Re: Toshiba S100 Problem With RAID Driver

terryfied wrote:
Hi

I've posted this problem on the Toshiba help forums, but I've had no
success.


I answered this previously on comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage: You are **not** using the procedure specified by Toshiba! The procedure is clearly specified by Toshiba at the following link:

http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_dtlView.jsp?soid=1192841

You must *not* start the WinXP install with the RAID(SATA) driver in the floppy drive. Your error is line #5 below, taken from Toshiba's instructions. The driver floppy is not inserted until step 9 below.

1. (Using another computer) click the following link to download the Toshiba RAID Driver / Serial ATA Driver.

2. Extract the seven driver files from the ZIP package to a folder on your desktop.

3. Copy the seven driver files to a blank formatted diskette. Once the files have been copied, ***eject the diskette from the drive***.

4. Connect the Toshiba 3.5" External USB Floppy Disk Drive to the notebook computer.

5. Insert the Windows XP or Windows 2000 CD into the computer's CD drive and restart the computer. If the computer is off, then turn it on, and insert the Windows CD into the CD drive. ***THERE IS NO FLOPPY IN THE FLOPPY DRIVE***

6. Watch carefully, as Windows Setup progresses, and carefully read the text on the bottom line of each screen. At the screen labelled "Windows Setup" (typically the second screen after Setup starts) this message should appear at the bottom of the screen:

"Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver ..."


7. Press the F6 key -- immediately. This screen will disappear after only a second or two.

Other messages will appear, and -- after a considerable delay -- the following screen will appear:

S=Specify Additional Device

8. Press the S key to specify an additional device.

Other messages will appear, and -- after a considerable delay -- the following screen will appear:

Please insert the disk ****<=====NOW INSERT THE FLOPPY WITH THE DRIVER***

9. Insert the diskette containing the Toshiba RAID driver / Serial ATA driver, and press the Enter key.

Q
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