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Windows XP/2000 - [Resolved] HELP!!!! xp installation error on RAID posted in the Operating Systems forums; Can somebody please help me? i recently added an identical Samsung spinpoint 200GB SATA HD to my pc so i now have 400GB configured to RAID0, this all seemed to ...

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Old 04-24-2007
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Angry [Resolved] HELP!!!! xp installation error on RAID

Can somebody please help me?

i recently added an identical Samsung spinpoint 200GB SATA HD to my pc so i now have 400GB configured to RAID0, this all seemed to go fine, however when I came to install XP Pro, all started ok and installed the RAID drivers (taken from the support CD as instructed) then after the formatting procedure during the installation came an error message - 'setup cannot copy NVraid.cat - retry press enter - skip press esc - quit press F3' I decided to skip, then another error appeared - 'setup cannot copy NVata.cat - retry press enter ... and so on', i also decided to skip this file. Installation carried on as normal until the pc would not restart automatically after initial installation (I restarted manually), then came to Windows setup receiving errors 'Has not passed windows logo testing to verify compatibility with xp' continue? i select yes, then (Hardware) NVidia nforce ADMA controller has not passed logo testing....
then Nvidia nforce 4 PATA controller has not passed....
then Nvidia nforce RAID class controller has not passed....
then Nvidia nforce RAID class device has not passed.... (4 times)

I have tried installation several times partitioning and not partitioning... same problem!!

I can only assume that the problem started with being unable to copy the .cat files???
what are .cat files? should these have been on the driver disc???

the Raid BIOS shows a healthy array and correct size etc.

my MB is an Asus A8N-E with ultra southbridge RAID controller and 2 x 200GB SATA hd's, I have not used the jumper's on the drives as i dont think they are required on SATA drives?

HELP...I desperately await an answer whoever can come up with a solution will be classed as a genius in my books! Thanks


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Ive seen on another forum where somebody has mentioned that it is ok to skip the .cat files NCIX FORUMS - Step x Step RAID Setup - ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe ATX AM2 Nforce 570 S...


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Problem solved! The .cat files are not required anyway and also Bill Gates has gone mad thinking that third party RAID drivers need Windows logo testing on setup... T*@t!! Just ignore these


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Nice work Bruce! thanks for keeping us updated!


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