VISTA & XP Part II

ChrisT · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:34 am Post subject: VISTA & XP Part II

So I have 3 hard drives all 120 GB 7200 Rpm.
I set up 1 for Vista and a Fat 32 partion
I set 2 up to run a Raid 0 array with vista.

I had XP installed first and then installed vista.. Everything worked fine.

Today I re-partitioned the XP disc uninstalled, re-installed drivers. XP would try to boot go to logo and restart. Vista gave me a cannot boot/read drive error.

I uninstalled xp and tried to re-install.. corrupt error when finished file loading and raid 0 drivers specified.

I then fixed vista with some kind of built in boot fix, and unplugged raid hard drives, vista works fine..

I now am going to re-try reinstalling XP again if that fails I plan on doing a low level format (on the 2 raid drives) using a 98 boot floppy and retrying but I'm not sure how vista will react.

My point is I may not be around if this does not work for god knows how long hopefully everthing will go smoothly. If anyone has any better suggestions please let me know.
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Stealth · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:45 am Post subject:

Fuck Vista.
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Wang Chung · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:51 am Post subject:

That post made almost no sense. Are you trying to dual boot XP and vista? Why are you using FAT32? Why are you using a boot floppy?
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ChrisT · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:26 am Post subject:

the fat 32 need not really be mentioned, the floppy was something my roomate said to do, but didn't work. He said a low level format would wipe the corrupt data off and to use a win 98 boot floppy to run the low level format.

fact of the matter is, I still have 1 corrupt Hard drive, and XP will not install on it, suggestions, Ideas fixes? I need to wipe it.
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Wang Chung · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:55 am Post subject:

Wipe it with the XP install disk? When you go to install, delete the old partition.
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theboomboom · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:00 pm Post subject:

I'd pick up a linux live CD and use it for formatting and partitioning purposes.
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Raed · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:00 pm Post subject:

boom x2 & Wang probably hit the nail.
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ChrisT · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:25 pm Post subject:

I've decided it's a bad sector becaues I have re-partitioned it x 3, I'm just going to get 2 160's for 100$
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Wang Chung · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:17 pm Post subject:

Good idea. Feel free to mail me the old drives Smile

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ChrisT · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:06 pm Post subject:

I get the same error with the new drives, I guess it is a corrupt driver I downloaded.........

I'm not too happy right now, because when I installed thw new hard drives I did some cable bundling. While at that a re-plugger the power switch in the wrong mobo pins, when it didn't work I moved it to the right one. Now that won't work either. My computer works though I just have to use the manual mobo switch.

Ideas>
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Raed · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 1:52 pm Post subject:

What motherboard do you have? I'm not exactly understanding what you mean by mobo switch/pins.
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theboomboom · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:21 pm Post subject:

Eh, the jumpers for plugging the power switch into? How are you starting it now? Onboard switch, screw driver? What do you mean by cable bundling?
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ChrisT · Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:12 pm Post subject:

theboomboom wrote:

Eh, the jumpers for plugging the power switch into? How are you starting it now? Onboard switch, screw driver? What do you mean by cable bundling?

yeah the front panel plugs. Cable bundling as in moving cables out of the way & tying them to increase air flow and decrease clutter.

On board switch
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Raed · Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:49 pm Post subject:

Slaughter wrote:

theboomboom wrote:

Eh, the jumpers for plugging the power switch into? How are you starting it now? Onboard switch, screw driver? What do you mean by cable bundling?

yeah the front panel plugs. Cable bundling as in moving cables out of the way & tying them to increase air flow and decrease clutter.

On board switch

Try plugging in just the Power On, without the sound, reset etc.
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ChrisT · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 1:11 am Post subject:

Finally got it to work, apparently I had the wrong drivers, GG on my part, but it's bullshit Nvidia was telling me I had the right ones...

anyways guess I needed new hard drive :/

Still need to work on the power switch, I have no idea why that would work bewm but I'll give it a shot when I get off work tomorrow.

It feels good to finally be able to get on the internet using XP again. I'll install all the rest of my drivers and hopefully pirates tomorrow. Possibly get a game going tomorrow night.
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