Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA RAID Controller - no drivers, can't insta

[Guest]

I can't install Vista because it seems like it doesn't recognize my hard
drives. Right before the setup begins extracting files in XP, it gives me a
message that says that it doesn't have drivers for "Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA
RAID Controller", and a warning that they're required to start my computer.
I've tried installing several times to a separate drive, to a logical
partition, upgrading, booting from the disc, and nothing's worked.

When I try to install on a partition/separate drive from XP, everything goes
fine until it restarts and goes to Windows setup, then immediately gives me a
BSOD with messages advising me to check my hard drives for problems.

Trying to upgrade from XP gets me all the way to "Completing installation"
before it restarts again and says that the upgrade was not successful.

Trying to install from restarting the computer and booting from the install
disc shows no hard drives whatsoever in the screen that lets you pick which
one to install on.

Is there any way around this problem so I can install it? And if not, how do
I revert the computer's boot sequence so it goes straight to XP without my
having to manually select it instead of Windows Setup again?

 

[Kerry Brown]

I can't install Vista because it seems like it doesn't recognize my
hard drives. Right before the setup begins extracting files in XP, it
gives me a message that says that it doesn't have drivers for
"Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA RAID Controller", and a warning that
they're required to start my computer. I've tried installing several
times to a separate drive, to a logical partition, upgrading, booting
from the disc, and nothing's worked.

When I try to install on a partition/separate drive from XP,
everything goes fine until it restarts and goes to Windows setup,
then immediately gives me a BSOD with messages advising me to check
my hard drives for problems.

Trying to upgrade from XP gets me all the way to "Completing
installation" before it restarts again and says that the upgrade was
not successful.

Trying to install from restarting the computer and booting from the
install disc shows no hard drives whatsoever in the screen that lets
you pick which one to install on.

Is there any way around this problem so I can install it? And if not,
how do I revert the computer's boot sequence so it goes straight to
XP without my having to manually select it instead of Windows Setup
again?

Is the BIOS set to boot from the separate drive? Is the BIOS set to boot
from the RAID array?

 

[Guest]

Right now the separate drive is completely empty, so no, the BIOS isn't set
to boot from it. If I changed the BIOS to boot from the RAID array, will
that fix the problem?

 

[Kerry Brown]

Right now the separate drive is completely empty, so no, the BIOS
isn't set to boot from it. If I changed the BIOS to boot from the
RAID array, will that fix the problem?

Is XP installed on the RAID array? This is what it sounds like from your
first post. If that's the case the boot loader is also on the RAID array.
This means that Vista probably won't boot this way unless you have RAID
drivers installed. I'm guessing but I would try setting the BIOS to boot
from the CD/DVD first, then the separate drive. Boot from the Vista DVD and
install Vista to the drive. This will preclude dual booting other than by
switching the boot order back to whatever it is now. You will also probably
not be able to access the RAID array from Vista. Wahtever you do make sure
you have a current backup of your XP. Playing with boot sectors there is
always a chance of losing data.

 

[Guest]

Kerry -

Thanks very much for your help. I changed my drive access to IDE instead of
RAID in the BIOS setup menu, booted from the install disc and am running
Vista fairly smoothly right now. Thanks again, I appreciate it.

 

[Kerry Brown]

Glad to hear you got it working.