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05-24-2008, 10:35 AM
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Windows Repair?
Is there a way to repair a windows installation without having to wipe everything out and re-install? My computer is no longer able to boot from the hard drive and booting it from the disk does not seem to give me a repair only option. THanks.
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05-24-2008, 11:53 AM
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05-28-2008, 10:02 PM
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Tried that process. I ran into a problem when I tried to re-load windows. I have 4 hard drives in a RAID 0+1 configurations. When I got to the point where windows would be installed it saw the drives but didn't see any partitions so it asked to create them I think doing this would wipe out the hard drives, right.
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05-29-2008, 01:34 AM
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Did you press F6 and put the raid controller driver floppy in?
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05-29-2008, 12:43 PM
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No. Seems obvious now. I will out of town for a few days but will try that this weekend. Thanks!
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06-03-2008, 09:23 AM
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I put in the floppy and was able to get to the next step. However, windows seemed to recognize 3 of the 4 drives and went to a dark blue screen saying it had to shut down. In the post screen all 4 drives are recognized. Time to clear everything and start over?Upgrade to a quad core?
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06-03-2008, 10:52 AM
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Time to run manufacturer's diagnostics on the drives. Sounds like you have one defective drive.
Your issue is not uncommon - RAID 0+1 is not all it's cracked up to be. Lose a drive and recovery can be difficult to impossible. |
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06-15-2008, 02:08 PM
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Where do I get the diagnostic tools and how do I run them without an OS. Can they be run from the post screens? If I can repair the RAID and get things up and running that would be ideal.
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06-15-2008, 11:15 PM
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Hard drive diagnostics run from bootable floppies or CD's. You download them from the hard drive manufacturer's website.
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