Q: When loading Windows XP Professional on my newly created S-ATA RAID array, why do I keep getting the error: "Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed on your computer"
 

A: We have found two issues that will cause this issue to occur; The customer may be trying to load the VIA RAID driver onto the system. The S-ATA controllers and their RAID functions are handled by the Intel 82801ER S-ATA RAID controller on the motherboard. The customer may also be attempting to use the driver which is supplied on the CD which ships with the motherboard from the manufacturer. We have found that this driver does not work. Please download the updated driver below.

Floppy Configuration Utility - Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition
Filename Version Date Operating Systems
IAAR2_FLOPPY.EXE 2.0 07/07/03 All