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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I want to set up a mySQL server using ES Version 4
64-bit AMD64 operating system.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My hardware consists of the following:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ASROCK 939NF4G-SATA2 motherboard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>AMD 64 3200+ CPU</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1 GIG PC3200 RAM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2 WD800 SATA2 80 GIG Hard Drives</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I want to use RAID 0 so I set up the BIOS to mirror
the two SATA drives. However when I load the ES4 64BITsystem it asks me if I
would like to load device drivers for the hard drives. On selecting ADD
DEVICE I am presented with the standard device drivers that come with ES4.
I selected nVidia nForce SATA controllers (sata_nv) and the system loads the
driver. Another driver that looked promising was the nForce Ethernet Driver
(forcedeth). Everything appears normal for the next several screens until
we get to the create partition. Then the following error message
appears:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>An error has occurred - no valid devices were
found on which to create new file systems. Please check your hardware for the
cause of this problem.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I decided to load Windows XP to see if the hardware
actually worked. The disk supplied with the motherboard allowed me to crerate a
driver diskette for the SATA drives. Windows XP HOME loaded without
any problems, the RAID 0 worked, and the ethernet card also worked. (first
time!!!!)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My question is there a linux ES4 driver available
for the hard drives and eternet card. I have checked a lot sites with no
luck.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stan Smith</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(S.D.C.) Software Design Consultants
Inc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:stan.smith@sympatico.ca">stan.smith@sympatico.ca</A></FONT></DIV>
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