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    windows 7 clean install r3

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by krazor8, Aug 18, 2011.

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    krazor8 Notebook Guru

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    im trying to do a clan install, but it keeps saying the installing cannont be complete due to hardware incompatibility, this is the disk that ame with my alienware, so idk what to do, ive tried everything..
     
    krazor8, Aug 18, 2011
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    im calling dell, maybe they will no whats wrong, if they ever get me to the right dept
     
    krazor8, Aug 18, 2011
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    Go to BIOS and swith from RAID to AHCI.

    Thought I read something about that.
     
    Brabostaan, Aug 18, 2011
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    Got a solution for you :) download this (select the 64 bit one)

    Put that on a flash drive and keep the flash drive inserted in the PC. Boot into the windows clean install. When it reaches the stage where it asks where to install Windows 7 and it shows hard disks / partitions click the hard disk you wanna install windows on, format it (make sure you do this first and only once or you will have to restart the PC and re run the installer) then click load driver. Select the flash drive and select the RAID driver. It will take a few minutes to install. When its done install windows to that partition and keep installing as normal!! Make sure you keep that software in a handy place for next time you wanna clean install! glad I could help you

    *EDIT* You can do brabostaans thing if you want to, but if you want to keep all the system settings and not mess around in the BIOS do what I say
     
    imraan13, Aug 18, 2011
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    long story short, i had to preinstall the rapid storage driver...
     
    krazor8, Aug 19, 2011
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    yeah :p took me a while to figure that one out myself lol
     
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    had to cal dell again, the install ed my mobo up and my hdd.. also every time i try to benchmark anything cpu,gpu or memory my computer locks up hard, im running all the lastest driver, im o/c but ive tried stock clocks with no help... man this is crap, i wanna play my games!!
     
    krazor8, Aug 19, 2011
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