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Should RAID be disabled prior to install?
It will be a week tomorrow since I received my Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade software. I have run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor and removed all questionable software and drivers. I have attempted to upgrade to Windows 7 at least half a dozen times without success. First it was a BitLocker Drive Encryption problem, then my DVD drive just vanished, and finally repeated hang ups.
Early this summer I installed Windows 7 RC on my old XP desktop and the installation was error free and the computer ran very well. So far these attempted installations have been a complete nightmare. I've reached the point where, as others have said, "I'm getting too old for this." I have never owned a Mac, but one may be in my near future.
Before sending the software back to Amazon, I'm going to give this one last shot - a clean install. I'm running Vista Home Premium 64-bit and using Intel Matrix Storage Manager for my RAID 1 array. Should I disable the RAID array prior to attempting a clean install?
Thanks for any help with this installation. This forum is a great resource for Windows 7 advice.