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Thread ID: 66086 2006-02-10 08:54:00 PC gone haywire, help cant even re-install now Nipps (9784) Press F1
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429044 2006-02-10 21:18:00 I take it u DID do this.

3.2 Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS

The Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS utility is used to configure and manage
RAID on Serial ATA drives.

Important:

Before you run the Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS utility, make sure
“Sil3114 S-ATA Control” in the Genie BIOS Setting submenu of
the Award BIOS is configured properly.

After you power up the system and all hard disk drives have
been detected, the Sil3114 SataRAID BIOS status message screen
will appear. Press the <Ctrl-S> or <F4> key to enter the utility.

The utility allows you to build a RAID system using Serial ATA
(SATA) hard drives.

3.3 Selecting the First Boot Device During POST

The system board comes with a built-in program which you can
conveniently run during POST to select the device you want to
boot first; without having to enter the BIOS utility.

When you power-on the computer, press <Print Scrn> after the
memory test. The “Boot Menu” screen will appear. Select the device
you want to boot first then press <Enter>. POST will then
continue with its test routines and boot up from the device you
have selected awhile ago.

Take note - the setting will not be stored in the CMOS RAM of
the firmware hub. The program is specially convenient when you
want to boot a device for certain purposes at that particular
time.

The next time you boot up the computer and skip the
“Boot Menu” program, the system will boot according to the settings
in the BIOS.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
429045 2006-02-10 22:04:00 When you start loading the windows setup from CD, down the bottom it will say "Press F6 to load sata/raid drivers" - press F6. later it will ask you to specify extra drivers, press S at that screen and insert your sata driver floppy disk (should have come with the motherboard)

You will then be able to load recovery console and it will detect your harddrive.

then just follow these instructions: support.microsoft.com

(I have needed to do this twice, first time everything went well, 2nd time system restore had been turned off so the registry backup was a very old one, and windows had to be re-installed)
Agent_24 (57)
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