Recent content by mailalan

For anyone who finds this thread in the future looking for the same answer I was, here is what I did. I made a complete backup of the data drive. (Actually I made 2 complete backups in case one of them failed.) I then turned off the computer and physically removed 1 of the old drives. I...

I have 4 drives in a Raid 10 configuration using Intel Rapid Storage version 11. They are set up as a data drive, my operating system is not on these disks. The drives are about 8 years old. I have 4 new identical drives that I would like to replace the old drives with before they fail. I've...

Well I disconnected the 4 spinning hard drives and tried booting with just the 2 SSD's in RAID1. That didn't work. I then tried booting with just 1 SSD. In both instances it hangs at the "starting windows" logo and reboots itself. I do not get a BSOD. In both instances after it rebooted itself I...

I would like to try what you've suggested here. But everything I read says I cannot do a "repair install" if I cannot already boot into windows. How do I do a repair install as you've suggested...

It tries to boot from the DVD drive first, then the hard drive. It will try to start Windows but hangs on the "Starting Windows" screen and then reboots itself. I now have a C: drive that has nothing in it but a Temp folder. My E: drive has my OS files.

Thanks for your suggestion but I had already tried that. Whatever I do in the Win7 Recovery Environment does not stick when I reboot the machine. The drive letters go back to what they were before I changed them.

I can't get Windows 7 to boot up and I believe it's because my drive letters have changed. My operating system which was on drive C: is now drive E:. And what was drive F: is now drive D:. My DVD drive is now labeled F:. I believe that whats now the D: drive needs to be relabeled F: because...

Does anyone still have a scan of the Compusa Black Friday ad? They are giving me a trouble with the rebate on the Seagate 200gig hard drive. I need it to prove the price that was printed. I can't find it anymore on any of the Black Friday websites. Please email me at mailalan@bellsouth.net if...