HP Compaq dc7700 SFF RAID 0 problems

[southpaw5271]

I have been tinkering with an old HP SFF pc, upgrading it and trying to turn it into a Steam in Home Streaming box. But I can't seem to get any OS to install to the RAID that the BIOS has set up for it. I can't find updates to the BIOS anywhere! Please help me!

[Ialyrn]

Do you have the raid drivers required for your system? Sometimes you have to load them up manually during the windows installation process before the drives a visible.

[southpaw5271]

I've got a dc7800 box. They are good little machines. Can you try disableing the RAID and get an OS to install then?

I can do that but we all know RAID is so much better

[Ialyrn]

The link below should take you to acceptable raid drivers, still hosted on the HP website.

http://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/psi/swdDetails/?sp4ts.oid=3232108&spf_p.tpst=swdMain&spf_p.prp_swdMain=wsrp-navigationalState%3Didx%253D%257CswItem%253Dir_55157_1%257CswEnvOID%253D1093%257CitemLocale%253D%257CswLang%253D%257Cmode%253D%257Caction%253DdriverDocument&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken

 

[southpaw5271]

The link below should take you to acceptable raid drivers, still hosted on the HP website.

http://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/psi/swdDetails/?sp4ts.oid=3232108&spf_p.tpst=swdMain&spf_p.prp_swdMain=wsrp-navigationalState%3Didx%253D%257CswItem%253Dir_55157_1%257CswEnvOID%253D1093%257CitemLocale%253D%257CswLang%253D%257Cmode%253D%257Caction%253DdriverDocument&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken

 

Can you load .exe based drivers into Windows 7 install?

[Ialyrn]

Oh, is that an exe? Sorry, should have checked before I linked it.

[southpaw5271]

I'm going to try and install without RAID and then install those drivers. I'll post my results.