Sorry, DL, thanks for the earlier suggesttion but I couldn't find the
original post. Since I last contacted you I've reloaded Windows, and
generated a SiI 3112 drive controller driver disk, which I installed using F6
during Windows installation. The Asus web-site had suggested to another
individual that Windows XP Service pack 1 was also needed. I have an early XP
installation disk, so since SP1 is no longer available, I then loaded SP2.

Another respondent had suggested using Disk Management to check if the disk
was installed. It now shows up there correctly, as th initial post in this
thread shows. The only place where the drive does not show is in "My Computer"
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"DL" wrote:

> 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
> news:9DF767EF-FDC7-4749-8183-3B3AAA0C8B65@microsoft.com...
> > 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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