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Old 09-20-2007, 05:29 AM
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Ok, remember in my hd prob thread how one of my hds died, well i unplugged the bad one and then reset(well, i might have turned it off) the raid, i then thought the prob was "fixed" so i ordered vista. It came and i put in the install cd, it got past the language, install menu, activation code, upgrade or custom screen, and then i get to the place where it asks where you want to install vista. Well i look at the options and theres nothing listed, no drives were found. Really there was only one button that i was allowed to click besides reset and that was the load driver button, i clicked that and then pressed browse (to see what drives it could see), there was a c drive so i pressed it and it said it needed to be formatted so i clicked the format button but it said it was unable to format.
Im just wondering whats wrong with my drives
I think it might be a raid issue but the start up screen only has a bios menu option and im only able to change a few unrelated things

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Ok, remember in my hd prob thread how one of my hds died, well i unplugged the bad one and then reset(well, i might have turned it off) the raid, i then thought the prob was "fixed" so i ordered vista. It came and i put in the install cd, it got past the language, install menu, activation code, upgrade or custom screen, and then i get to the place where it asks where you want to install vista. Well i look at the options and theres nothing listed, no drives were found. Really there was only one button that i was allowed to click besides reset and that was the load driver button, i clicked that and then pressed browse (to see what drives it could see), there was a c drive so i pressed it and it said it needed to be formatted so i clicked the format button but it said it was unable to format.
Im just wondering whats wrong with my drives
I think it might be a raid issue but the start up screen only has a bios menu option and im only able to change a few unrelated things

Thx in advanced
-Ben
Was there a choice for quick or normal format?
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Was there a choice for quick or normal format?
nope just format
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nope just format
To me, this is sounding more and more like a raid issue. What I suggest is to find a drive with the same capacity by the same company as your current drive and get it. You're obviously going to need to format your new drive. And tell me how is goes after you put in the new drive.
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To me, this is sounding more and more like a raid issue. What I suggest is to find a drive with the same capacity by the same company as your current drive and get it. You're obviously going to need to format your new drive. And tell me how is goes after you put in the new drive.
hmmmm, is there anyway i could solve the prob without buying something
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hmmmm, is there anyway i could solve the prob without buying something
A hard drive is only like 60-70 bucks.
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A hard drive is only like 60-70 bucks.
well my cousins coming over tommarow and he has some spare drives so hopefully ill fix it tommarow
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well my cousins coming over tommarow and he has some spare drives so hopefully ill fix it tommarow
Man, you have never spelled tomorrow right. It would be best to get a drive the same capacity as the drive in your computer now if he has one.
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well, this has been fixed (my second hd started working) so um ya
Ya, computers are weird like that.
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Ya, computers are weird like that.
im happy about it but im a little worried about the reliability of it
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im happy about it but im a little worried about the reliability of it
Ya, sometimes drives just freak out. I like the animation in your sig.
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Ya, sometimes drives just freak out. I like the animation in your sig.
the give a damn one or the matrix one?
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the give a damn one or the matrix one?
The give a damn one.
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The give a damn one.
i like the matrix one better
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