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Hi all. Been beating my head against the wall. Upgrading my system from XP3 32bit to Vista Ultmate 64bit. I have 2 new 500GB hard drives to install. Will be mirrored RAID1. Need to partiton I assume and set to "active" as they are now set to "Dynamic". See screen shot below. I have the mini tool Partion Wizard installed if this helps. Would appreciate any and all help. Thanks.
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Operating System
Vista Ultimate 64 Bit
Manufacturer/Model
Dell XPS 420
CPU
Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40Ghz
Motherboard
Southbridge
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 2GB
Sound Card
OEM Sigmatel
Monitor(s) Displays
2 X LG IPS236VX
Screen Resolution
1920X1080
Hard Drives
2 x 500GB RAID 1
PSU
375 Watt
Case
Dell BTX
Internet Speed
Fast
Hello love2photou, and welcome to Vista Forums.
You would just need to convert Disk 1 from dynamic back to basic. Since there's nothing on it, you could use Option One in the tutorial below to do so if you like.
Convert a Dynamic Disk to a Basic Disk - Windows 7 Forums
Afterwards, you can connect your 2nd 500GB HDD to setup the RAID with both 500GB HDDs.
Hope this helps,
Shawn
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro
Manufacturer/Model
HP Envy Y0F94AV
CPU
i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
Memory
16 GB DDR4-2133
Graphics card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
Sound Card
Conexant ISST Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3" UHD IPS touch
Screen Resolution
3480 x 2160
Hard Drives
512 GB M.2 SSD
Thanks for the advice brink. I had been performing step 1 before I posted and it would not work. This time it worked! Gremlins I guess. So being that I'm going to do a clean install of Vista Ultimate 64 bit what do you think about installing a partition on this disk prior to install or let Vista do it? Thanks.
Operating System
Vista Ultimate 64 Bit
Manufacturer/Model
Dell XPS 420
CPU
Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40Ghz
Motherboard
Southbridge
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 2GB
Sound Card
OEM Sigmatel
Monitor(s) Displays
2 X LG IPS236VX
Screen Resolution
1920X1080
Hard Drives
2 x 500GB RAID 1
PSU
375 Watt
Case
Dell BTX
Internet Speed
Fast
Hi folks. Tried to install vista. I get this message. "Windows is unable to find a system volume that meets it's criteria for installation." Discs read as follows: Disk 0 Partition 1 Total 465.8GB Free Space 465.7GB. Disk 1 Unallocated Total 465.8 Free Space 465.8
Last edited: Nov 9, 2011
Operating System
Vista Ultimate 64 Bit
Manufacturer/Model
Dell XPS 420
CPU
Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40Ghz
Motherboard
Southbridge
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 2GB
Sound Card
OEM Sigmatel
Monitor(s) Displays
2 X LG IPS236VX
Screen Resolution
1920X1080
Hard Drives
2 x 500GB RAID 1
PSU
375 Watt
Case
Dell BTX
Internet Speed
Fast
Holy smokes it's installing!!!
Operating System
Vista Ultimate 64 Bit
Manufacturer/Model
Dell XPS 420
CPU
Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40Ghz
Motherboard
Southbridge
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 2GB
Sound Card
OEM Sigmatel
Monitor(s) Displays
2 X LG IPS236VX
Screen Resolution
1920X1080
Hard Drives
2 x 500GB RAID 1
PSU
375 Watt
Case
Dell BTX
Internet Speed
Fast
Whew, i just had posted in one section that you needed some serious help.. Glad you have this sorted out.
Manufacturer/Model
Emachine ET 1161-05
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640
Motherboard
eMachines MCP61PM-GM (Socket AM2 )
Memory
2.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 387MHz (6-6-6-18)
Graphics Card(s)
Acer E181H (1280x768@60Hz) 128MB GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 (
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Name Acer E181H on NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
Screen Resolution
1280x768 pixels
Hard Drives
ST316081 5AS SCSI Disk Device
PSU
MCP61PM-GM 9000 NVIDIA Chipset Model MCP61 Chipset Revisio
Case
Tower
Cooling
Fan Speed 1247 RPM
Keyboard
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
Internet Speed
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1538974261.png
I'm happy to hear that it's going well so far for you. Please let us know if you have any other questions.
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro
Manufacturer/Model
HP Envy Y0F94AV
CPU
i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
Memory
16 GB DDR4-2133
Graphics card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
Sound Card
Conexant ISST Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3" UHD IPS touch
Screen Resolution
3480 x 2160
Hard Drives
512 GB M.2 SSD
Hey Thanks guys. Loading all the updates on it right now. So far so good. I'll post the results when it's done.
Operating System
Vista Ultimate 64 Bit
Manufacturer/Model
Dell XPS 420
CPU
Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40Ghz
Motherboard
Southbridge
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 2GB
Sound Card
OEM Sigmatel
Monitor(s) Displays
2 X LG IPS236VX
Screen Resolution
1920X1080
Hard Drives
2 x 500GB RAID 1
PSU
375 Watt
Case
Dell BTX
Internet Speed
Fast
Well so far so good. Here's a screen capture of what the HDD's look like. Any comments or suggestions on what they see would be appriciated.
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Operating System
Vista Ultimate 64 Bit
Manufacturer/Model
Dell XPS 420
CPU
Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40Ghz
Motherboard
Southbridge
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 2GB
Sound Card
OEM Sigmatel
Monitor(s) Displays
2 X LG IPS236VX
Screen Resolution
1920X1080
Hard Drives
2 x 500GB RAID 1
PSU
375 Watt
Case
Dell BTX
Internet Speed
Fast
Looks good. Now all you need to do is setup your RAID1 if you still wanted to, and reinstall Vista afterwards. Be sure that you have the AHCI/RAID drivers downloaded and ready to load say with a USB flash drive during the installation of Vista so Vista will be able to see the RAID.
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro
Manufacturer/Model
HP Envy Y0F94AV
CPU
i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
Memory
16 GB DDR4-2133
Graphics card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
Sound Card
Conexant ISST Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3" UHD IPS touch
Screen Resolution
3480 x 2160
Hard Drives
512 GB M.2 SSD
Both drives are set to "Basic" and Disk 0 is set "Active." Any and all help is mutch appreciated. Thanks.
Pulled out all the RAM but 1GB and that did the trick. Found it on a tutorial on the site. :D
