Starting Over

broken89 · 12-06-2006

Well my PC has really been sucking it up lately. I decided that I’m just going to reformat my HDD and start over. The only thing that I’m worried about if finding a few drivers and partitioning my 4HDDs.

Here’s a list of the things that I can find drivers for.
NVIDIA 6800Ultra
Creative X-Fi Platinum
PhysX Card

List of drivers I’m not sure about
Mobo drivers (I have an alienware PC with a POS alienware Mobo)
CD Drive drivers (have no what the model # or manufacturer is)
DVD/RW Drive Drivers (same as above ^)
Floppy Drive drivers (Not worried about that)
Intel Xeon 3.6GHz Drivers (not sure)
and everything else I’m going need drivers for.

Well I’m hoping that after I reformat and reinstall windows XP system update will automatically get drivers I’m missing. What do i do?

Also I have 4 74GB 10,000 RPM HDD's and right now they are split up into 2 even partitions and are in RAID. And well I’m going to probably need help with this too.

Well thx guys.

Wolfeymole · 12-06-2006

Hi Broken

Welcome back to PC Help Forums

I personally are not up on Raid arrays but our Tech Team may have answers for you.
If you can bear with us while one of them comes online we would appreciate it.
This should not be long.

broken89 · 12-06-2006

I dont mind a wait i still need to backup info and write down all the programs that i need to get back. But thanks for letting me know!

Wolfeymole · 12-06-2006

Your more than welcome.

broken89 · 12-08-2006

Well i just thought of something. Reformatting my HDD's isnt going to delete or mess up my RAID setup will it?

broken89 · 12-08-2006

Well it turns out i have ran into a few problems. I reformatted my C and D drives and have put my RAID driver on a floppy as i was instructed by a friend. Well when i delete the C: Partition and and Recreate it then contune to format it everything works fine until it trys to install the driver it says cannot copy so i just skit it and a few other files on the floppy then it starts to copy windows components. after its done it says restarting system. Then it says to boot from CD press any key. So i wait for it to boot from the HDD or what ever and it just stays at the same screen. I restarted and checked if the HDD was in the boo. It wasen't so i contuned to add it. When i saved my settings and restarted then it just goes to a black screen with a flashing _ like there is nothing to boot? any help? at this point i hate RAID!

Note: I use RAID 0

And if your wondering how im writing this im using a KNOPPIX 5.0 boot DVD.

ih8bills · 12-09-2006

I have never run a raid array... I will PM our fearless tech-team leader. He's the raid expert. It may take a bit of time.

12-06-2006	#1
broken89 Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 246	Starting Over Well my PC has really been sucking it up lately. I decided that I’m just going to reformat my HDD and start over. The only thing that I’m worried about if finding a few drivers and partitioning my 4HDDs. Here’s a list of the things that I can find drivers for. NVIDIA 6800Ultra Creative X-Fi Platinum PhysX Card List of drivers I’m not sure about Mobo drivers (I have an alienware PC with a POS alienware Mobo) CD Drive drivers (have no what the model # or manufacturer is) DVD/RW Drive Drivers (same as above ^) Floppy Drive drivers (Not worried about that) Intel Xeon 3.6GHz Drivers (not sure) and everything else I’m going need drivers for. Well I’m hoping that after I reformat and reinstall windows XP system update will automatically get drivers I’m missing. What do i do? Also I have 4 74GB 10,000 RPM HDD's and right now they are split up into 2 even partitions and are in RAID. And well I’m going to probably need help with this too. Well thx guys.

12-06-2006	#2
Wolfeymole Tech Support Team Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the Slaughtered Lamb having a pint. Posts: 6,649 PC Experience: Smarter than the average Bear	Hi Broken Welcome back to PC Help Forums I personally are not up on Raid arrays but our Tech Team may have answers for you. If you can bear with us while one of them comes online we would appreciate it. This should not be long. __________________ If PCHF has helped you please consider a donation by clicking this link Donate

12-06-2006	#4
Wolfeymole Tech Support Team Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the Slaughtered Lamb having a pint. Posts: 6,649 PC Experience: Smarter than the average Bear	Your more than welcome. __________________ If PCHF has helped you please consider a donation by clicking this link Donate

12-08-2006	#5
broken89 Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 246	wha? Well i just thought of something. Reformatting my HDD's isnt going to delete or mess up my RAID setup will it?

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12-09-2006	#7
ih8bills Tech Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: coastal Rhode Island Posts: 4,633 PC Experience: More Stubborn than any PC	I have never run a raid array... I will PM our fearless tech-team leader. He's the raid expert. It may take a bit of time.