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Bootable Media Issue Possibly Due to RAID Controller

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I am unable to boot a Pentium 4 based PC that uses a HighPoint 1740 RAID controller and 2 SSD Drives using CD-ROM bootable media when selecting the FULL VERSION. The SSD drives are just individual drives and not part of any RAID. I observe a number of error messages that involve CHS and Sector 0 errors for both drives when trying to boot from a CD-ROM and selecting the FULL VERSION. SAFE MODE, which appears to be based off a 2010 version, does boot. Windows boots without any problems and both builds of TI 2012 that I have used work fine under Windows. Are there any command-line parameters or known resolutions for this issue using 2012 bootable media? I do plan to switch to other controllers to see if this solves the problem (I expect it to solve it), but I would like to get the FULL VERSION option working with the Highpoint controllers.
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Craig.

As you know, the full version is a Linux-based version, so if the Linux drivers don't support your hardware, you are out of luck with this option. If you use Windows XP, create a Bart-PE based disk. If you use Windows Vista or 7, buy the Plus Pack and that will make it easy to create a WinPE-based disk. If the WinPE-based disk is not working, you can inject drivers in the WinPE image.