]

Thanks for the replies.

I found the correct driver, and it still doesn't work. The drive is set to master and they did not have a firmware update available.

 

[Chaotic42]

Bump for help.

 

[corkyg]

Just curious - why are you using the RAID controller if you are not at least setting the drive to RAID 0/Striping?

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: corkyg
Just curious - why are you using the RAID controller if you are not at least setting the drive to RAID 0/Striping?

Because I'm out of space on my primary and secondary channels.

 

[cleverhandle]

Are you certain that the RAID controller can be used as a straight IDE controller (not all can) and that you have the correct driver for that use (often a different driver than the one for RAID)?

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: cleverhandle
Are you certain that the RAID controller can be used as a straight IDE controller (not all can) and that you have the correct driver for that use (often a different driver than the one for RAID)?

Yes on both.