I cannot install windows xp in ibm x3400,the system is currently raid5,it shows message hard disk not detected. thanks

The hard drive may only needs the data cables re-connecting or the hard drive may be faulty.
First - re-seat the harddisk and reboot the computer. If this does not work then reboot and go to theBIOS configuration to see if the BIOS detects the hard drive. If it doesn'tdetect the hard drive then it could be faulty. Then the hard drive needsto be replaced in the computer, Windows installed and the computer's device drivers plus your programs etc. to get a functioningcomputer again.

try other good known hard disk install it on your server, if it detect the presence of that disk then your hard disk previously installed has the problem, it going to be defective sooner or already defective

Please chack your cable connections .

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Ensure drives are seated correctly and set up the RAID config.

Then on the Blue screen of Windows installation it will say "press f3 for 3rd party drivers", hit F3 (I think its F3), then insert a floppy disk with the drivers for you RAID controller, setup will then say it has found the followign drivers "your device xxx" then it should* pick up the hard drives later on in setup.

:) - RAID controller drivers can be got from the manufacturer websites.... normally.

remove the leads from the hard disc and switch on the server.
Then switch off and reconnect the leads.Your pc server should recognise the hard disc.IF it doesn't it means your driver is corrupted.reinstall the driver.go to windows update and dowload and install new updates.If this fails go to the manufacturers website and download the driver for your server model number.Get help from your manufacturer.

Before Linux will show the new drive you have to mount the Drive so it knows what it is looking at. This should resolve the warning light issue as well. Unlike Windows most Linux Operating systems do not automatically recognize installed devices until they are mounted.

Hi

You would need 4 Hard disk drives in total. you would need to create 2 RAID 0 (striping) and then Mirror them (RAID 1). to elaborate, HDD A&B will be at RAID 0 as well as HDD C&D. after, you would have to Mirror your two RAID 0. (raid 0+1 is also known as raid 5)

Hope this helps.

You can download the drivers from IBM's website:

http://www.ibm.com/support/us/en/

you will need to add the new drive to your array bbfore it will how up to be formated do this throught the array configuration util



Regards Al "alstech"

You need to give windows installation the drivers for your Sata-Bus by pressing F6 while the installation load the drivers (like when we want to install on RAID drive). or do the following method follow the links in that page for Slipstreaming VIA Serial ATA drivers and the other link to create a boot CD Creating a bootable Windows CD with Nero.
it's all in the following link: http://weblogs.asp.net/jkey/archive/2005/08/28/423901.aspx