Installing Windows 10 32-bit, hard drive not showing up

[DotzHyper]

So I am installing windows 10 32-bit on a old computer, great. Select driver install is not being a friend. I have a hard drive plugged in and it is not showing up, i have tried unplugging and stuff, it does show up in the bios

help

[manikyath]

need more information than "old computer".

 

EDIT: also, from very recent experience, anything that doesnt support 64 bit will be a mindblowingly terrible experience.

[rcmaehl]

You're selecting the .inf for the driver, not an .exe setup program right?

[DotzHyper]

Dell Precision 670 workstation, separate drive WD2500 scorpion 5400rpm 256 gb 

[DotzHyper]

2 minutes ago, rcmaehl said:

You're selecting the .inf for the driver, not an .exe setup program right?

i believe that i am

[Electronics Wizardy]

Does it have a raid card? you may need to make a raid array first.

[DotzHyper]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Does it have a raid card? you may need to make a raid array first.

im actually not sure because it did say something about that in the bios it is an old quadro fx if that helps

[manikyath]

3 minutes ago, DotzHyper said:

Dell Precision 670 workstation, separate drive WD2500 scorpion 5400rpm 256 gb 

its 14 years old.. thats not an old computer, thats a relic.

[DotzHyper]

Just now, manikyath said:

its 14 years old.. thats not an old computer, thats a relic.

it is but it was only used for one year and it is working fine, i have replaced the cmos and added ram

[manikyath]

Just now, DotzHyper said:

it is but it was only used for one year and it is working fine, i have replaced the cmos and added ram

it is the xeon equivalent of a pentium 3.. it is a level of slow where you'll be loading the start menu, let alone actually "run" software.

 

i'm not trying to derail this, but what i'm saying is that that thing isnt worth resurrecting. you can find better systems by scouting scrapyards.

[DotzHyper]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

it is the xeon equivalent of a pentium 3.. it is a level of slow where you'll be loading the start menu, let alone actually "run" software.

 

i'm not trying to derail this, but what i'm saying is that that thing isnt worth resurrecting. you can find better systems by scouting scrapyards.

its got 2 old xeons 3.0 clock

[manikyath]

Just now, DotzHyper said:

its got 2 old xeons 3.0 clock

yes, two xeons the equivalent of a pentium 3, you could have 4 of them for all i care, they'll still be slow beyond what you can possibly imagine.

[DotzHyper]

Just now, manikyath said:

yes, two xeons the equivalent of a pentium 3, you could have 4 of them for all i care, they'll still be slow beyond what you can possibly imagine.

i get that this is doodoo but do you have any help?

[Electronics Wizardy]

12 minutes ago, DotzHyper said:

im actually not sure because it did say something about that in the bios it is an old quadro fx if that helps

check for that. Is there a raid controller option at bootup?

[DotzHyper]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

check for that. Is there a raid controller option at bootup?

i do remember that there is

if it has the option then its a thing?

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, DotzHyper said:

i do remember that there is

if it has the option then its a thing?

Yea if there is a raid controller then you need to make a raid array.

[DotzHyper]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

Yea if there is a raid controller then you need to make a raid array.

ok making it now

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, DotzHyper said:

ok making it now

what drives are in the system?

[Stefan Payne]

26 minutes ago, DotzHyper said:

Dell Precision 670 workstation, separate drive WD2500 scorpion 5400rpm 256 gb 

Makes _NO SENSE_ to not install a 64bit Windows on those. Though Windows 7 might be the last 64bit version that works on those, Win 10 does not...

 

32bit Windows only makes sense for Socket 754 and 939 for AMD and for Intel everything before Core 2 Duo.

Everything after that should run 64bit Windows.

 

So try that instead.

 

32bit Windows is ONLY for CPUs that do not support the 64bit version as the ones mentioned above do not!

[DotzHyper]

2 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

what drives are in the system?

a wd scorpio WD2500BEVS 250gb 5400 rpm

[DotzHyper]

1 minute ago, Stefan Payne said:

Makes _NO SENSE_ to not install a 64bit Windows on those.

 

32bit Windows only makes sense for Socket 754 and 939 for AMD and for Intel everything before Core 2 Duo.

Everything after that should run 64bit Windows.

 

So try that instead.

 

32bit Windows is ONLY for CPUs that do not support the 64bit version as the ones mentioned above do not!

my cpus support it but i dont think the gpu does. quadro fx (oldassss

[Stefan Payne]

Just now, DotzHyper said:

my cpus support it but i dont think the gpu does. quadro fx (oldassss

No, CPU does not for Windows 10, only Windows 7.

And that's why I'd say you should try Windows 7/64bit on those machines.

 

And the GPU should support 64bit OS.

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, Stefan Payne said:

Makes _NO SENSE_ to not install a 64bit Windows on those.

this is a 32bit system, it was made way before the core 2 duo chips

 

 

2 minutes ago, DotzHyper said:

a wd scorpio WD2500BEVS 250gb 5400 rpm

your gonna need to make that raid array and get the raid driver for it.

[DotzHyper]

1 minute ago, Stefan Payne said:

No, CPU does not for Windows 10, only Windows 7.

And that's why I'd say you should try Windows 7/64bit on those machines.

 

And the GPU should support 64bit OS.

right but how do i get a download for windows 7 bc i couldnt find a free one.

[DotzHyper]

2 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

this is a 32bit system, it was made way before the core 2 duo chips

 

 

your gonna need to make that raid array and get the raid driver for it.

it is already on in the sata operation tab