Installing Vista

[sdshakeshaft]

Hi,

I have a clean build Core 2 Duo 6550, 2GB RAM and 320GB HDD. I tried
installing MCE on it but it crashed halfway. I created 3 partitions and now
when I try and install an XP version I cannot see anything but a 100GB C:
partition.

Now, when I try and install Vista Home Prem x86, it gets as far as selecting
the partion to install onto and it cannot find a partition and tells me know
drive(driver?) is able to be located.

Is there anyone out there that can a) help me recover my other 200GB and b)
help me get this Vista installed?

After all, whats a pc worth if I can't use it?

Cheers

 

[peter]

List your system parts.............SATA HD??? F6 install SATA drivers??
peter

 

[sdshakeshaft via WindowsKB.com]

List your system parts.............SATA HD??? F6 install SATA drivers??
peter

Hi,

[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]

Cheers

unfortunately, Vista doesn't give you the option to F6 install SATA Drivers.

AsRock Conroe 1333 D677 Motherboard
Intel Core2Duo E6550 4MB Cache 1333MHZ
2GB DDR2 RAM
320GB Maxtor SATA 8MB Cache
NVIDIA 7200 512MB TURBO CACHE GE-FORCE PCI EXPRESS GRAPHICS CARD
20x Dual Layer CD/DVD
NO FLOPPY

 

[peter]

OK there is no F6..........this how I got mine installed.
http://www.winsupersite.com/images/reviews/winvista_rtm_install_13.jpg
this is the window your looking for........see at the lower left it says
install drivers....
at which point you insert either Floppy/CD/DVD with the SATA drivers and
Vista will then ask which ones
peter

List your system parts.............SATA HD??? F6 install SATA drivers??
peter

Hi,

[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]

Cheers

unfortunately, Vista doesn't give you the option to F6 install SATA
Drivers.

AsRock Conroe 1333 D677 Motherboard
Intel Core2Duo E6550 4MB Cache 1333MHZ
2GB DDR2 RAM
320GB Maxtor SATA 8MB Cache
NVIDIA 7200 512MB TURBO CACHE GE-FORCE PCI EXPRESS GRAPHICS CARD
20x Dual Layer CD/DVD
NO FLOPPY

--
"if it works, don't fix it. if don't work, kick the hell out of it"

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http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/windows-vista-setup/200708/1

 

[sdshakeshaft via WindowsKB.com]

OK there is no F6..........this how I got mine installed.
http://www.winsupersite.com/images/reviews/winvista_rtm_install_13.jpg
this is the window your looking for........see at the lower left it says
install drivers....
at which point you insert either Floppy/CD/DVD with the SATA drivers and
Vista will then ask which ones
peter[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]

20x Dual Layer CD/DVD
NO FLOPPY

the problem I'm having is that it keeps telling me that it can't find any
compatible drivers when I get to this point

 

[peter]

Some MOBO require you to "expand" the SATA drivers from their CD in order
for Vista to see all of the installation files...especially the .inf files
peter

OK there is no F6..........this how I got mine installed.
http://www.winsupersite.com/images/reviews/winvista_rtm_install_13.jpg
this is the window your looking for........see at the lower left it says
install drivers....
at which point you insert either Floppy/CD/DVD with the SATA drivers and
Vista will then ask which ones
peter

List your system parts.............SATA HD??? F6 install SATA drivers??
peter

[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]

20x Dual Layer CD/DVD
NO FLOPPY

the problem I'm having is that it keeps telling me that it can't find any
compatible drivers when I get to this point

 

[sdshakeshaft via WindowsKB.com]

Some MOBO require you to "expand" the SATA drivers from their CD in order
for Vista to see all of the installation files...especially the .inf files
peter[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]

the problem I'm having is that it keeps telling me that it can't find any
compatible drivers when I get to this point

so are you saying that I need to copy the files from the mobo cd and burn
back onto another disk?