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  1. Sir E. Hooves III Sir E. Hooves III

    But back to the tech thing. Dell says that because my HDD has over 4k sectors I need to install a driver before installing an OS. I think they just don't want to admit fault for something else. Anypony have and clue who is right?

    Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:25:44 UTC from StatusNet iPhone
    1. Omni Omni

      @eaglehooves Can you even install a driver before installing an OS? As far as I know drivers are OS-dependent, or am I mistaking?

      Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:26:26 UTC from web
      1. Sir E. Hooves III Sir E. Hooves III

        @omni Windows lets you install RAID or SAS drivers between accepting the terms and loading the OS, but usually that only applies to servers.

        Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:27:59 UTC from StatusNet iPhone
        1. That wierd guy next door That wierd guy next door

          @eaglehooves windows 7 let's you. I had to when I did my raid setup.

          Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:30:57 UTC from StatusNet iPhone
          1. Sir E. Hooves III Sir E. Hooves III

            @renovatedkitchen It's a laptop! I'm not in RAID.

            Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:32:18 UTC from StatusNet iPhone
            1. That wierd guy next door That wierd guy next door

              @eaglehooves can you change it to ACHI or any other mode in bios? Also, smash it and buy a real laptop

              Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:33:22 UTC from StatusNet iPhone
              1. Sir E. Hooves III Sir E. Hooves III

                @renovatedkitchen It's in AHCI. I could go ATA, but that would cause as much pain as it would solve.

                Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:34:44 UTC from StatusNet iPhone
                1. That wierd guy next door That wierd guy next door

                  @eaglehooves have you tried going to ATA? Sometimes it avoids trouble.

                  Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:40:04 UTC from StatusNet iPhone
    2. That wierd guy next door That wierd guy next door

      @eaglehooves have you tried to?

      Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:27:30 UTC from StatusNet iPhone
      1. Sir E. Hooves III Sir E. Hooves III

        @renovatedkitchen It doesn't detect the one they said I need.

        Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:30:35 UTC from StatusNet iPhone
        1. That wierd guy next door That wierd guy next door

          @eaglehooves smash it and build your own pc

          Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:31:52 UTC from StatusNet iPhone
    3. That wierd guy next door That wierd guy next door

      @eaglehooves download the model specific ACHI/RAID driver, put it on a USB stick, load windows install, and click "load drivers" when it asks you to.

      Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:29:20 UTC from StatusNet iPhone
    4. Sir E. Hooves III Sir E. Hooves III

      @thatonepony Consumer ones, yes. Professional ones will run forever.

      Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:29:59 UTC from StatusNet iPhone
    5. Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark

      @thatonepony Dell Servers are as good as any other Windows Servers on the market. Make of that what you will.

      Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:31:30 UTC from web
      1. Techdisk Techdisk

        @ceruleanspark I make of it that windows sucks. But i already had that particular object made.

        Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:32:12 UTC from web
    6. Sir E. Hooves III Sir E. Hooves III

      @thatonepony Like what?

      Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:32:44 UTC from StatusNet iPhone
    7. Sir E. Hooves III Sir E. Hooves III

      @thatonepony I did. My options came out to this or a Thinkpad.

      Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:39:39 UTC from StatusNet iPhone
    8. Sir E. Hooves III Sir E. Hooves III

      @thatonepony Worth the 20% more for the same specs?

      Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:42:35 UTC from StatusNet iPhone