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03-03-2007, 03:35 PM
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Strange prob
Ok, had my 1st comp goin for a couple of hours and i want to install the achi/raid drivers now, which i didnt earlier....grr This leads to my first ques...how can u uninstall then clean install XP once youve installed it, with only one hdd? K so i messed about, got floppy wit drivers (intel), and inserted it into my usb floppy drive but they wouldnt read... Now the comp locks if i boot from hdd or cd(blue windows setup screen)..burning a new copy of xp sp2 now. Could it be not readin usb floppy?
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03-03-2007, 03:39 PM
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If you have only one hard drive, can't set up a RAID. Need more than one HD.
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03-03-2007, 03:42 PM
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ye, but i want to take adv of my ncq hdd, hot swappin etc
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03-03-2007, 04:42 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Command_Queuing
Last paragraph says that the SATA host controller and the drive has to support NCQ. You can't hotswap the drive with the OS on it. |
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03-03-2007, 05:00 PM
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...heh, i dont intend to hot swap my boot disk, i want the drivers on my comp! it seems messed, the hdd i mean. locks up on cd/hdd boot. have no floppies atm to boot. any way i can re partition/format without having windows setup...fdisk?? Ty
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03-03-2007, 05:18 PM
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Set the CD drive to first boot device in the BIOS. Boot up with the XP install cd in the drive and do a repair install(don't go into the repair console.)
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03-04-2007, 04:12 AM
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K, i'll give that a go, thx. when i boot hdd it just black screens, and the cd doesnt seem to get past first windows setup blank blue screen.... c wot i can do....
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03-04-2007, 04:29 AM
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right, unplugging usb floppy let the setup continue, do i want to f2 for automated? im in recovery console, can i just format all partitions and start fresh?
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03-04-2007, 05:13 AM
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ok everythin seems to be ok... installing XP now.Without sata drivers(ffs). Couldnt get windows setup to read my usb floppy drive. can anyone confirm that you can load f6 drivers from usb? if so do you know how floppy drive should be configured in bios? Wot a load of ass. At least include the frickin drivers
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03-04-2007, 12:24 PM
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You only need to use the f6 install process if windows setup cannot see your drive to install to it. This is usually the case with RAID or with early non-native sata controllers. If the windows installer sees the drive and installs windows, you do not need to worry about loading drivers from a floppy. If you need/want to install any drivers, it can be done after windows is installed.
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03-04-2007, 01:20 PM
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