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    problem installing windows on m7700

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by pluk, Mar 17, 2009.

  1. pluk

    pluk Newbie

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    Hi all im new here, I was looking for answers when I found this site,
    I saw a post of a guys having the same issue that I have
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=267775


    I think I did what Gophn said.

    I downloaded nlite, took the ATA drivers from the utility disk, and put them on the image

    then I burned the image and try booting up the disk but i got something called CALDERA RDOS or something like that and now I have no Idea

    Im kind of a noob with alienware so If you guys can help me with this would be appreciated


    Thanks,
     
    pluk, Mar 17, 2009
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  2. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    I have never slipstreamed the sata drivers before.

    Have you tried the other way?
    The way which uses floppy drives?

    When you bought your M7700, it should have come with a USB floppy drive. If you install the SATA drivers onto the floppy, you can simply load the SATA drivers from the floppy when installing windows XP. You just simply press F6 when windows prompts you to, and you can select the files which you want to load from the floppy.

    If you do not have a floppy, than you can also do this with a bootable USB flash drive.
    I have the M7700A, well at least the D900K in the voodoo ripoff form. I have loaded the SATA drivers from a bootable flash drive and a floppy before.

    Gophn will be around shortly to help with slipstreaming questions

    K-TRON
     
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    pluk Newbie

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    no unfortunately i did not get the USB floppy,

    I think I will try with the USB flash drive

    Thanks a lot for your help

    Ill keep you posted


    Thanks!
     
    pluk, Mar 18, 2009
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  4. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Gophn, Mar 18, 2009
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    pluk Newbie

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    yeah I did that :S but when I tried to boot the disk it booted up to something called CALDERA DOS I took the ATA drivers from the utility disk...
    what could I missed?



    thanks,
     
    pluk, Mar 18, 2009
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  6. Alienware-Armando

    Alienware-Armando Company Representative

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    Sorry to hear you are having problems with your system. Please follow these instructions to install the drivers for the sata controllers using a USB floppy drive but also make sure to get the right drivers as there are two: For non raid and Raid set up.

    Hope this help, let us know.
     
    Alienware-Armando, Mar 18, 2009
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    pluk Newbie

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    ok thanks for your reply,


    But I have only 1 HDD I guess RAID would not work for me :S
     
    pluk, Mar 18, 2009
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    pluk Newbie

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    another question, I also have the Re spawn disks but when Im putting the imagine it says that this disk was not created by northon ghost,

    any ideas? :confused:
     
    pluk, Mar 18, 2009
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  9. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    RAID requires two or more harddrives. You cannot install RAID on one drive.
    I think the respawn discs are just driver discs, I do not know if it actually has an operating system on it. I cant help there, I never had an alienware

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Mar 18, 2009
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  10. Alienware-Armando

    Alienware-Armando Company Representative

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    Correct, you would need more than one HD in order to use the raid drivers. Regarding the respawn disk, it is an image created at the factory with original configuration which will contain not only drivers/software but also the operating system. Here is a link on how to restore the system using the respawn disk.
     
    Alienware-Armando, Mar 18, 2009
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    pluk Newbie

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    Yeah I actually did that,

    when I have to choose the image it gives me an error message and it says "This disk was not created with Northon Ghost", and I got the disk with the unit,

    2nd If I dont have a RAID config on my unit what drivers should I load,

    3rd I dont have the FLoppy USBD drive :p

    5th im not happy with this lol
     
    pluk, Mar 18, 2009
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