QuiddyBiddy

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  1. QuiddyBiddy
    With mixed feelings - elated for the fact it is fixed, but dissapointed for the fact all that great research went to small use - I would like to inform you that it was a simple tweak in the BIOS. Under the HDD settings somehow it had been set from RAID back to IDE. Because i am running RAID 0 is was the BIOS unable to retrieve a complete MBR because it was striped over two disks and could only see one? I also apologise for not putting up a detailed configuration of the system (the first thing i should've posted - an oversight i am well aware of), and more importantly that i was running RAID. T
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    Addition: Tried running MemTest, but it doesn't seem to see anything, and the VISTA memory test came up with an error saying there was something stopping it from working. Tried swapping out each stick, and also into different slots, but it never changed anything. System Restore also popped up with an error, and couldn't go any further. Does it sound like there could be a problem with the mobo?
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    Great, i'll try it. Any ideas of what tools i can use?
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    Yeah well the HDD is only a couple o months old.
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    No dual boot. And yes, tried to run the automatic repair and it could not complete. This what it spat out. Problem event name: Startup Repair V2 Problem Signature 01: External Media Problem Signature 02: 6.0.6000.16386.0.0.0.0 Problem Signature 03: 4 Problem Signature 04: 63337 Problem Signature 05: unknown Problem Signature 06: CorruptMbr Problem Signature 07: O Problem Signature 08: I Problem Signature 09: FixMbr Problem Signature 010:1168 OS Version 6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.1 Locate ID: 1033
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    When i boot up i get the "Missing Operating System". I thought this was just a corrupt MBR, so i went into the command prompt of the Vista DVD and used the 'Bootrec.exe /FixMbr'. Rebooted, but this didn't work. So i restarted and loaded up - oh so slowly - from the DVD and tried the 'Bootrec.exe /FixBoot' only to get the 'Element not found' reply. What on earth is going on? Also, in the command prompt it's X:\ and not C:\. Any ideas?