Raid0 on k8n neo2 platinum... what am I missing?

Hi all
Just took 2 seagate 80gb SATA drives to play with Raid.
I'd like to set up a Raid0 array.
After enabling Sata and Raid on the mobo, I start Nvidia Raid Utility to create the array. No problem with that.
Start windows from cdrom, press F6 and install both "NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER" and "NVIDIA Nforce Storage Controller", as the manual says. Press enter to continue... but after that the system hangs on the "setup is starting windows" screen, just before the partition&format step.
If I install only the Nvidia raid class driver, the setup continues but formats only one 80gb drive and gives a Read Error after rebooting.
If I install only the Nvidia storage controller, the setup does not recognize my array.
What can I try?
Hope you understand my problem, my english is poor...
Thanks all!
Bye, Francesco

Quote from: MurdoK on 16-June-06, 17:29:42
Hello !!
Which SATA Connectors are you using ? are the drives really identical, check the firmware versions on the labels on the hdd´s.
Are you installing the latest drivers ? Did you order the 2 hdd´s as the first bith drives in Bios Boot Order Sequence ?
Please add more hardware info, and amperes on power supply´s 12V rail. Its on a label on PSU.
Greetz
Hi all
thanks for your replies.
I'm using SATA3&4 (the ones near the cpu) but the same happens with SATA1&2.
The drives are 99% identical, I'll re-check this thing tonight when I go home, since now I'm at work.
My boot sequence is: floppy - cdrom - hard disk. I've read that I should check something like "Hard Disk Boot Priority List", will look at this... but what's that? I don'k know :D
For the PSU, it's a Tagan 380W and has 22A on the +12 rail.
I've also read that WinXP Sp2 boot cd won't install on a raid environment, i's much better to use a Sp1 bootcd... is it possible?!? 
Thanks, bye!
Francesco

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