noob question

demonfatality · 16 Jul 2009 at 10:12

apology in advance,this is my first build
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping
-Razer Diamondback 3G Frost Blue 1800dpi Gaming Mouse
- . XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 XT x2
Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit
-PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad-Crossfire PCI-E 750W Power Supply
LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader & HD-DVD ROM
Kingston HyperX 6GB (3x2GB) Intel XMP DDR3 12800C9 1600MHz Tri-Channel Kit
Saitek Cyborg Illuminated Gamers Keyboard
Samsung SpinPoint F1 500GB SATA-II 16MB x2 in raid0
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Intel X58 (Socket 1366)
Akasa AK-967 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler

do the drivers for the optical drive need tobe installed before the OS?..and did i choose my components wisely

Admiral Huddy · 16 Jul 2009 at 10:16

Looks fine to me..

No need for any pre-install driver installation. The BIOS will pick up your drives and you'll be able to boot straight from disk.

Jonny Wright · 16 Jul 2009 at 10:19

Yup all looks good and should work.

No need for optical drivers, should be OK.

demonfatality · 16 Jul 2009 at 10:19

cheers for the quick reply .... thats 1 worry gone now if the other 99 are as simple lol

daniel_bourton · 16 Jul 2009 at 16:50

well all you have to do is put your questions up and people here are happy to reply most of the time everyone has to start somewheres

Russu_cs16 · 16 Jul 2009 at 16:54

Another noob question....

Can i boot Win7 from a FLash drive?

I'm going to get new pc system and wish to get the Win7 RC...

Will it let me write on a DVD?
Even better on a USB drive?

My laptops DVD writer doesnt want to write DVD's but CD's it does...That's why i want to ask if i can boot from USB drive

JonJ678 · 16 Jul 2009 at 16:56

Yes, you can install it from a flash drive. It is not easier.

A better approach is to get a dvd writer with the new system and burn the dvd using that. Put any other operating system on it to do so, Id use ubuntu. XP would do as well. Install this, use it to make the windows 7 dvd, then install windows 7.

Russu_cs16 · 16 Jul 2009 at 17:52

JonJ678 said:
Yes, you can install it from a flash drive. It is not easier.

A better approach is to get a dvd writer with the new system and burn the dvd using that. Put any other operating system on it to do so, Id use ubuntu. XP would do as well. Install this, use it to make the windows 7 dvd, then install windows 7.

So basically i have XP sp2 and i dont want to buy vista...

So i install Xp then burn win 7 on DVD and install?

Why does it make the installation harder on the USB?

About my DVD drive on laptop...CAn the problem be the drivers? should i reinstall drivers? It writes CD's but not DVD's....