HI, if you broke the raid array, you will need to do a full install, but first, go into your bios and make sure that the new drives are both set to raid, not just 1.

 

 

There is a how to post i wrote, that explains how to replace the dell diag tools on your new drive array.

I even tried to start a full install using the Dell XP disk, but the setup didn't recognize any hard drives.

Hi, can you download Skype, and install on the pc your on now ?? Skype is a VOI program, and we can talk free. :)

 

if your raid array was raid 0 then, it will not build itself, that only happens on raid 1

 

Are both drives the same size ??

 

also, when you boot to install the new OS, are you press F6 (tihnk it F6) and installing the raid software ?? Windows needs the drivers to understand the raid arry.. Dell normal include it in the setup disc.

Hi, I'm US based. The BIOS seems to know there are drives there. I created the Array in the CTRL-I setup screen upon startup, but that's all that it allowed me to do. I would have thought it would have asked me if I wanted to rebuild the RAID, but it didn't. It also doesn't say anything about making it active. But upon restarting the initial screen recognizes both the array and the disks and says the array is bootable. However, the next thing that comes up is the F1/F2 question. If I boot up using the Dell XP disk, setup doesn't recognize the array or the disks. I've even gone as far as using a Windows 98 startup floppy to startup with, and it doesn't recognize the HDDs or the array either.

Hi..

 

ok, can you check the bios, and first see if your hard drives are listed.

 

next.

 

boot and creat a new raid, remember to also make it active.

 

next

 

insert wix xp cd rom, or dell, and see if there a drive listed,, note it will have to be formatted..

 

finaly, if you have a pc with skype on, the private message me, and we can talk over it.

 

If your UK based, i can give you a contact number.. talking is easier than typing

 

i guess the mistake you made was to delete the array, with raid 1 you would normaly just add the new drive, But that also depends on the system.. try this, set the original drive up as raid 1,(solo) and install your OS, then add the second drive to the array. this way you can install windows normaly..

 

just an idea for you.

Unfortunately I don't have VOI capability on this computer; I'm on an old laptop from home and the computer in question is my computer at work. It was originally RAID1; and the drive I installed was the exact same make/model/size as the one that was operable before I rebuilt the array, so yes, I would have expected it to go into a rebuild. I haven't tried the F6 option yet, as I was originally hoping against hope that somehow I wouldn't lose everything, although I did prepare myself for that eventuality.