Going to reformat pc soon

dude22blue · #1 04-20-2009, 02:04 AM

I'm just about finish with this semester of college and want a free slate since my school requires a bunch of monitoring programs and stuff and even makes me install mcafee vs avg so I when I'm done I want to reformat my pc. I really just want to start fresh and I am willing to take the time out to do this. I know the basics like backing up files you want to save and deleting everything before reinstalling but I always have issues after with drivers and stuff. So this time I want to know what the correct way to do it and how to save my drivers, or at least the sites I need them from so I can save the links in my email so when I'm back and running all I have to do is click and download, since my pc was a custom built i can't just go to dells site or something. Just wondering if anyone can help me or tell me what to do to get help.

Monty007 · #2 04-20-2009, 02:11 AM

Hi, post your M/B make and model and video card model.

dude22blue · #3 04-20-2009, 02:14 AM

how do I do that?

Monty007 · #4 04-20-2009, 03:15 AM

SIW will give you all the information http://www.gtopala.com/siw-download.html

dude22blue · #5 04-20-2009, 08:50 PM

Property Value
Manufacturer
Version
Serial Number
Machine Type AT/AT COMPATIBLE
Infrared (IR) Supported No
DMI System UUID FFFFFFFF-FFFFFFFF-FFFFFFFF-FFFFFFFF
UUID FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF

Disk Space Disk C: 16 GB Available, 37 GB Total, 16 GB Free

Physical Memory 479 MB Total, 95 MB Free
Memory Load 80%

Virtual Memory 1122 MB Total, 529 MB Free

PageFile Name \??\C:\pagefile.sys
PageFile Size 720 MB
In use 356 MB
Max used 393 MB
Registry Size 5 MB (current), 54 MB (maximum)

Profile GUID {f5245340-2dd7-11dd-8f27-806d6172696f}

The system clock interval 15 ms

dude22blue · #6 04-23-2009, 11:17 AM

hey monty I think this might be more useful no?

Operating System System Model
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (build 2600) Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
1.80 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64
256 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: RS482-M
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 02/13/2006
Drives Memory Modules c,d
39.99 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
17.73 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

SONY DVD RW DW-D22A [CD-ROM drive]
WPI CDRW-8432i [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

WDC WD400BB-75DEA0 [Hard drive] (40.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WMAD12413372, rev 05.03E05, SMART Status: Healthy 480 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'A0' has 256 MB
Slot 'A1' has 256 MB
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 39.99 GB 17.73 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
Chris123 4/23/2009 9:18:49 AM (admin)
local system accounts
Administrator never (admin)
ASPNET never
Guest never
HelpAssistant never
SUPPORT_388945a0 never

DISABLED Marks a disabled account; LOCKED OUT Marks a locked account

HP Deskjet 5700 Series on USB001
Microsoft XPS Document Writer on XPSPort:
Send To Microsoft OneNote Driver on Send To Microsoft OneNote Port:
Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
ATI IDE Controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller] (3x)
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] (3x)
Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller (2x) ATI Radeon Xpress Series [Display adapter]
Default Monitor
Bus Adapters Multimedia
Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller (2x) Logitech Mic (PTZ)
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
Communications Other Devices
Intel(R) 536EP Modem

1394 Net Adapter
Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC
primary Auto IP Address: 172.26.18.198 / 24
Gateway: 172.26.18.1
Dhcp Server: 172.25.0.10
Physical Address: 00:14:2A:9B:20:78

Networking Dns Server: 172.25.0.9
Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Logitech QuickCam PTZ
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
Logitech USB Camera (PTZ)
USB Printing Support
USB Root Hub (3x)
Virus Protection [Back to Top]
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Version 8.5.0.781
Scan Engine Version 5301.4018
Virus Definitions Version 4/22/2009 Rev 5593
Last Disk Scan on Saturday, April 11, 2009 5:57:51 PM
Realtime File Scanning On

Monty007 · #7 04-23-2009, 09:06 PM

Hi, I just want to confirm your Motherboard Model. In SIW under M/B does it show anything more than "RS482-M" Also uder devices which video card does it show?

dude22blue · #8 04-24-2009, 02:10 AM

Under M/D i get this Property Value
Manufacturer
Model RS482-M
Version
Serial Number

North Bridge ATI Xpress 200 (RS480) Revision 10
South Bridge ATI SB400 Revision 10

CPU AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+
Cpu Socket Socket 939

System Slots 4 ISA, 4 PCI, 1 AGP

Memory Summary
Maximum Capacity 1024 MBytes
Maximum Memory Module Size 4096 MBytes
Memory Slots 2
Error Correction None

Warning! Accuracy of DMI data cannot be guaranteed

and for the video card I have no idea where to find it, would it be under display adapter or sound video game controller? I don't see anything that says video card, would it be under another name? Thanks for helping me through this Monty

Monty007 · #9 04-25-2009, 02:22 AM

Hi, here is the link for your drivers. You need the 3 drivers (xp 32 bit)except fot the raid driver (you dont need it)
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=do...=1&prod_no=167

dude22blue · #10 04-26-2009, 04:48 PM

cool thats all i need? I'm going to loose my sound, what do I need to download for it?

Monty007 · #11 04-27-2009, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dude22blue

cool thats all i need? I'm going to loose my sound, what do I need to download for it?

Realtek ALC Series AC97 Audio Driver thats your sound driver.

dude22blue · #12 04-27-2009, 02:33 PM

cool thank you monty for all your help, I think I'm reformat tomorrow.