I have an issue installing a SATA II PCIE RAID 2PORT controller

alexg730428 · 28th Jan 2006, 01:26 PM

Hello guys,
I'm having an issue installing Windows Media Center Edition 2005 with SP2 from scratch. I'm using a SATA II PCIe RAID 2PORT controller to create a RAID0 with two 300GB SATA II 3Gb hard drives, I was able to create the array, the installation starts ok, it loads the controller drives ok, (Silicon Image Sil 3132 SoftRaid5 Controller), so the floppy it's accessed fine, after i create the partition, the installation tries to copy the driver files from the floppy drive, and it gives this error:
"Setup cannot copy the file: Si3132r5.sys", I got the same message for all the other driver files on the floppy.
I've tried everything possible, I'm deciding to return the card.

The weird thing is that I was able to install Windows XP Professional perfectly.

I'd really appreciate any suggestions.
Thank you.

Adrian Wong · 29th Jan 2006, 03:53 AM

Hmm.. Could it be a problem with the floppy disk itself?

Try copying the driver to another disk?

luqman · 29th Jan 2006, 05:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexg730428

Hello guys,
I'm having an issue installing Windows Media Center Edition 2005 with SP2 from scratch. I'm using a SATA II PCIe RAID 2PORT controller to create a RAID0 with two 300GB SATA II 3Gb hard drives, I was able to create the array, the installation starts ok, it loads the controller drives ok, (Silicon Image Sil 3132 SoftRaid5 Controller), so the floppy it's accessed fine, after i create the partition, the installation tries to copy the driver files from the floppy drive, and it gives this error:
"Setup cannot copy the file: Si3132r5.sys", I got the same message for all the other driver files on the floppy.
I've tried everything possible, I'm deciding to return the card.

The weird thing is that I was able to install Windows XP Professional perfectly.

I'd really appreciate any suggestions.
Thank you.

I had the same problem. I just edited the txtsetup.sif manually and added the missing .sys files under the [SourceDisksFiles] section.

My si31xx.sys section for reference:
CODEsi3124r.sys = 1,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4
si3124.sys = 1,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4
si3124r5.sys = 1,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4
si3132r5.sys = 1,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4
si3132.sys = 1,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4
si3114r5.sys = 1,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4
si3114r.sys = 1,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4
si3112r.sys = 1,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4
si3112.sys = 1,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4
si3114.sys = 1,,,,,,4_,4,1,,,1,4

Check if you're missing any of those and add them to your [SourceDisksFiles] section.If you keep getting the same error with a different file, just add them manuall

hope its heplfull

Lindee · 11th Mar 2006, 07:27 PM

OK clever cloggs. I'm jealous. I purchased the same card but can't get it working. My motherboard wont even detect it. I've asked ASUS but have received no reply. Is there something magical that you have to do in the BIOS to get this thing working? Helppp

RangerRed · 12th Mar 2006, 03:23 AM

alexg730428 did u try ejecting the floppy disk so it wont try to read from it?

28th Jan 2006, 01:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
alexg730428 Newbie Join Date: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 1 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	I have an issue installing a SATA II PCIE RAID 2PORT controller Hello guys, I'm having an issue installing Windows Media Center Edition 2005 with SP2 from scratch. I'm using a SATA II PCIe RAID 2PORT controller to create a RAID0 with two 300GB SATA II 3Gb hard drives, I was able to create the array, the installation starts ok, it loads the controller drives ok, (Silicon Image Sil 3132 SoftRaid5 Controller), so the floppy it's accessed fine, after i create the partition, the installation tries to copy the driver files from the floppy drive, and it gives this error: "Setup cannot copy the file: Si3132r5.sys", I got the same message for all the other driver files on the floppy. I've tried everything possible, I'm deciding to return the card. The weird thing is that I was able to install Windows XP Professional perfectly. I'd really appreciate any suggestions. Thank you.

29th Jan 2006, 03:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 32,304 Reputation: 3574 Rep Power: 75	Hmm.. Could it be a problem with the floppy disk itself? Try copying the driver to another disk? __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

11th Mar 2006, 07:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lindee Newbie Join Date: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 1 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Silicon Image Sil 3132 OK clever cloggs. I'm jealous. I purchased the same card but can't get it working. My motherboard wont even detect it. I've asked ASUS but have received no reply. Is there something magical that you have to do in the BIOS to get this thing working? Helppp

12th Mar 2006, 03:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
RangerRed Newbie Join Date: 2 Mar 2006 Posts: 17 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	alexg730428 did u try ejecting the floppy disk so it wont try to read from it?