xp recovery console

bajasteve · TweakNOOB Joined: 26 Oct 2003 Posts: 25

I have my operating system installed on twin raptors in a raid0 array. When opening the xp recovery console I only get the choice to access the "c" drive and not "e" where the operating system is. Any ideas on accessing drive "e"?
Thanks.

Steve

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Troy · SirTweaksabit Joined: 27 Feb 2004 Posts: 497

What are you using as drive e ?
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JayDubya · Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 1:59 pm Post subject:

yes, how many hdd's do you have total?
if you have a raid array it will see two identical drives as one drive.
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bajasteve · TweakNOOB Joined: 26 Oct 2003 Posts: 25

I'm not exactly sure what you're asking but like I stated in my original post, drive "e" is the two WD raptor HD's in a raid0 array. It is the location of the OS. I need to access drive "e" (where windows xp is located) in order to attempt a repair.
Thanks for the response.

Steve

bajasteve · TweakNOOB Joined: 26 Oct 2003 Posts: 25

My "c" drive is a 120GB HD and my "e" drive is the raptors. In the recovery console it only shows a "c" drive.
Thanks.

Steve

Troy · SirTweaksabit Joined: 27 Feb 2004 Posts: 497

So if im correct you have no other harddrives on drive "c"
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Troy · SirTweaksabit Joined: 27 Feb 2004 Posts: 497

Sorry for the late reply, so you do have 3 hdd ok. Are you trying to do a repair from the XP intall disk?
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bajasteve · TweakNOOB Joined: 26 Oct 2003 Posts: 25

Yes , I have 3 HD's and I am attemping a repair with the Windows XP installation disk.

Steve

Troy · SirTweaksabit Joined: 27 Feb 2004 Posts: 497

When you start with XP install disk you need to hit F6 when asked to. You should have your raid driver on a floppy if im correct. XP needs this driver before it can read your raid array.
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bajasteve · TweakNOOB Joined: 26 Oct 2003 Posts: 25

Isn't that just for the installation?

Steve

JayDubya · Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 2:37 pm Post subject:

^^^what he said.
the windows instal sequence will ask you to hit a key (?f6?) to set up a raid array.
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Troy · SirTweaksabit Joined: 27 Feb 2004 Posts: 497

No, the XP install disk does'nt have the driver for the array. So its not able to read the "e" drive. After it recieves it from your floppy the same as if you where installing windows you should have a "e" drive to choose from under your repair options.
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bajasteve · TweakNOOB Joined: 26 Oct 2003 Posts: 25

That is what I did to install the raid originally. I'm trying to repair this installation. The raid array doesn't show as an option in the recovery console (or in the BIOS, or as a choice when I hit F8 and try to enter safe mode for that matter).

Steve

bajasteve · TweakNOOB Joined: 26 Oct 2003 Posts: 25

I give it a try. Thank you for the help.

Steve

Troy · SirTweaksabit Joined: 27 Feb 2004 Posts: 497

Just pretend that you are installing windows, load the raid driver the same as you did while installing windows.But when you get to the install or repair option choose repair and it will give you the option to choose the "e" drive to repair.
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