Hard Drive Monitoring For Vista
Replies: 2 | Post Date: 04-04-2009, 03:30 AM | User: Zyonuf79 | Forums: hardforum.comCan anyone recommend a free utility that can actively monitor the health of a hard drive. I would also like it to give some kind of alert if it detect any kind of problem. I did some searching on [h] and the internet but was not able to find much in the way of freeware.
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- Do I Have To Format A New Hard Drive Before Installing Vista 64 ?
- Esata Hard Drive Not Recognized In Vista 64
- Hard Drive Not Recognized On Vista 64 Bit
- Problem Installing Vista On Sata Ii Hard Drive
- Vista Installation / Wd Hard Disk Driver Problem
- Motherboard Monitoring
- Wireshark Monitoring
- Hardware Monitoring Programs
- Monitoring Gpu Operation
- Raid Temperature Monitoring
- Network Monitoring Software
- Network Monitoring Program
- Temperature Monitoring Program Speccy
- Router Traffic Monitoring And Configuration
- Cloning Vista From Old Drive To New
- Tape Drive For Vista
- How Do You Recommend Monitoring Power Usage Of Electronics ?
- Video Card Temperature Monitoring Software
- No Floppy Drive Support In Vista
- Lg Dvd Drive Disappeared From Vista
- Flash Drive To Install Vista
- Booting Vista From Flash Drive
- Vista - Inserting Dvd Causes The Drive To Disappear
- Installing Windows Vista Via Flash Drive
- Vista Not Recognizing Drive Until Power Off Pc Then Back On
- Dvd Drive For Vista 64-bit And Windows 7
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Moving Vista To New Hard Drive
I have vista basic on my dell. I am going to install a second hard drive. I found on western digital web page that says i can right click the old drive and use cut and it will remove the whole drive from the old western digital and then select the new drive and copy the entire drive to the new hard drive. This sounds too simple. Will it work?
Posted On: June 22nd, 2008, 01:59 PM . View 11 Replies .
I have vista basic on my dell. I am going to install a second hard drive. I found on western digital web page that says i can right click the old drive and use cut and it will remove the whole drive from the old western digital and then select the new drive and copy the entire drive to the new hard drive. This sounds too simple. Will it work?
Posted On: June 22nd, 2008, 01:59 PM . View 11 Replies .
Do I Have To Format A New Hard Drive Before Installing Vista 64 ?
I just installed a new wd 1tb black hard drive into a new system. I installed vista 64 without doing any type of format. Was i supposed to format the drive before installing the os?
Or does it automatically use ntfs?
Just want to find out right away so i can redo it if necessary.
Posted On: 03-31-2009, 02:29 PM . View 4 Replies .
I just installed a new wd 1tb black hard drive into a new system. I installed vista 64 without doing any type of format. Was i supposed to format the drive before installing the os?
Or does it automatically use ntfs?
Just want to find out right away so i can redo it if necessary.
Posted On: 03-31-2009, 02:29 PM . View 4 Replies .
Esata Hard Drive Not Recognized In Vista 64
Esata hard drive not recognized in vista 64, well it does, as long as i do a "scan for hardware changes" in device manager every time i want to use it. But if i just plug it in and turn it on it doesn't get recognized. Any ideas why?
Posted On: 03-31-2009, 01:17 AM . View 7 Replies .
Esata hard drive not recognized in vista 64, well it does, as long as i do a "scan for hardware changes" in device manager every time i want to use it. But if i just plug it in and turn it on it doesn't get recognized. Any ideas why?
Posted On: 03-31-2009, 01:17 AM . View 7 Replies .
Hard Drive Not Recognized On Vista 64 Bit
I physically installed the wd1600ys western digital 160gb caviar hd into the computer. Pata and sata cables. However it is not recognizing it. I had the old install disc for xp version which will not work on my vista. Now that being said i am unable to find the drivers needed for my computer to recognize it. I believe it needs western digital tools. I called the tech support at western digital and they stated the drivers are only available for vista 32 bit. My vista reads 32 programs. He couldn't tell me where those drivers were. He was pretty aggravated when he picked up probably because someone called him and complained that their cup holder( disc drive) was broke when it spilled the drink. Please direct me to a website where i may download the driver to recognize my hd.
Posted On: 01-09-2010, 11:09 AM . View 10 Replies .
I physically installed the wd1600ys western digital 160gb caviar hd into the computer. Pata and sata cables. However it is not recognizing it. I had the old install disc for xp version which will not work on my vista. Now that being said i am unable to find the drivers needed for my computer to recognize it. I believe it needs western digital tools. I called the tech support at western digital and they stated the drivers are only available for vista 32 bit. My vista reads 32 programs. He couldn't tell me where those drivers were. He was pretty aggravated when he picked up probably because someone called him and complained that their cup holder( disc drive) was broke when it spilled the drink. Please direct me to a website where i may download the driver to recognize my hd.
Posted On: 01-09-2010, 11:09 AM . View 10 Replies .
Problem Installing Vista On Sata Ii Hard Drive
I have just built my first computer and cant get vista ultimate to install on my barracuda 7200. 10 sata 3. 0gb/s 500-gb hard drive. When i get to the screen that asks you to select your hd to install vista on, it recognizes my drive but has a message on the bottom of the screen stating. "Windows cannot be installed to this hard disk space. The partition contains one or more dynamic volumes that are not supported for installation. "
Is their anything i can do to get windows installed on this hd?
Posted On: 06-12-2007, 09:02 PM . View 19 Replies .
I have just built my first computer and cant get vista ultimate to install on my barracuda 7200. 10 sata 3. 0gb/s 500-gb hard drive. When i get to the screen that asks you to select your hd to install vista on, it recognizes my drive but has a message on the bottom of the screen stating. "Windows cannot be installed to this hard disk space. The partition contains one or more dynamic volumes that are not supported for installation. "
Is their anything i can do to get windows installed on this hd?
Posted On: 06-12-2007, 09:02 PM . View 19 Replies .
Vista Installation / Wd Hard Disk Driver Problem
I purchased a 32-bit vista home premium dvd (legal copy) to install on my newly bought wd 400gb caviar se (8mb cache - model number wd4000aajs). First of all, after windows loads the files for installation or whatever in that gray progress bar on the bottom of the screen it takes about 7-8 minutes just hanging on that blue/green splash screen. I then am amble to choose the language and click the install now button. It then goes to the "please wait. " Screen for another 5 minutes - is this 15 minute wait in total normal?
Now the real problem, i'm getting a "driver error" message at the 'collecting information stage' - it is simply asking for a driver for my hdd (wd4000aajs). I am then given the option to browse a cd/dvd. I have tried 2 versions of western digital cd - version 11. 1 and 11. 3 (i.e. , Diagnostic/recovery/drivers cd). It couldn't find any appropriate driver for the hard disk. I searched and searched but couldn't find any vista driver for my 2nd gen sata hard disk? Wd's download library page doesn't say anything about vista compatibility except they are continuously updating the drivers (my a s s)
How can i solve this problem?
1) i downloaded sata ahci drivers from biostar's web page. I will put those into a diskette and try again in the same stage. Perhaps vista finds sata drives for the motherboard and my problem ends!
2) should i update the bios version first? Or should i change any settings in the bios?
3) likewise, do you think playing with master/slave jumpers on the drives might solve the problem?
4) if it doesn't work with above options i am thinking to assemble the rig in its barebones (cpu/ram/vid card/1gb ram/ 1 hdd/1 dvd) - right now everything is connected to the mobo and i already put it inside the case. I generally try to post it in the barebone stage - if it posts i put everything inside the case. And in this situation it posted so i went ahead and put everything inside the case. I'm too lazy to pull them out!
Posted On: 12-21-2007, 01:55 PM . View 8 Replies .
I purchased a 32-bit vista home premium dvd (legal copy) to install on my newly bought wd 400gb caviar se (8mb cache - model number wd4000aajs). First of all, after windows loads the files for installation or whatever in that gray progress bar on the bottom of the screen it takes about 7-8 minutes just hanging on that blue/green splash screen. I then am amble to choose the language and click the install now button. It then goes to the "please wait. " Screen for another 5 minutes - is this 15 minute wait in total normal?
Now the real problem, i'm getting a "driver error" message at the 'collecting information stage' - it is simply asking for a driver for my hdd (wd4000aajs). I am then given the option to browse a cd/dvd. I have tried 2 versions of western digital cd - version 11. 1 and 11. 3 (i.e. , Diagnostic/recovery/drivers cd). It couldn't find any appropriate driver for the hard disk. I searched and searched but couldn't find any vista driver for my 2nd gen sata hard disk? Wd's download library page doesn't say anything about vista compatibility except they are continuously updating the drivers (my a s s)
How can i solve this problem?
1) i downloaded sata ahci drivers from biostar's web page. I will put those into a diskette and try again in the same stage. Perhaps vista finds sata drives for the motherboard and my problem ends!
2) should i update the bios version first? Or should i change any settings in the bios?
3) likewise, do you think playing with master/slave jumpers on the drives might solve the problem?
4) if it doesn't work with above options i am thinking to assemble the rig in its barebones (cpu/ram/vid card/1gb ram/ 1 hdd/1 dvd) - right now everything is connected to the mobo and i already put it inside the case. I generally try to post it in the barebone stage - if it posts i put everything inside the case. And in this situation it posted so i went ahead and put everything inside the case. I'm too lazy to pull them out!
Posted On: 12-21-2007, 01:55 PM . View 8 Replies .
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Posted On: 06-09-2009, 10:31 PM . View 2 Replies .
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Posted On: 06-09-2009, 10:31 PM . View 2 Replies .
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Hardware Monitoring Programs
Can anyone recommend any good programs that constantly monitor your cpu readings, such as cpu temp, system temp, 12, 5, 3. 3, and core voltages, etc. ? For those that know, a program that works like msi's pc alert (except one that is compatible with all mobos) would be great.
Posted On: June 18th, 2003, 01:25 PM . View 4 Replies .
Can anyone recommend any good programs that constantly monitor your cpu readings, such as cpu temp, system temp, 12, 5, 3. 3, and core voltages, etc. ? For those that know, a program that works like msi's pc alert (except one that is compatible with all mobos) would be great.
Posted On: June 18th, 2003, 01:25 PM . View 4 Replies .
Monitoring Gpu Operation
I have plenty of tools to tell me if my cpu cores are doing anything and if so, what. I am struggling to find something that tells me what gpus are doing. Right now, if i absolutely want to be sure that hardware acceleration for 1080p playback of some media is happening, i can't unless i trust whatever codec or player i use to throw some icon somewhere. Likewise if i download some folding client or otherwise, i don't have much idea whether it's gpu accelerating or not without a significant amount of experimentation. And if i need to know if a game is cpu or gpu limited, i have to benchmark multiple series at different resolutions and game settings to infer the bottleneck. It would be nice to see a "task manager" for gpus - obviously it would not look or behave the same way, but i think it's something that's needed. Does it exist?
Posted On: 08-29-2009, 11:47 AM . View 4 Replies .
I have plenty of tools to tell me if my cpu cores are doing anything and if so, what. I am struggling to find something that tells me what gpus are doing. Right now, if i absolutely want to be sure that hardware acceleration for 1080p playback of some media is happening, i can't unless i trust whatever codec or player i use to throw some icon somewhere. Likewise if i download some folding client or otherwise, i don't have much idea whether it's gpu accelerating or not without a significant amount of experimentation. And if i need to know if a game is cpu or gpu limited, i have to benchmark multiple series at different resolutions and game settings to infer the bottleneck. It would be nice to see a "task manager" for gpus - obviously it would not look or behave the same way, but i think it's something that's needed. Does it exist?
Posted On: 08-29-2009, 11:47 AM . View 4 Replies .
Raid Temperature Monitoring
Is there any program that can monitor the temperature of hdds in a hardware raid array?
Posted On: 03-12-2010, 07:51 AM . View 2 Replies .
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Posted On: 03-12-2010, 07:51 AM . View 2 Replies .
Network Monitoring Software
Im looking for a software program or something that will monitor my network, im running a linksys wireless g router. My computer is directly connected to it, my dads computer is connected to it wirelessly and my psp connects to it sometimes. When my friends come over they jump on it, one connects his ps2 direct and one wirelessly onto it. I want something that will tell me what computer/ps2 is on it and what they are doing like how much bandwidth they are pulling, or even just a monitor just to show who is pulling from it.
Posted On: September 2nd 2005 . View 3 Replies .
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Posted On: September 2nd 2005 . View 3 Replies .
Network Monitoring Program
I got an asus router and wondering if there is a program / software that can show who all is connected to my router and their ip addresses. I can't seem to find it on the router config. Maybe a way to boot people off of the network too?
Posted On: August 20th 2007 . View 3 Replies .
I got an asus router and wondering if there is a program / software that can show who all is connected to my router and their ip addresses. I can't seem to find it on the router config. Maybe a way to boot people off of the network too?
Posted On: August 20th 2007 . View 3 Replies .
Temperature Monitoring Program Speccy
So after messing around with different temperature monitoring programs i finally settled on speccy from piriform: http://www.Piriform.com/speccy
I like it because it has all the temps in one place, gpu, cpu, and hdd. How do i know it is accurate? I can't exactly check the bios in the middle of gaming. Has anyone else used this program?
Posted On: 02-04-2010, 12:39 PM . View 5 Replies .
So after messing around with different temperature monitoring programs i finally settled on speccy from piriform: http://www.Piriform.com/speccy
I like it because it has all the temps in one place, gpu, cpu, and hdd. How do i know it is accurate? I can't exactly check the bios in the middle of gaming. Has anyone else used this program?
Posted On: 02-04-2010, 12:39 PM . View 5 Replies .
Router Traffic Monitoring And Configuration
I have a router and i have three devices connected to it. I need to monitor the traffic each device uses and more importantly reserve an amount of bandwidth for one one the devices. One of the devices is a digital satellite receiver so i need the bandwidth to be reserved for it while other 2 pc's are powered off. I guess in this case software would not be an option because the pc's will be off. Is there a setting in the router that i can set to achieve this ( i haven't found so far). The router is trendnet tw 100-s4w1ca
Posted On: January 21st 2008 . View 3 Replies .
I have a router and i have three devices connected to it. I need to monitor the traffic each device uses and more importantly reserve an amount of bandwidth for one one the devices. One of the devices is a digital satellite receiver so i need the bandwidth to be reserved for it while other 2 pc's are powered off. I guess in this case software would not be an option because the pc's will be off. Is there a setting in the router that i can set to achieve this ( i haven't found so far). The router is trendnet tw 100-s4w1ca
Posted On: January 21st 2008 . View 3 Replies .
Cloning Vista From Old Drive To New
So i just got done getting the drive cloned and ran hdtune a few times. On a couple runs, my min dropped to 10-15mb/s which doesn't seem normal. These are close to the results i typically get though (unless something is loading in the background - this is my os drive by the way). How does it look?
Posted On: 08-22-2009, 03:15 PM . View 4 Replies .
So i just got done getting the drive cloned and ran hdtune a few times. On a couple runs, my min dropped to 10-15mb/s which doesn't seem normal. These are close to the results i typically get though (unless something is loading in the background - this is my os drive by the way). How does it look?
Posted On: 08-22-2009, 03:15 PM . View 4 Replies .
Tape Drive For Vista
Ok since they toke away out of the box tape drive support for vista what is everyone using for doing backups with their tape drives under vista?
The quantum sdlt tape drive was free along with the adaptec scsi card and 80+ tapes that were only used once so i do not want to hear just use an external hard drive. So far it looks like novabackup is the best bet but i was wondering if there was something better or even something that is free.
Posted On: 06-18-2009, 01:29 PM . View 3 Replies .
Ok since they toke away out of the box tape drive support for vista what is everyone using for doing backups with their tape drives under vista?
The quantum sdlt tape drive was free along with the adaptec scsi card and 80+ tapes that were only used once so i do not want to hear just use an external hard drive. So far it looks like novabackup is the best bet but i was wondering if there was something better or even something that is free.
Posted On: 06-18-2009, 01:29 PM . View 3 Replies .
How Do You Recommend Monitoring Power Usage Of Electronics ?
I've heard about the kill-a-watt device by p3. But some people who bought it say that it's significantly imprecise or incorrectly calibrated: that it shows up non-zero values with nothing plugged in. Anyone aware if maybe there's another meter like this which is better? Better made, more accurate, but in a similar price range?
Posted On: 01-02-2010, 03:19 AM . View 4 Replies .
I've heard about the kill-a-watt device by p3. But some people who bought it say that it's significantly imprecise or incorrectly calibrated: that it shows up non-zero values with nothing plugged in. Anyone aware if maybe there's another meter like this which is better? Better made, more accurate, but in a similar price range?
Posted On: 01-02-2010, 03:19 AM . View 4 Replies .
Video Card Temperature Monitoring Software
I have overclocked my 6600gt to 552/1180 mhz core/men. Was wondering whether there are any graphic card temperature monitoring software out there that can monitor the temperature and also record them for me to view later. I know the latest nvidia driver can monitor the temperature, but it doesn't record them, it's hard for me to monitor the temperature myself when i am playing a full screen game. By the way, what temperature should i look out for under full load? Someone told me that the 6600gt is stable up to 80 degrees centigrade, is that true?
Posted On: July 11th 2005 . View 14 Replies .
I have overclocked my 6600gt to 552/1180 mhz core/men. Was wondering whether there are any graphic card temperature monitoring software out there that can monitor the temperature and also record them for me to view later. I know the latest nvidia driver can monitor the temperature, but it doesn't record them, it's hard for me to monitor the temperature myself when i am playing a full screen game. By the way, what temperature should i look out for under full load? Someone told me that the 6600gt is stable up to 80 degrees centigrade, is that true?
Posted On: July 11th 2005 . View 14 Replies .
No Floppy Drive Support In Vista
I hooked up my floppy drive last night to flash my vid card and all vista keeps saying is it cannot find a driver for my device. Has anyone here seen or heard of this before and if so is there a fix besides reinstalling o/s?
Posted On: 01-22-2008, 11:44 AM . View 9 Replies .
I hooked up my floppy drive last night to flash my vid card and all vista keeps saying is it cannot find a driver for my device. Has anyone here seen or heard of this before and if so is there a fix besides reinstalling o/s?
Posted On: 01-22-2008, 11:44 AM . View 9 Replies .
Lg Dvd Drive Disappeared From Vista
I have an lg 4163b dvd-rom/writer which up until today was working just fine and no problems to report. I was just about to load up a game which requires the disc in the drive and i get a notification that the disc wasn't found. I thought this was odd, and sure enough in "my computer" there is no cd/dvd drives showing. Following this up, i checked the device manager and it seems that my dvd drivers got screwed up somehow (the only major change i've made was installing new nvidia graphics drivers yesterday, which shouldn't have affected the dvd). I've been all over the internet - lg's site, google, etc. - And i cannot find any drivers that want to work for vista. Every time i run the firmware installer's it cannot detect the drive, and won't install. Anyone have any workaround solutions for me to try?
The drive is about 5 years old, but its been working just fine, and i generally don't use the drive for anything anymore, so i'd hate to have to buy a new one just because vista is being stupid!
Posted On: 06-28-2009, 02:49 PM . View 8 Replies .
I have an lg 4163b dvd-rom/writer which up until today was working just fine and no problems to report. I was just about to load up a game which requires the disc in the drive and i get a notification that the disc wasn't found. I thought this was odd, and sure enough in "my computer" there is no cd/dvd drives showing. Following this up, i checked the device manager and it seems that my dvd drivers got screwed up somehow (the only major change i've made was installing new nvidia graphics drivers yesterday, which shouldn't have affected the dvd). I've been all over the internet - lg's site, google, etc. - And i cannot find any drivers that want to work for vista. Every time i run the firmware installer's it cannot detect the drive, and won't install. Anyone have any workaround solutions for me to try?
The drive is about 5 years old, but its been working just fine, and i generally don't use the drive for anything anymore, so i'd hate to have to buy a new one just because vista is being stupid!
Posted On: 06-28-2009, 02:49 PM . View 8 Replies .
Flash Drive To Install Vista
I just installed vista with a flash drive but to my dismay it took just as long as with a dvd so i am wondering if my flash drive is a piece of junk or not? It is a pny optima attache 4gb. What is the best flash drive to use for stuff like this?
Posted On: 09-06-2009, 01:00 PM . View 3 Replies .
I just installed vista with a flash drive but to my dismay it took just as long as with a dvd so i am wondering if my flash drive is a piece of junk or not? It is a pny optima attache 4gb. What is the best flash drive to use for stuff like this?
Posted On: 09-06-2009, 01:00 PM . View 3 Replies .
Booting Vista From Flash Drive
I sell laptops new from manufacture which are mainly sony vaio's. I would like to know if i could boot vista from a flash drive either a usb or memory stick without anything being written to the hard drive. This is to save time on restoring laptop to factory state. Is this possible or is there another solution available.
Posted On: February 28th 2009 . View 2 Replies .
I sell laptops new from manufacture which are mainly sony vaio's. I would like to know if i could boot vista from a flash drive either a usb or memory stick without anything being written to the hard drive. This is to save time on restoring laptop to factory state. Is this possible or is there another solution available.
Posted On: February 28th 2009 . View 2 Replies .
Vista - Inserting Dvd Causes The Drive To Disappear
When i place a burned dvd into my drive, the computer starts to load it for about 10 seconds, and then all of a sudden the entire drive disappears from my drive list. I have to reboot the computer (without the disc in) to get it to recognize the drive again. If i put the original dvd in the tray, it works fine and i'm able to explore the dvd. The dvd drive is an nec nd-2510a. I am using vista premium 32-bit. Oh, and if i place the same burned dvd into my girlfriends computer running on xp, which has the exact same nec drive, it works fine. Any thoughts?
Posted On: 12-01-2007, 10:08 PM . View 19 Replies .
When i place a burned dvd into my drive, the computer starts to load it for about 10 seconds, and then all of a sudden the entire drive disappears from my drive list. I have to reboot the computer (without the disc in) to get it to recognize the drive again. If i put the original dvd in the tray, it works fine and i'm able to explore the dvd. The dvd drive is an nec nd-2510a. I am using vista premium 32-bit. Oh, and if i place the same burned dvd into my girlfriends computer running on xp, which has the exact same nec drive, it works fine. Any thoughts?
Posted On: 12-01-2007, 10:08 PM . View 19 Replies .
Installing Windows Vista Via Flash Drive
No tweaking, no fking around, no program installs - put the dvd in the drive, put the flash drive in the usb port and run the command. Thats it. The rest of this post is purely there because people always try and do something differently, or dont bother reading the instructions properly!
This does not work with xp, so dont ask.command for copying vista (or 7) dvd to flash drive
Open a run command - use the "windows key + r" trick to open a run menu, if its not enabled in your start menu
Xcopy x:*. * /S/e/f y:
X: being source (dvd / iso image on virtual drive)
Y: being destination drive (flash drive)
A dos prompt will open and show the files copying - it may appear to have stopped on a file (install. Wim i think), but dont worry - thats a large file so it takes a while. You can use this to install vista off a flash drive, no longer needing a dvd. Above this line is all you need to make a bootable flash drive!
As simple as this is, people always ask a bazillion questions.common ones are answered below. The drive letters x: and y: need to be substituted with whatever letters your system uses. Its obvious, but some people still miss that. I've done this with ntfs and fat32 flash drives heaps of times - havent burned a dvd for an os in years. Your motherboard is going to need to boot from usb for this to install. Many motherboards have a "quick boot" method by pressing escape or f8 while the bios post screen is still loading. Dont always assume it will show as a usb device, often it shows under the hdd menus. Obviously, you're going to need a dvd in the drive, or mount the iso via some virtual drive software, like deamon tools or virtual clone drive. If your flash drive is full, the dos prompt will just close without copying the last files. Make sure you have enough free space to fit the contents of the iso (a 4gb flash drive is not exactly 4gb - mine is 3. 83gb after formatting, and too small for a vista sp2 install). I suggest formatting and starting with a blank flash drive - you can always add your other files back afterwards. You can do this from any windows os - xcopy hasnt changed in a looooong time, so it should even work in os's as old as win95. Since this has to be clarified, i mean you can make the vista/7 bootable usb disk in older os's. That is not the same as making bootable copies of them!
And a picture guide, for those who cant live without them. 1.command line
2. Format flash drive to ntfs (16gb drive)
3. Files copying
4. Open your boot menu in the bios, or change the boot order. My media pc allows me to hit f12 and get this:
(If i had my flash drive plugged in for this photo, it would read as "usb-hdd imation nano" in the '+hard disk' menu)
5. Run the vista/7 installer as normal
Out of niceness, i quote pyeti and naelex's alternate method. This one is rather noob friendly, but requires a third party program. This method works for xp!
Code:
Plug in your usb key. Right click on the ultraiso shortcut, and click on run as administrator. Click on file (menu bar) and open. Navigate to your windows 7 iso file and select it and click on the open button. In the bottom local pane, select your usb flash key drive. Click on bootable (menu bar) and wite disk image. Make sure the locations are correct, and check the verify box and click on the write button. Click on yes to confirm writing to the usb drive. When it's done, click on the close button. You now have a windows 7 installation usb flash key.
Posted On: 08-10-2009, 09:18 AM . View 23 Replies .
No tweaking, no fking around, no program installs - put the dvd in the drive, put the flash drive in the usb port and run the command. Thats it. The rest of this post is purely there because people always try and do something differently, or dont bother reading the instructions properly!
This does not work with xp, so dont ask.command for copying vista (or 7) dvd to flash drive
Open a run command - use the "windows key + r" trick to open a run menu, if its not enabled in your start menu
Xcopy x:*. * /S/e/f y:
X: being source (dvd / iso image on virtual drive)
Y: being destination drive (flash drive)
A dos prompt will open and show the files copying - it may appear to have stopped on a file (install. Wim i think), but dont worry - thats a large file so it takes a while. You can use this to install vista off a flash drive, no longer needing a dvd. Above this line is all you need to make a bootable flash drive!
As simple as this is, people always ask a bazillion questions.common ones are answered below. The drive letters x: and y: need to be substituted with whatever letters your system uses. Its obvious, but some people still miss that. I've done this with ntfs and fat32 flash drives heaps of times - havent burned a dvd for an os in years. Your motherboard is going to need to boot from usb for this to install. Many motherboards have a "quick boot" method by pressing escape or f8 while the bios post screen is still loading. Dont always assume it will show as a usb device, often it shows under the hdd menus. Obviously, you're going to need a dvd in the drive, or mount the iso via some virtual drive software, like deamon tools or virtual clone drive. If your flash drive is full, the dos prompt will just close without copying the last files. Make sure you have enough free space to fit the contents of the iso (a 4gb flash drive is not exactly 4gb - mine is 3. 83gb after formatting, and too small for a vista sp2 install). I suggest formatting and starting with a blank flash drive - you can always add your other files back afterwards. You can do this from any windows os - xcopy hasnt changed in a looooong time, so it should even work in os's as old as win95. Since this has to be clarified, i mean you can make the vista/7 bootable usb disk in older os's. That is not the same as making bootable copies of them!
And a picture guide, for those who cant live without them. 1.command line
2. Format flash drive to ntfs (16gb drive)
3. Files copying
4. Open your boot menu in the bios, or change the boot order. My media pc allows me to hit f12 and get this:
(If i had my flash drive plugged in for this photo, it would read as "usb-hdd imation nano" in the '+hard disk' menu)
5. Run the vista/7 installer as normal
Out of niceness, i quote pyeti and naelex's alternate method. This one is rather noob friendly, but requires a third party program. This method works for xp!
Code:
Plug in your usb key. Right click on the ultraiso shortcut, and click on run as administrator. Click on file (menu bar) and open. Navigate to your windows 7 iso file and select it and click on the open button. In the bottom local pane, select your usb flash key drive. Click on bootable (menu bar) and wite disk image. Make sure the locations are correct, and check the verify box and click on the write button. Click on yes to confirm writing to the usb drive. When it's done, click on the close button. You now have a windows 7 installation usb flash key.
Posted On: 08-10-2009, 09:18 AM . View 23 Replies .
Vista Not Recognizing Drive Until Power Off Pc Then Back On
I have an iomega 1tb usb drive connect to my vista (x64) ultimate pc. I have to manually power off and then back on for the pc to recognize it. This occurs even after rebooting. It works with xp fine. Any thoughts?
Posted On: 09-04-2009, 01:40 AM . View 5 Replies .
I have an iomega 1tb usb drive connect to my vista (x64) ultimate pc. I have to manually power off and then back on for the pc to recognize it. This occurs even after rebooting. It works with xp fine. Any thoughts?
Posted On: 09-04-2009, 01:40 AM . View 5 Replies .
Dvd Drive For Vista 64-bit And Windows 7
I don't need anything fancy or expensive. I primarily use my dvd drive to install/play games and occasionally burn something to a dvd. It should be compatible with vista 64-bit and windows 7. Any recommendations?
Posted On: 08-02-2009, 05:25 PM . View 5 Replies .
I don't need anything fancy or expensive. I primarily use my dvd drive to install/play games and occasionally burn something to a dvd. It should be compatible with vista 64-bit and windows 7. Any recommendations?
Posted On: 08-02-2009, 05:25 PM . View 5 Replies .
Ram Drive For Paging File On Vista
Im finally putting together my new computer build and was looking at getting 8 gb of ram, then converting half of it into a ram drive for the paging file. Is there any way of doing this on vista home premium x64 ?
Posted On: November 11th 2008 . View 2 Replies .
Im finally putting together my new computer build and was looking at getting 8 gb of ram, then converting half of it into a ram drive for the paging file. Is there any way of doing this on vista home premium x64 ?
Posted On: November 11th 2008 . View 2 Replies .
Shrink Disk Drive In Windows Vista
I would like to know the details regarding the outcome after doing the 'shrink volume' feature in windows vista. 1. If i shrink my 'c' drive with 120 gb space, what will be the free (unallocated) space if the shrink utility shows the following:
A. Total size before shrinking : 115591 mb
B. Size of available shrink space in mb : 21929 mb
C. Enter the amount of space to shrink : 21929 mb
D. Total size after shrink in mb : 93662 mb
Of the last three options (b, c, d) which will be the unallocated, free space after shrinking ?
Posted On: October 7th 2009 . View 3 Replies .
I would like to know the details regarding the outcome after doing the 'shrink volume' feature in windows vista. 1. If i shrink my 'c' drive with 120 gb space, what will be the free (unallocated) space if the shrink utility shows the following:
A. Total size before shrinking : 115591 mb
B. Size of available shrink space in mb : 21929 mb
C. Enter the amount of space to shrink : 21929 mb
D. Total size after shrink in mb : 93662 mb
Of the last three options (b, c, d) which will be the unallocated, free space after shrinking ?
Posted On: October 7th 2009 . View 3 Replies .