*HP ENVY 17 & 17 3D (2XXX series) Owners Lounge*

[hosseinadib]

That is the version I am currently running on my Envy 17 3D...but remember I am running an SSD as C and HDD as D. The version is just updated...to install...you just need the F6 drivers...then use RSM after Windows is up and running. Here is the link for the Windows Server drivers...look the same. You can look around Intel's site...the original version of RSM that shipped with the Envy was 10.1.0.1008....but the newer ones should work...

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Sear...dows+Vista*+32

OK your structure is not raid you cannot config raid on one ssd and one sata drives, mine is two 1TB and is raid 0 i will not have any problem with your drives structure and you don't need raid at all because ssd is fast enough !

[Bobmitch]

OK your structure is not raid you cannot config raid on one ssd and one sata drives, mine is two 1TB and is raid 0 i will not have any problem with your drives structure and you don't need raid at all because ssd is fast enough !

No, I don't need RAID. But for some reason, you are getting the error when attempting to install Windows Server on your second partition. If the install is like Windows 7, you should be given option for Custom install. That is where the RAID drivers would go. I run RAID on my desktop, although no dual boot. Most times, the install will fail without the F6 drivers on installation

Just read something as well. Are you installing Server from the Service Pak 1 disc? Seems that according to MS boards...there were issues with non SP 1 disks...look here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2466753

[hosseinadib]

Yes i use F6 drivers on my desktop too but why F6 drivers doesn't works on this notebook ?!

[Bobmitch]

Yes i use F6 drivers on my desktop too but why F6 drivers doesn't works on this notebook ?!

They should...not sure whey they would not. ICH10 controller...those are the drivers. The article I posted previously had more to do with the version of Server you are installing. Guess there were issues before SP1 with RAID. Do you have SP1?

[hosseinadib]

yes it is sp1 and detects all partitions but cannot continue installation .

[hosseinadib]

I think this model has serious problem in Bios or raid controller that caused this wonderful disaster !!!

[Bobmitch]

I think this model has serious problem in Bios or raid controller that caused this wonderful disaster !!!

Interesting take. Just to doublecheck. When installing Server...you choose custom. Then, during custom installation...you choose to add drivers and then have Win read the flash drive with the F6 drivers? At that point, it should tell you Intel RAID drivers for ICH10....once done with that...you should be able to continue to finish. This might be a question for Microsoft, if the progression of events doesn't work...

[Bobmitch]

I think this model has serious problem in Bios or raid controller that caused this wonderful disaster !!!

Actually HP doesn't mod the bios to do anything like that. In your bios setup...the ICH10 is assumed as a RAID controller. ON and it lets you configure RAID. OFF and it is a dual SATA port...but in both cases, AHCI is a given. There is no such thing as the old SATA non AHCI in the machine, by design. That is why it is so hard to flash firmware for SSD's while they are in the Envy. But...the RAID rom should accept the drivers. regardless of the version. Example, the RAID rom on my desktop board is 9.5, yet I run drivers 10.1...with no issues...

[hosseinadib]

Thanks so much buddy for all of your helps but the only solution that seems to work was this :
Devocalypse - Install Windows 7 on a Simple Dynamic Disk (Pro and Ultimate Only)
now i'm installing windows 2008 server r2 to the second partition but i hope this doesn't destroy my windows 7 that installed to the first partition .

[usafpj]

Does anybody else have problems playing Blu-Ray disks? I used to be able to watch them though some films such as Tangled would stutter or freeze. But now none of my Blu-Ray or 3D disks work. DVDs still work fine but anytime I put a Blu-Ray into the slot and open PowerDVD the disk just stutter spins and PowerDVD freezes. Any ideas? I have PowerDVD 11 and the latest HP graphics drivers. I should also mentioned that things got progressively worse. 3D films that had run fine started stuttering lately and now don't work at all.