liquidfire
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Thanks for reading...
Currently I have 2 hard drives hooked up to my motherboard which operate just fine.
-Primary: I just installed Windows XP about 2 weeks ago (contains files) (cable select)
-Slave: My old hard drive from my last computer. (contains files) (slave)
I installed an IDE controller (Belkin Ultra ATA/133 PCI Card), and plugged in 2 hard drives to it.
-One hard drive is not partitioned (brandnew) (empty) (slave)
-The other hard drive is the hard drive i've used for the past 8 months. (contains files) (slave)
When I try and bootup with the 2 current hard drives plugged into IDE1 (motherboard) and the IDE controller plugged into the PCI slot I have no problems.
When I add the other 2 hard drives to the IDE Controller I am prompted to hit F3 and enter Raid Setup. If I don't hit F3 I never make it to Windows Desktop If I hit F3 this is what I get:
F1: Delete Raid Set
F2: Create Raid Set (beep)
F3: Create Spare Drive
F4: Resolve Conflicts (beep)
When I hit F1 it prompts me to choose a Raid set to delete and gives me 1 option. I'm not entirely sure what a Raid set is so I have not deleted.
When I hit F2 and F4 my motherboard speaker just beeps every time the key is pressed and I never go to a next screen.
When I hit F3 it tells me that there is no Mirror Set.
The end result i'm looking for:
Primary Hard Drive, 3 slaves, and no loss of data.
Thanks to all that read and respond.
P.S. Techspot is my hero.
Currently I have 2 hard drives hooked up to my motherboard which operate just fine.
-Primary: I just installed Windows XP about 2 weeks ago (contains files) (cable select)
-Slave: My old hard drive from my last computer. (contains files) (slave)
I installed an IDE controller (Belkin Ultra ATA/133 PCI Card), and plugged in 2 hard drives to it.
-One hard drive is not partitioned (brandnew) (empty) (slave)
-The other hard drive is the hard drive i've used for the past 8 months. (contains files) (slave)
When I try and bootup with the 2 current hard drives plugged into IDE1 (motherboard) and the IDE controller plugged into the PCI slot I have no problems.
When I add the other 2 hard drives to the IDE Controller I am prompted to hit F3 and enter Raid Setup. If I don't hit F3 I never make it to Windows Desktop If I hit F3 this is what I get:
F1: Delete Raid Set
F2: Create Raid Set (beep)
F3: Create Spare Drive
F4: Resolve Conflicts (beep)
When I hit F1 it prompts me to choose a Raid set to delete and gives me 1 option. I'm not entirely sure what a Raid set is so I have not deleted.
When I hit F2 and F4 my motherboard speaker just beeps every time the key is pressed and I never go to a next screen.
When I hit F3 it tells me that there is no Mirror Set.
The end result i'm looking for:
Primary Hard Drive, 3 slaves, and no loss of data.
Thanks to all that read and respond.
P.S. Techspot is my hero.