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Okay, that sounds reasonable... *sigh* Man, what a pain in the ass. But I guess I'll try that out, I agree it would be a good way of finding out whether it's software or hardware. Having got time today, but will start this adventure in a day or two. Cross your fingers for me .
Also, would you say I'd use the onboard audio? Because I'm pretty sure Windows automatically uses Creative drivers for that audiocard. Then again, the VIA audio is said be to notoriously sucky...
And what about enabling AHCI? Both my motherboard and HDD support it, and I guess I'd like to use the features it provides (namely NCQ). So do I enable it in the BIOS before beginning the install/format?
And lastly, I'm a loving the tutorials on this site, really fantastic! I wondered if there is one that details the order in which it would be best to install your driver (eg. motherboard first, then gfx card, then audio, etc). Can't seem to find it.
EDIT: FYI, I followed this guide:
Repair Install
But now a friend is telling me that I should boot the DVD and choose Repair instead of running it from Windows. Maybe I should try that first?
EDIT2: Hm, doesn't seem to be such an option in boot. Guess I'll try to run the Repair Install like in the guide once more before trying a clean install.
EDIT3: Nope, again failed. Didn't get a message this time, but oddly enough, the Event Viewer shows a crash. And IE suddenly opened when I logged in.
Last edited by Veliremus; 24 Oct 2010 at 14:42. Reason: Added info