I've created RAID-0 volume containing 2x150Gb WD VelociRaptor HDDs. Before copying files windows sees it as one volume (279Gb). I partitioned it as single volume and formatted it. But when i proceed further to copying files stage it displays the error "Windows could not determine if this computer contains a valid system volume" I have tried uploading RAID drivers. Didn't work. Same error.
View 6 RepliesAfter being unable to install SP2 for Ultimate, my computer now says that I have to re-install Vista. Is there a way to get my data from the computer before doing this. I was in the process of backing up all of my inventory for my store and it reset on its own.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have some problems regarding a clean instalation of Vista x64. Some time ago my HDD has broken and I have bought a new one. So I have to instal Vista which I got when I was buying my laptop. It´s Asus n80, GeForce 9m series (not sure which one) 512mb, 4gb RAM, Intel 2.0 GHz Dual Core, not sure which motherboard but preaty sure it´s Gigabyte´s. So the problem is next;
I insert the Instalation CD in the DVD-ROM, I check the option, in BIOS for "boot from ´CD/DVD Drive´", the instalation beggins, I check the language, upgrade/custom (i choosed ´custom´), i accept the terms and then one of the following two happens:
1st. Starting Setup screen appears and then it freezes.. Actualy it doesen´t freeze, ´cause the "working cursor" is still moving but nothing happens.
2nd. Setup process beggins and when "expanding Windows files" beggins the setup just stops and this error code appears: Windows could not format a partition on disk 0. The error occurred while preparing the partition selected for installations. Error code: 0x80070057
I have vista business 64bit installed on my 8 core mac pro and I have the ATTO ul5d installed. I also have Mac OS installed on another internal drive and that is what I am most familiar with. I have no prior experience with windows or PS's. On the Mac OS side I have 6 15k scsi drives in and external case and they are striped in a raid 0 using softraid. I know that I can not use softraid or even use those drives in vista. But I also have another 6 drives in another case that I would like to stripe in a raid 0 and use them in vista, for photoshop scratch. Is there any raid 0 software for vista?
View 5 Replies View RelatedI know you guys get this question alot, but after searching through the forum posts and trying the various methods, still this obstacle remains. Ok, I just bought a Gateway E-155 tablet online and it came with Vista Ultimate 32 & 64bit versions. The person who I purchased it from said it was already installed and ready to go. When I received the laptop today, I turned it on and it said no OS installed.
I went through the procedures and arrived at the 'where do you want to install Windows' part of installation which, of course, had no HD to choose from. After researching the topic it seems that this is a common problem. I decided to go to Gateway.com and downloaded all the drivers and unzipped them and put them onto a USB drive and still it said 'no drivers found'. Then I found a post that suggested going to Intel and obtaining the SATA/RAID driver. After putting that onto the USB, tried it again and it finally found a file (ICH7M/MDH SATA AHCI Controller) but after it attempted to use it, said that still no driver was found.
One person suggested going into the BIOS and turning the 'RAID' on, but I saw nothing of it on the SATA settings and so I adjusted those settings, each one followed by reattempting to find the drivers. nothing.
I thought I had been able to make a backup of a Vista Ultimate System on a Raid0 array (C: partition using the standalone Acronis True Image 10 boot disk) and copy it back to a non-Raid disk. For some reason Vista will not boot correctly and the Vista boot disk Repair Option thinks about it for 5 minutes or so and then says it can't fix the problem. I know I have done this trick with WinXP and I thought I had done it with Vista. I know I can do the save/restore routine (Raid0 to Raid0) with the Acronis standalone software. what I have to do to get a Raid0 version of Vista Ultimate transferred to a non-Raid disk using all the same hardware.
I have the Vista Ultimate System on a network so I can backup to a different controller and hard drive, delete the array, reformat using Partition Magic 8.0 and restore. The only reason I am trying to do this trick is because the SATA controller on the motherboard does not support Raid Arrays and SATA DVD Drives together...and...I want to install multiple SATA DVD Drives on this system.
I want to reformat my computer and install Vista Ultimate 64-bit as my operating system. I'd rather not spend a couple hundred dollars to do this when I already own Vista Ultimate 32-bit. My computer came with Home Premium and I purchased a Vista Ultimate Upgrade CD (32 bit). Now what I want to know is if I buy the $30 non liscensed Vista Ultimate (64 bit) CD, can I use my Ultimate (32 bit) Activation key to activate it? This would save me around $150. I talked to the Microsoft guys via chat but we just kept going around and around and they never really answered whether or not the Ultimate 64 bit would accept my Ultimate 32 bit upgrade key.
View 8 Replies View RelatedI am running Vista SP1 and want to mirror the HDD in a RAID 1 configuration. I have purchased 2 HDD with the same specifications and copied the existing partition onto one of them. The system is booting into Vista well until I enable the on board nForce3 250 RAID controller and I get an error that it is unable to find an operating system. The RAID driver is installed under Windows and is recognised in Device Manager. I suspect it is an issue with one of the boot files i.e. boot.ini.
View 6 Replies View Relatedis ther any way to upgrade 32bit to 64 bit??? or o i have to wait for a new
windows???
I am unable to get Vista to recognize drivers for my Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 in a non-RAID capacity. It's a SATA drive and I am of the understanding that these cause similar problems fairly frequently. In most cases about which I have read, the issue has been solved by choosing the "load driver" option during Vista installation and manually selecting a SATA driver from a driver disk of some form. Unfortunately, this course of action has not turned up any SATA driver on my motherboard's driver disk nor have I been able to find one at the manufacturer's (Gigabyte) website. I am currently waiting for a reply from Gigabyte customer care and am about to look up JMicron's (the SATA controller producer for Gigabyte) website, but I hoped someone here might have some insight into the problem.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI'm running Vista Ultimate x64 on a 75 gig drive (way too small). Is it possible to setup a additional 2 drives in a RAID 1 array in addition to this drive? Or do I need to do a fresh install of Vista to recongize the drive(s)?
Second, if I can do the first, without needed a fresh install, why does it crash at crcdisk.sys when I enable the SATA ROM BOOT so the RAID can be done? I'm using ASUS A8R-MVP mother board. It has the newest version of the bios already installed on it (version 6003). I've tried to update the ULi RAID drivers, but I'm not having any luck. When I use the ULi RAID tool on boot-up, it says I'm using V1.1D M5288. I grabed the ULi drivers from NVidia (ULi integrated 220 bundle) and it won't install. I used WinRar to open it up and I grabbed everything out of the SATAM5288 directory and booted from my Vista DVD and tried to load those drivers, it fails.
I built this system and installed VISTA 64 and all my other software before I decided to build a RAID. A few weeks after start-up, I bought a couple new drives and wanted to build a RAID.I could set the BIOS up for RAID, type Ctrl+I, assign the RAID drives, but then I would get a BSOD before the Windows Boot GUI. This happened no matter what ports the RAID was in as opposed to the port positions of C: and/or my DvD drive.
I had to install the Intel Storage Matrix Manager. no luck there either. When I double click IATA88ENU.exe it tries to run, but returns "Computer does not meet the minimum system requirements. Set up will exit........
I have ordered a bunch of pc parts. I am positive that they are all compatible. They are all vista 64 compatible. I have already gotten all the necessary drivers from the manufacturers' websites. I have never loaded vista on a machine. So, having said that, here are my questions. After I put it all together, What do I need to do before I load vista64? I have 2 sata HDDs but I am not going to use RAID. Will I need to install raid/sata drivers with F6 during the installation? I am listing the main bits of the machine below. Will Vista's default drivers be enough for me to get going so I can use the drivers that I got from the manufacturers?
View 4 Replies View Relatedi have been running xp pro and decided to try vista ultimate 64bit. the installation went very smoothly. i immediately loaded super pi and 3dmark06 to compare benchmark scores with xp pro. i was surprised to see that the vista scores were 10 to 15% slower. i loaded the latest gpu drivers and loaded the motherboard drivers from the installation disk.
should vista score less than xp pro or is there something i can do to correct this.
After years of using Nvidia cards because ATI based cards were crap; when my nvidia 8800 gtx 768mb card died on me after quite a few years of use, i opted for an ati sapphire radeon hd 5770. problem is that although I have removed every trace of the nvidia drivers, even trawling through the registry manually to remove them and cleaning the system up totally there are certain games that will not play at all.
Far Cry 2 will not play, neither will fallout 3, nor UT3, NFS undercover, nor Bejewled 2. question is, is it the card not being compatible with the games; or is the card faulty or do I really need to reformat the master drive and start again?
I am a grad student and I own a 64 bit Vista Premium laptop. My uni offers an upgrade to 32bit Vista Ultimate for 20 bucks.. My 64 bit OS just sucks..the keys get stuck, the mouse pad doesnt work properly, cant play games..sometimes both the keyboard and the touchpad dont work at all!
can i upgrade to a Windows 32bit Ultimate from a 64 bit Home Premium OS with just that upgrade DVD?? or shud i just get a new laptop?? lol i wanted to wait out for a Touchscreen windows 7 laptop :P but my present one is driving me crazy :| if it is not possible, do u think the SP2 pack to be released sometime soon can fix my problem??
Having problems with the running and stability of my PC. System sp[ec as below. PC hangs regulalry even before a full boot up! and I have to use reset button and start over again. This can repeat itself many times till it is pointed at the window!! Occasionally it can and has run for hours without a bleep? Sometimes when it hangs there is a constant buzzing type noise but not always AMD Phenom 9400 Quad Core 2.20Ghz 4GB DDR ram 500GB Sata (not running as) hard drive NVIDIA GEForce 7300GT Windows Vista 64bit Ultimate Motherboard ECS A770m-A With the enclosed MB software, I cannot get it to accept my OS. I have mailed ECS Tech to obtain corretc and working disk but they chose to ignore thus far after 3 days!! NOT impressed. Being disabled I have enough struggles with my life and bought this PC new only 2 weeks ago - EBAY seller. Hope someone can assist Rangie
View 4 Replies View RelatedI recently built a new computer. I put vista ultimate 64bit on it for the os. Everything seems to be ok so far except for the memory issue. I installed 12 gigs of ram on the mother board and vista only show if have this.
Installed Physical memory 12.0 gb
Total Physical memory 3.99 gb
Available Physical memory 10.3 b
Total Virtual memory 23.9gb
Available virtual memory 22.3gb
Page file space 12.3 gb
This seems to me that all the memory is not seen. The motherboard shows all 12 gb in bios. What can I do to get vista to see and use all the ram, I do video editing I thought I doing a good thing with more ram and vista 64bit.
is it posible to install vista ultimate 64bit Upgrade over vista ultimate 32bit??
View 4 Replies View Relatediv just ordered parts online for my dads pc and picked amongst other things for him these two items: TW3X4G1600C9D - 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair XMS3 Dominator DDR3, 1600 Mhz 512 mb Sapphire HD4650 He doesnt game so the graphics card is just purely to give him a picture on screen but this is going to give him 4.5gigs of RAM. He's only got Vista Ultimate 32bit retail while i have a Vista Ultimate 64bit OEM disk. So is it possible to send him my 64 bit disk and for him to install the 64bit version with his code so he can access all the ram hes going to have.
View 9 Replies View Relatedif any one knows if the DiNovo Mini works with vista ultimate 64bit ? as i just bought one and was googling about it and have read a few people saying it dosent,im so upset as ive paid for it now and cant return it.
View 7 Replies View RelatedI just ordered the Vista Ultimate 32/64bit (retail upgrade version). can I upgrade from Vista Home 32bit(OEM) to Vista Ultimate 32bit(Retail)? from my understanding,64bit'll be clean install that I already know...
View 6 Replies View RelatedI am looking at "building" a new system, using a GA-MA78GM-S2H Gigabyte m/board, Phenom 9550 processor and 2GB or 4GB ram and running Vista Ultimate on it. This is partly a cost issue. Firstly, is this system suitable for Vista Ultimate and secondly, what issues are there with 64bit? I am happy to run 32bit if necessary. I am not a gamer thus don't need the latest and greatest graphics but am prepared to fit a PCI E graphics card if necessary. Which one, to suit my circumstances?
View 4 Replies View RelatedVista 64bit dumping their monitor's profile on bootup (even though the profile will still be listed as the default profile in the Display Settings.
1. Click Start/System Configuration/Tools/Security Centre
2. Click Launch
3. Click on Firewall in the top left hand corner.
4. Turn off the Firewall and reboot.
The monitor profile should now load as normal. Very odd that this has only started happening with SP1.
I have a brand new dell xps m1330 4gb RAM, Intel Core duo processor 2.5GHZ, 500 gb 5400 rpm HDD, NVIDIA and standard display. I have windows vista ultimate 64bit installed :zip: The cpu usage always shoots upto 100% just after 5 -10 mins of operating the system and makes the system performance patchy(like playing music, opening even a word document).. I tried to remove all the unnecessary start up programs from msconfig, I disabled windows aero theme and made it classic. The system starts up well sometimes taking only 90 secs to boot up(I used the reboot.vbs to calculate this) I diagnosed the hard disk, did a chkdsk and it showed the disk was alright.
View 9 Replies View RelatedFor reasons unknown to me, my Vista Ultimate 64bit randomly opens the tray of my DVD-Burnerwithout any order to do so and no matter if there are CDs (DVDs) inside the
drive, or not.
i have several 32bit vista ultimates on other machines. the 64bit machine has Home Premium and i'd wanted to go ultimate on it as well. i saw "Anytime Upgrade" and using the name only postponed the upgrade till i had funds and time to do the upgrade. surprise 1, anytime refers to paying for the upgrade. i was sure to use the 64bit machine to order and postponed my expectations on using the ultimate features until the DVD arrived to me in alaska.
since the upgrade order process said it was scanning my machine i was sure i'd get the 64bit disk. surprise 2, disk was the 32bit DVD tho it was plus SP1 so i guess it did scan my machine in some fashion. in the package the instructions on ordering 64 bit media are given. use this web site and order. you'll have to pay even more and wait even longer but you'll get the ultimate upgrade ultimatly. surprise 3 the web site after putting in the product key from the ultimate upgrade dvd package gives the error "No Offer Found"
1. when I play games (quake4) and watch dvds, every now and again (more often with games, sometimes with dvds) the screen freezes and I have to reboot by reset button (nothing else work). As my PC is new, I don't know whether it's a hardware or software problem.
2. I have MS Office 2003 loaded, and again the Word would stop responding every so often and sometimes it restarts, sometimes it doesn't.
3. Finally, a few programs, especially catalyst, would stop working as soon as boot up is completed, but again, this happens only at times. To top it off, sometimes vista will reboot itself automatically, as if I pressed the reset button.
I've checked Bios updates from Asus, and while there are newer updates, they don't seem to be for the problems I'm having, and my realtek driver is the latest version (I've compared my version to what's on Asus' site)
I need to know what would be the best optition for top performance.
Raid Settings
RAID 0
128KB Strip
It said in raid settings this is for top performance. 64KB for the other not sure what it was. Also should i remove the RAID and then do a full format then low level or just leave the RAID as it is. And what should i make it RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 5 for performance. I'm a gamer.
however i went to install Itunes 8 (64bit) and have this issue when i startup the program. I have all updated drivers, and no hardware conflicts presently that i'm aware of.. It's starting to get frustrating not being to update my phone/Ipod etc, so i'll paypal $20 to the first person that can provide me with a solution.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI had a Vista 32bit, and made the choice I wanted to goto 64bit. I got a new motherboard an Intel DP45SG running a quad core, i think 9550, but I dont have the exact specs in front of me. Then i am running four ddr3 corsair ram chips 1gb. I have two wd drives, don't rember the models off hand either. I have replaced the cables to the drives, ran just the drive by itself. I had a Nvidia Gefore 9600gt, but I replaced it with a ATI 4850 1gb ddr2 card. I am having the system take forever to run applications and do file copies. I opened up outlook 2007 and it took literally 15mins for it to open the mail box. Itunes takes about 20mins to open up. I can barely even use world of warcraft online half the time. I tried to copy files from the old hard drive to the new hard drive, they copied at 12kb/sec. Intel had a bios upgrade and I did that, I downloaded every driver possible. I turned off Index searching, Im to the point of going, is it the proc, memory, hard drives or all three. or heck the psu. Im totally lost as to what needs to be done to get this thing working. From what I can tell its only the file copies and the 32bit applications. Also, current windows updates, at SP2 atm.
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