It is because XP does not have the drivers for the storage controller that the drives are connected to. Are your drives connected to the motherboard or to a card? If a card, is it the SAS 5/iR or the PERC 5/i?
Download and run to extract the files before using.
Because XP is so old and obsolete, you can only load the driver in one of two ways: 1) using a floppy disk and the F6 prompt during Windows Setup, or 2) use nLiteOS.com to integrate the driver into your installation media (this will create a new CD to install from).
I had the same problem recently with a now old ( obsolescent) dell precision 690. I rewired 2 out of 4 hard drives as SATA, disabled the SAS(SCSI) raid array and installed Windows Xp64 on the reconnected hard drives. You need to open up the case and connect the blue 4 pin SATA cables on 2 of the hard drives to SATA0 and SATA1 connector slots on the mobo - takes 5 -10 minutes , enable SATA0 and SATA1 on the bios , and choose boot sequence as SATA first and CDROM next. save and reboot with the XP 64 CDROM on your optical drive. It will go smooth. Writing from the far future :) 2016 now.
jimmy456
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November 1st, 2012 11:00
they are connected to the motherboard. the only card I have in is a graphics card.
theflash1932
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November 1st, 2012 11:00
It is because XP does not have the drivers for the storage controller that the drives are connected to. Are your drives connected to the motherboard or to a card? If a card, is it the SAS 5/iR or the PERC 5/i?
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November 1st, 2012 12:00
Then this is the driver you will need:
www.dell.com/.../precision-690
Download and run to extract the files before using.
Because XP is so old and obsolete, you can only load the driver in one of two ways: 1) using a floppy disk and the F6 prompt during Windows Setup, or 2) use nLiteOS.com to integrate the driver into your installation media (this will create a new CD to install from).
jimmy456
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November 2nd, 2012 06:00
I have just tried this put cant get the drivers on to the Dell Precision 690
theflash1932
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November 2nd, 2012 08:00
What did you 'try'? Step-by-step EXACTLY what you tried.
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I had the same problem recently with a now old ( obsolescent) dell precision 690. I rewired 2 out of 4 hard drives as SATA, disabled the SAS(SCSI) raid array and installed Windows Xp64 on the reconnected hard drives. You need to open up the case and connect the blue 4 pin SATA cables on 2 of the hard drives to SATA0 and SATA1 connector slots on the mobo - takes 5 -10 minutes , enable SATA0 and SATA1 on the bios , and choose boot sequence as SATA first and CDROM next. save and reboot with the XP 64 CDROM on your optical drive. It will go smooth. Writing from the far future :) 2016 now.