"Rob Nicholson" <rob.nicholson@nospam_informed-direct.com> wrote in message
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>> Is the farking HDD a Samsung?
>
> Wasn't that easy as it doesn't show the maker in device manager. But it's
> a ST3500630AS which on searching Google reveals that it's Seagate.
>
> Cheers, Rob.
>
Thanks Rob. Certainly eliminates a Samsung drive as a possible culprit.
> Thanks Rob. Certainly eliminates a Samsung drive as a possible culprit.
I think it was a set-up driver issue as Windows XP is now installed and it's
working fine.
Never before though has a PC caused so much comment in the office :-) The
XPS has been sat on the bench this last week next to the main office printer
and everyone goes "ohh wow, it's that impressive". Even the electrician who
was in to do some wiring was impressed.
This PC was actually bought as a replacement for a developers PC but we
decided it was just too big and weird to be out in the office. Therefore
we've done a swap around and we're now using this as our development VMware
host server and the new Dimension C521 which was acting as VMware host can
be given to the developer. With 3GB and quad-core CPU it's a good host.
This has turned out to be serendipity again as we also want to start using a
back-up-disk system with Backup Exec. We happened to have four large SATA
drives lying around after another server update and I was looking at extra
disk enclosures. Then it hit me - hey why not stick them in this XPS beast
as it's bound to have lots of drive bays inside. And indeed it does with
four internal SATA drives, ready wired up with neat drive caddies. So 15
minutes later we've now got a joint VMware host, backup-to-disk system and
2TB of disk space.
It's now installed on the floor in the comms room, in the dark, right by the
door which has a vertical window so you can admire the lights on the front
<grin>
These gamers must spend all their time in the dark. I was mildly amused when
I forgot to plug in the network lead so went in, didn't turn the lights on
and then noticed there are lights on the back panel so you can plug things
in without having to turn on the lights...
> These gamers must spend all their time in the dark. I was mildly amused
> when I forgot to plug in the network lead so went in, didn't turn the
> lights on and then noticed there are lights on the back panel so you can
> plug things in without having to turn on the lights...
PS. I'm now eying up that whopping big graphics card in there which is a
real waste for a server that's acting as a back-to-disk system :-) Just
wondering if the PSU in my home PC has an extra power lead that the graphics
card needs...
I'd suspect they're updated, but don't know for sure. If it fails, I
would download the F6 drivers (the SATA drivers) for the 720 (latest
ones) and install them at the beginning of the install. Can't hurt.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Nicholson [mailto:rob.nicholson@nospam_informed-direct.com]
> Posted At: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 1:35 PM
> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> Conversation: Slow installation of Windows XP on XPS 720
> Subject: Slow installation of Windows XP on XPS 720
>
> We've just got a Dell XPS 720 and as we normally do, we image it and
> then
> re-install Windows XP with SP2 from scratch. The first green Dell
> Windows XP
> install CD-ROM I tried (we have loads of them!) had trouble copying
> kodak_dc.icm. The next (older one) I dug out blue screens during the
> initial
> part of the installation process.
>
> I've just found a pretty up to date 2007 one and that has gone through
> copying the installation files to the hard disk. It's carrying on with
> the
> installation but the initial copying of files (i.e. the non-Windows
DOS
> kind
> of display) was really slow - it kept pausing for a minute and then
> carrying
> on.
>
> Any ideas why this is happening?
>
> Are all these Dell green Windows XP with SP2 CD-ROMs made alike or do
> Dell
> update them over time? Maybe to add more core drivers required for the
> base
> installation (e.g. SATA)?
>
> Thanks, Rob.
Tom,
do you or anyone know where to get the sata drivers for the xps 720 for XP??
i do not see them under the support download section.
i keep getting a blue screen BSOD after booting Windows Setup.
i know a newer OS cd will have them slipstreamed, but they should be
available for download from somewhere.
Any info would be appreciated.
Thanks. Jay
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay B [mailto:jayB@audiman.net]
> Posted At: Thursday, November 29, 2007 4:50 AM
> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
> Conversation: Slow installation of Windows XP on XPS 720
> Subject: where to get sata drivers for xps 720 for Win XP
>
> Tom,
> do you or anyone know where to get the sata drivers for the xps 720
for
> XP??
> i do not see them under the support download section.
> i keep getting a blue screen BSOD after booting Windows Setup.
> i know a newer OS cd will have them slipstreamed, but they should be
> available for download from somewhere.
> Any info would be appreciated.
> Thanks. Jay
They're on the website at support.dell.com
They're under SATA and called nVidia MediaShield.
OK, I have no idea why they're called MediaShield.
"Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jay B [mailto:jayB@audiman.net]
>> Posted At: Thursday, November 29, 2007 4:50 AM
>> Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
>> Conversation: Slow installation of Windows XP on XPS 720
>> Subject: where to get sata drivers for xps 720 for Win XP
>>
>> Tom,
>> do you or anyone know where to get the sata drivers for the xps 720
> for
>> XP??
>> i do not see them under the support download section.
>> i keep getting a blue screen BSOD after booting Windows Setup.
>> i know a newer OS cd will have them slipstreamed, but they should be
>> available for download from somewhere.
>> Any info would be appreciated.
>> Thanks. Jay
>
> They're on the website at support.dell.com
>
> They're under SATA and called nVidia MediaShield.
>
> OK, I have no idea why they're called MediaShield.
>
Since the systemboard uses the NVidia/NForce chipset, that (name) is their
alternative to the Intel Matrix Storage drivers I believe.
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