Reformat Questions

tveezz · 12-20-2008, 08:42 AM

Hello Everyone,

I have been considering a Hard Drive reformat since it's been 4 years and never has been done. My question is...my PC came with Windows XP (Home) and has been upgraded to Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit. Should I follow instructions for Windows XP or Vista to reformat? I have removed Vista SP1. Also I have 2 WD Raptors running in Raid 0, when I reformat will I need to do anything special? My system specs are...

Dell XPS Gen 3
3.6 Pentium 4
2 Gig Ram (Unsure if DDR 2)
2 74 Gig WD Raptors 10,000 RPM in Raid 0
EVGA 8800GTS 640mb

Also if anyone can guide me to a good website with detailed instructions on reformatting I would appreciate that as well. I have searched, but haven't found a guide that seems to cover all of my concerns.

Thanks in advance for any information,

Dave

joeten · 12-30-2008, 06:03 PM

ok do you want xp or vista pick and follow the instructions as to raid 0 dont think there is anything special to do depending wether it is hardware or software if hardware it should be ok to put the hardware back in as you did before if it is software then you need to configure the system for it

12-20-2008, 08:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
tveezz Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 5 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit SP1	Reformat Questions Hello Everyone, I have been considering a Hard Drive reformat since it's been 4 years and never has been done. My question is...my PC came with Windows XP (Home) and has been upgraded to Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit. Should I follow instructions for Windows XP or Vista to reformat? I have removed Vista SP1. Also I have 2 WD Raptors running in Raid 0, when I reformat will I need to do anything special? My system specs are... Dell XPS Gen 3 3.6 Pentium 4 2 Gig Ram (Unsure if DDR 2) 2 74 Gig WD Raptors 10,000 RPM in Raid 0 EVGA 8800GTS 640mb Also if anyone can guide me to a good website with detailed instructions on reformatting I would appreciate that as well. I have searched, but haven't found a guide that seems to cover all of my concerns. Thanks in advance for any information, Dave

12-30-2008, 06:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
joeten Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,181 OS: vista	Re: Reformat Questions ok do you want xp or vista pick and follow the instructions as to raid 0 dont think there is anything special to do depending wether it is hardware or software if hardware it should be ok to put the hardware back in as you did before if it is software then you need to configure the system for it