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**Sentar** · 10-25-2008

I have just purchased a new system and VISTA Ult 64bit after doing the following research....

1) Researched system and opted for a custom built system wiht a 64 bit CPU (INTEL Core 2 DUO 3.16Ghz) and a ASUS P4Q Deluxe motherboard 8Gb Corsair matched RAM. along with drives and Cd's.
2) Took into account my existing aplications and would they run on a 64 bit system and what I would have to purchase, had to replace 3.
3) My Pherpherials (Printers/Scanners/Camera's/WEB CAM) I think you get the idea, I had to replace 1 x Printer, WEB CAM.
4) Downloaded the drivers for those Pherpherials that would work in the 64bit envoriment.

All went well (well almost I have had to reinstall VISTA 3 times until I got my HDD's and RAID configured as I wanted them.

I am most happy with the result cost (NZ$38

Quote: Originally Posted by GureMediation

Quote: Originally Posted by Dwarf

Hi GureMediation,

It sounds as though you needed to supply RAID drivers when you were installing Vista. What is the make and model of your motherboard?

My motherboard is a gigabyte GA-X48-DS5. I did install the raid driver during the vista installation. My problem is I had raid enabled in the bios but I didn't set up the arrray. Now I want to know if there is any way to set it up now with vista already installed.

Quote: Originally Posted by GureMediation

Quote: Originally Posted by Dzomlija

If Vista was installed with your controller set to RAID, and you switched it over to AHCI, then that'll kill the Vista installation. Likewise if it was set to AHCI and you change it to RAID or IDE after Vista is installed.

You can read more about AHCI here : Advanced Host Controller Interface - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Set the controller back to RAID and you should be able to recover Vista without missing a beat.

Are you planning on using a RAID setup for you boot device? If that is the case, then you should have setup your raid array before installing windows.

If you want to keep your boot drive seperate from the raid array (use raid for data only), then you should be able to safely create the raid array now.

Thanks,
My bios was set to raid but I didn't set up the array. Yeah, it does work when I set it back to raid. I was wondering if there was a way to set up the raid array now with vista already installed or do I need to reinstall?

And if I have to reainstall what do I do about having already activated vista?

00.00) and cannot see how anyone would want to cripple a 64bit configuration with a 32bit O/S.

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Sentar VISTA Ultimate 64bit 22 posts	Re: Vista Ultimate 64 bit here is my findings... I have just purchased a new system and VISTA Ult 64bit after doing the following research.... 1) Researched system and opted for a custom built system wiht a 64 bit CPU (INTEL Core 2 DUO 3.16Ghz) and a ASUS P4Q Deluxe motherboard 8Gb Corsair matched RAM. along with drives and Cd's. 2) Took into account my existing aplications and would they run on a 64 bit system and what I would have to purchase, had to replace 3. 3) My Pherpherials (Printers/Scanners/Camera's/WEB CAM) I think you get the idea, I had to replace 1 x Printer, WEB CAM. 4) Downloaded the drivers for those Pherpherials that would work in the 64bit envoriment. All went well (well almost I have had to reinstall VISTA 3 times until I got my HDD's and RAID configured as I wanted them. I am most happy with the result cost (NZ$38 Quote: Originally Posted by GureMediation Quote: Originally Posted by Dwarf Hi GureMediation, It sounds as though you needed to supply RAID drivers when you were installing Vista. What is the make and model of your motherboard? My motherboard is a gigabyte GA-X48-DS5. I did install the raid driver during the vista installation. My problem is I had raid enabled in the bios but I didn't set up the arrray. Now I want to know if there is any way to set it up now with vista already installed. Quote: Originally Posted by GureMediation Quote: Originally Posted by Dzomlija If Vista was installed with your controller set to RAID, and you switched it over to AHCI, then that'll kill the Vista installation. Likewise if it was set to AHCI and you change it to RAID or IDE after Vista is installed. You can read more about AHCI here : Advanced Host Controller Interface - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Set the controller back to RAID and you should be able to recover Vista without missing a beat. Are you planning on using a RAID setup for you boot device? If that is the case, then you should have setup your raid array before installing windows. If you want to keep your boot drive seperate from the raid array (use raid for data only), then you should be able to safely create the raid array now. Thanks, My bios was set to raid but I didn't set up the array. Yeah, it does work when I set it back to raid. I was wondering if there was a way to set up the raid array now with vista already installed or do I need to reinstall? And if I have to reainstall what do I do about having already activated vista? 00.00) and cannot see how anyone would want to cripple a 64bit configuration with a 32bit O/S.
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