re-installing vista

ALLI · 22 Nov 2007 at 16:51

to try and get my cd/dvd drive working again im going to format and reinstall, seeing as it *was*working without a problem.

so i dont screw anything up can i check some settings with you guys?

in the bios i need to select raid/ide but not use the gigabyte onboard, and use the orange sata connectors on my p35c-ds3r for the sata drive and the ide for my cd/dvd. the cd/dvd drive is plugged in the second, furthest away connection on the cable, so i should be using slave be used?

to make sure im ok bios wise, should i use optimised or failsafe (with the above settings and usb key/mouse support)

which driver should i select off the gigabyte cd when i wants sata drivers? assuming ive disabled the gigabyte onboard thing, assume its the intel ihc9 driver (ahci or raid?)

if ppls could help me with this i'll feel a bit more confident reinstalling as it was more luck than skill that got me up and running - jammy selection but ive messed with it so many times now im a bit clumsy! lol

ALLI · 22 Nov 2007 at 19:50

anyone in?

ALLI · 23 Nov 2007 at 00:00

re: drivers.
well, i have some. on cd.

using the update driver wizard says the best driver is installed.

if i set sata port to ide then the hdd doesnt work. this sata / ide is messy innit??

ALLI · 23 Nov 2007 at 11:51

I think I'm confusing people.

The HDD is SATA2 and the ODD is EIDE.

It's on cable select and in position 2 on the IDE cable as position 1 doesn't reach and if I have the ODD at the lowest point, it interferes with the power connecter on the mobo and the cable coming from the PSU

ALLI · 23 Nov 2007 at 23:01

Well, apparently it DOES matter.

Connected the ODD onto the master and set jumper accordingly. It works!

Set it to slave and reconnected it.... It works!

Huzaaaaah.

Now, if only I could get the 7.11 cats to work - well, i say the gfx drivers but i mean catalyst control center. PITA!!!