Thats not the explanation you gave in your other post to .help_and_support
so which is correct?

"StewartA" <StewartA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have a system as folows:
>
> Asus A7N8XE Deluxe with embedded Silicon Image 3112 Raid Controller
> 1 Off 120 GB Drive C:
> 2 Off SATA drives configured as mirrored RAID
> LG DVD-RAM drive
>
> The system has worked fine for 18n months, but I recently had a problem
with
> the DVD-RAM drive, when it was returning "old" doisk contents on inserting
a
> new CD-ROM, making loading of a new program impossible. I also couldn't
write
> to CD, so I made backups of all my favourites, internet downloads eetc
onto
> the RAID array.
>
> I therefore decided to re-install Windows XP Home and SP2. The
isntallation
> disk that came with the motherboard did not give good instructions about
> setting up and initialising the array within Windows XP, but eventually I
> realised I had to ce reate a floppy disk for use during the Windows
> installation.
>
> I reloaded Windows from the XP CD-ROM, pressed F6 when requested, and
leter
> during teh install, the computer asked me to select the appropriate RAD
array
> driver for the SiI3122 controller. I did this and the installation
proceeded
> OK with no reported problems.
>
> However, on booting the newly installed XP, and installing the
supplementary
> drivers need for the NForce chipset, all apears normal, but the RAID array
is
> not visible in My Computer. Curiously, the drive is visible in BIOS, is
> visible using the XP drive management tools, and is visible using the
> proprietary RAID management software. The drive management tool shows the
> correct drive name, as used in the previously successful Windows
> installation, it shows the drive correctly as a single partition, and the
> correct amount of used an unused space.
>
> I've consulted the Asus and SiI web-sites but had no luck. I'm thinking
> there must be a registry problem. Can anyone suggest a fix please?
>
>
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