Win 2000 Repair Options

[JayC]

I'm in the process of repairing my Win 2000 install. And
I have got to the point with the Win 2000 CD recovery
procedure where Win 2000 Professinal Setup asks me to
choose a repair option.

* To repair a Windows 2000 installation by using the
recovery console, press C.

* To repair a Windows 2000 installation by using the
emergency repair process, press R.

"If the repair options do not successfully repair your
system, run Windows 2000 Setup again.

Okay: which option should I choose if I tell you that the
need for a recovery came about because of a system crash
which resulted in a "blue screen error" which pointed out
an invalid disk array situation.

I have since sorted out the invalid disk array (I run a
RAID 0 array) by providing Win Setup (from the Win 2000
Pro CD-ROM) with the necessary RAID disk array drivers.

Now, which Repair Option do I take?

Thanks.

JayC

 

[DL]

If you use 'R' option, and that doesnt cure go on to 'C'
You mention array failure, usually with raid controllers they have their own
software for rebuilding an array

 

[JayC]

Okay,

I've tried the 'R' option and that didn't cure it.

Could be that when I specify the drive controller which
Win2000 Setup should get from the floppy disk in that
drive which has the Highpoint HPT370 (SCSI ? RAID )
drivers on it --- maybe I should tell it to get a driver
for each one of the hard disks (I have two) that form the
RAID 0 (two disks, stripped) array.

Or maybe, I should tell to use the Highpoint Windows NT
RAID drivers instead of the Win2000 ones.

Or should I do what you say now and go for the Windows
Repair Console (whatever it is. Frankly, I 've never
walked this motherboard, hard disk drive, RAID re-
install, Win2000 Pro recovery, route before and I am wary
of frying my precious system.)

Whatever I do, it's got to work. 'Cos I depend on my
single computer like a man depends on his legs to work
everyday.

Thanks