Reformatting with a few questions...

-=kupo=- · Jan 15, 2005, 04:47 PM

Hey, well I've decided I'm going to reformat my machine. Why?
It feels slugglish, and has a lot of junk I don't use anymore that I'd like gone. That and I'd like a fresh new start

. Anyways, I've got the following drivers ready:
-Newest NVIDIA drivers
-An AGP driver from my Chipset manufacturer
-The audio drivers
-My IDE driver
-My LAN driver
-USB Drivers

Now that seems like all the things I need, but here's my question. I found that on my motherboard manufacturer's site they also had an AGP driver as well.

My question is, do I download that as well and install that with the AGP drivers from my Chipset manufacter? If not, which should I go about using, and if so, what order do I install them in.

Any help is appreciated, thanks guys!

mkk · Jan 15, 2005, 05:29 PM

If you are going for WinXP with SP2 then you probably don't need separate AGP drivers. With SP2 Microsoft has officially taken charge of the AGP driver development and chipset driver manufacturers are told to not change out the Microsoft driver unless there is a real need for it. This policy seems to have been working well enough so far.

For other operating systems, go with the latest AGP driver from the chipset manufacturer only.

Powercolour · Jan 15, 2005, 05:50 PM

do u really need 2 install ide controller drivers?

-=kupo=- · Jan 15, 2005, 10:40 PM

Okay, well I finished reformatting, but now my D: drive doesn't pick up on CD's. I have no clue what's wrong with it, whenever I wait for it to autoplay them it won't, and when I manually double click it, it errors. Anyone know what could be wrong?

Rifleman70T · Jan 16, 2005, 12:21 AM

What OS are you using?

I'm going to assume you installed your OS from a CD ( or DVD ), since that's the case nine times out of ten - so that means your drive isn't physically malfunctioning. ( Or I might be wrong since I'm making assumptions ). Also, have you tried just one CD or several? If it's just one then it's possible that that single CD is damaged. I'd recommend you try others. And why did you install IDE drivers? The only case where you should do so ( or actually need to do so ) is if you have a RAID controller of some sort.

Do you have a RAID controller?

-=kupo=- · Jan 16, 2005, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rifleman70T

What OS are you using?

I'm going to assume you installed your OS from a CD ( or DVD ), since that's the case nine times out of ten - so that means your drive isn't physically malfunctioning. ( Or I might be wrong since I'm making assumptions ). Also, have you tried just one CD or several? If it's just one then it's possible that that single CD is damaged. I'd recommend you try others. And why did you install IDE drivers? The only case where you should do so ( or actually need to do so ) is if you have a RAID controller of some sort.

Do you have a RAID controller?

I'm using Windows XP, I've tried about 5 other CD's and it just won't open them, I see the light blinking, so there's no physical error, you were correct about that. I didn't install the IDE drivers, I just downloaded them in case I needed them.

Rifleman70T · Jan 16, 2005, 12:37 AM

Hmm.

By default under Windows XP double-clicking will activate the 'AutoPlay' function. So if that isn't working it could be several things - including that you don't have the priveledges necessary to run anything from the D: drive.

What kind of security policies do you have in place? Or are you logged in as Administrator? ( But I doubt that it's your security settings )

Try booting off of the WinXP install CD again, just to be sure that nothing spectacularly bad happened in the last 30 minutes after you installed your OS.

Also, what model of CD drive do you have? Maybe the manufacturers support forum can give you some hints.

-=kupo=- · Jan 16, 2005, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rifleman70T

Hmm.

By default under Windows XP double-clicking will activate the 'AutoPlay' function. So if that isn't working it could be several things - including that you don't have the priveledges necessary to run anything from the D: drive.

What kind of security policies do you have in place? Or are you logged in as Administrator? ( But I doubt that it's your security settings )

Try booting off of the WinXP install CD again, just to be sure that nothing spectacularly bad happened in the last 30 minutes after you installed your OS.

Also, what model of CD drive do you have? Maybe the manufacturers support forum can give you some hints.

I have a 16x Pioneer DVD rom drive , and I'm the only one who uses this computer, so I'm the admin.

*edit*: Should I run the recovery disc again, and just try and repair windows in case what you think happened in last part of the install, did infact happen? If I should, would I lose everything I reinstalled because it took me about 2 and a half hours to reinstall everything I needed.

Rifleman70T · Jan 16, 2005, 01:19 AM

Don't wipe your hard disk again. That's a very drastic measure.

If you're the administrator then it's not a security issue.

Try unplugging your DVD-rom's IDE cable and power cable and rebooting. ( Without the DVD-drive installed in fact ) Then reattach the device and reboot again. This should cause windows to re-detect your DVD drive and reinstall it so if it was an OS issue this *should* fix it.

Also, have you tried viewing the contents of the CDs? ( Just trying to make sure it's not an Auto Play issue ) In order to view the contents right click on the drive letter and click 'open'.

Jan 15, 2005, 04:47 PM	#1
-=kupo=- DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	Reformatting with a few questions... Hey, well I've decided I'm going to reformat my machine. Why? It feels slugglish, and has a lot of junk I don't use anymore that I'd like gone. That and I'd like a fresh new start . Anyways, I've got the following drivers ready: -Newest NVIDIA drivers -An AGP driver from my Chipset manufacturer -The audio drivers -My IDE driver -My LAN driver -USB Drivers Now that seems like all the things I need, but here's my question. I found that on my motherboard manufacturer's site they also had an AGP driver as well. My question is, do I download that as well and install that with the AGP drivers from my Chipset manufacter? If not, which should I go about using, and if so, what order do I install them in. Any help is appreciated, thanks guys!

Jan 15, 2005, 05:29 PM	#2
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,490 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	If you are going for WinXP with SP2 then you probably don't need separate AGP drivers. With SP2 Microsoft has officially taken charge of the AGP driver development and chipset driver manufacturers are told to not change out the Microsoft driver unless there is a real need for it. This policy seems to have been working well enough so far. For other operating systems, go with the latest AGP driver from the chipset manufacturer only.

Jan 15, 2005, 05:50 PM	#3
Powercolour DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 411 Rep Power: 0	do u really need 2 install ide controller drivers?

Jan 15, 2005, 10:40 PM	Thread Starter #4
-=kupo=- DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	Okay, well I finished reformatting, but now my D: drive doesn't pick up on CD's. I have no clue what's wrong with it, whenever I wait for it to autoplay them it won't, and when I manually double click it, it errors. Anyone know what could be wrong?

Jan 16, 2005, 12:21 AM	#5
Rifleman70T DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	What OS are you using? I'm going to assume you installed your OS from a CD ( or DVD ), since that's the case nine times out of ten - so that means your drive isn't physically malfunctioning. ( Or I might be wrong since I'm making assumptions ). Also, have you tried just one CD or several? If it's just one then it's possible that that single CD is damaged. I'd recommend you try others. And why did you install IDE drivers? The only case where you should do so ( or actually need to do so ) is if you have a RAID controller of some sort. Do you have a RAID controller?

Jan 16, 2005, 12:37 AM	#7
Rifleman70T DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	Hmm. By default under Windows XP double-clicking will activate the 'AutoPlay' function. So if that isn't working it could be several things - including that you don't have the priveledges necessary to run anything from the D: drive. What kind of security policies do you have in place? Or are you logged in as Administrator? ( But I doubt that it's your security settings ) Try booting off of the WinXP install CD again, just to be sure that nothing spectacularly bad happened in the last 30 minutes after you installed your OS. Also, what model of CD drive do you have? Maybe the manufacturers support forum can give you some hints.

Jan 16, 2005, 01:19 AM	#9
Rifleman70T DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	Don't wipe your hard disk again. That's a very drastic measure. If you're the administrator then it's not a security issue. Try unplugging your DVD-rom's IDE cable and power cable and rebooting. ( Without the DVD-drive installed in fact ) Then reattach the device and reboot again. This should cause windows to re-detect your DVD drive and reinstall it so if it was an OS issue this should fix it. Also, have you tried viewing the contents of the CDs? ( Just trying to make sure it's not an Auto Play issue ) In order to view the contents right click on the drive letter and click 'open'.