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    Trouble installing Vertex 4 on R3

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by xorbex, Sep 28, 2012.

  1. xorbex

    xorbex Notebook Enthusiast

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    I deleted the raid partition and windows setup see's the drive but when i goto install i get the error "setup was unable to create partition" any ideas? The bios is set up for raid not ahci
     
    xorbex, Sep 28, 2012
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    shinji257 Notebook Deity

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    I have instructions but I need to know. Are you still doing Raid or are you using each drive individually? Are you using the reinstall DVD provided with your laptop?
     
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    Solved guys I had to remove the 2nd HDD. No im not going to be running raid.
     
    xorbex, Sep 28, 2012
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