XP Install: Select C drive, but error msg says it wants to write to E drive [Archive]

View Full Version : XP Install: Select C drive, but error msg says it wants to write to E drive

smitha96

Mar 29, 2007, 10:05 AM

Hi,
I'm installing XP on a 500gb maxtor drive (bay 3) on my mac pro. Bay 1 and 2 are raid 0 and thus unavailable.

When I am installing XP, it asks me what drive to install on. I choose C. It immediately takes me to a new screen where it says it first must write information on drive E, which XP is unable to write to.

Thoughts?

Alex

NATO

Mar 29, 2007, 11:42 AM

See this (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=285920) thread

Summary : For some reason you need to disconnect all other hard drives except for the one you want to install Windows on. I have no idea why, but it works. I suspect its something to do with RAID as I don't remember having that problem before I added a RAID set to my Mac.