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    Reformatting Question (M1730)

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by benson881, Mar 20, 2009.

  1. benson881

    benson881 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi everyone,

    I gonna reformat my m1730 and setup RAID 0. I pretty happy with setting it up until I install my OS (Vista 64bit)
    Do I need to install drivers for the RAID setup or will it detect ok.
    If I do need drivers where do i get them from?

    Reagrds Jim
     
    benson881, Mar 20, 2009
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  2. Quicklite

    Quicklite Notebook Deity

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    Just:

    Go to bios(F2), enable 'raid', (the option in the middle).
    Reboot
    You'll have to press Ctrl+I when the Raid menu shows up
    In there you create a RAID partition.
    Exit after you finish, and it reboots automatically
    Now put in Windows vista disk, boot off it to reinstall OS.
     
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  3. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    Vista should have drivers enough to detect the RAID built in.
    Just be sure to install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager for the P965M chipset once you're done.
     
    Hep!, Mar 20, 2009
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  4. benson881

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    Cheers guys. Will give it a whirl 2moro
     
    benson881, Mar 20, 2009
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    GadgetBoi, Mar 20, 2009
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