Staying overclocked while installing W2K from scratch - yea or nay.

[MichaelD]

As above. Starting from scratch. Low-level HD format and all that jazz. Mild OC. 1GHz TBird running @ 1105 (10.5 x 105) Thanks.

 

[tasslex]

<< As above. Starting from scratch. Low-level HD format and all that jazz. Mild OC. 1GHz TBird running @ 1105 (10.5 x 105) Thanks. >>


Why are you Low Level Formatting? I wouldn't want to attempt THAT while OCing, just in case something goes horribly wrong.

 

[MichaelD]

Wow, quick reply, thanks! I'm going to run the MaxBlast disk checking utility off the floppy that my HD's came with, as a precautionary measure to ensure that all is well B4 installing. This utility does a low-level format and surface check as part of it's routine. Maybe I should just drop everything back to stock speeds first?

 

[Phiberoptix]

So you ended up buying w2k after all
I don´t think there´s a difference in install if you o/c or not...so why not go without the overclock, just to be safe in case anything bad happens (probably nothing, but you never know)
I still have to reformat the whole system. I don´t know if you remember, I had winme and did an &quot;upgrade&quot; to w2k...listen to me, you DON´T want to do that! If I´m not mistaken, you´re using win98, right ?
I have almost everything on backup now, it´s just a matter of having time to format and install everything once again. I certainly like w2k much better now that I got used to it.

later!

 

[MichaelD]

That's two for &quot;return to stock speed&quot; Stock it is. Thanks guys!

Phiberoptix, Yeah, I caved! I'm tired of Win98's memory leaks, BSODs, registry errors, etc. I just hope (really, really, really) that game performance is still good. We'll see.

 

[Raincity]

Win2K HAL is very sensitive to OC and memory setting changes so install Win2k at your OC specs. Also doing a low level format is just a waste of time. Formatting in NTFS at the default custer size will trash the fat32 table anyway. If your doing a low level format to get rid of some bad sector, NTFS will just remap it anyways.

Rain

 

[MichaelD]

Hi Raincity,

Nothing wrong w/either of my disks, to my knowledge. I was planning on using/doing that MaxPower/MaxBlast diagnositic/low level thing because of all the registry errors I've been getting in Win98 lately. I want to wipe EVERY last TRACE of 98 from my drives B4 installing 2k. I've already returned everything to stock speeds.

Side note.
Amazing. CPU idles 3C lower than while OC'ed. Imagine that?

 

[Raincity]

Trust me formatting in NTFS will trash the Fat32 table so bad that a data recovery service wont even want to mess with it.It up to you on installing at default then moving up your settings,but from past experiance has shown me that OC installing in Win2K and Linux is very sensitive to changes in fsb and memory timings versus in Win98/ME is very giving in this dept so the opposite rule applys.

Rain

 

[MichaelD]

Works for me. Thanks very much. Where_is_the_UPS_guy,_darrnitt!

 

[MCS]

If you *know* your CPU is stable then why worry?

I have installed OSs when I have been overclocked and when I have been at default.

 

[Raincity]

To really start from scratch, you want to boot from the Win2K disc and press the r key for repair at the Win2K setup screen then press the c key for console then you will be at a command line prompt. Type in diskpart then enter and wipe off all your partition architexture and repartition your drives again. The format command from the console command line is Drive letter:/ double space fs:ntfs Example &quot;C:/ fs:ntfs&quot; or &quot;C:/ fs:fat32&quot; its the same as in dos but requires the double space or it will not reconize the command. Also you are going to need to have the drivers for your raid controller on a floppy ready when you start booting from the Win2K disc. When its sarts booting from the blue screen, press the F6 key a couple of times then a minuit later it will prompt you for the device drivers for your raid controller. Pop in the floppy and your good to go.

Rain

 

[MichaelD]

Raincity,
Thanks for all the detailed advice. It's always an intimidating thing; wiping you HD(s) and starting over with an OS you've never installed before. Why, I remember Windows95...........

Anyway, I have a backup HD (FAT32) that I have divided into three 15GB partitions each that I put various files and utilities in. I won't be partitioning my RAID array at all. I just want to make darn sure that Win98 is waaaaaay gone. Thanks.