Vista & SATA: what's the latest?

[Qu0ll]

I am looking to build a new machine using an Adaptec 2820SA SATA II RAID
controller that will be running Vista. Adaptec say that this controller has
a Vista-compatible driver so I believe it all should work but I have heard
rumours that Vista and SATA don't play well together.

What has been your experience with Vista and SATA? Am I avoiding the
problems by using a proprietary SATA RAID controller with a Vista driver?

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[Tiberius]

all new computers have sata... the problems you have read are specific ones
for some controlers+drivers

make sure the ones you will use are ok.. and there is nothing to worry
about...

 

[Don]

I am looking to build a new machine using an Adaptec 2820SA SATA II RAID
controller that will be running Vista. Adaptec say that this controller
has a Vista-compatible driver so I believe it all should work but I have
heard rumours that Vista and SATA don't play well together.

What has been your experience with Vista and SATA? Am I avoiding the
problems by using a proprietary SATA RAID controller with a Vista driver?

Just be aware that you will most likely need to supply that driver
early in the Vista install. The install DVD probably will not have
it yet.

 

[Richard G. Harper]

No problems whatsoever with VISTA and SATA here, and I've never heard such a
rumour myself either.

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[Stephan Rose]

No problems whatsoever with VISTA and SATA here, and I've never heard such a
rumour myself either.

You must not read much in this newsgroup. =)

This has got to be about the 20th time I am reading about it....

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[Steve Easton]

No problems here with Vista ultimate in a Gigabyte machine with onboard ( motherboard )
Sata controller and two WD hard drives.

 

[Dale White]

If I recall right, the original problems were with certain newer Intel
Mobos, when they were running a RAID level drive instead of single drives. I
can't remember if the Nforce based boards had the same issue or not. I run a
nforce board with single drives, the raid 0 drive I have doesn't have vista
installed on it.

You should know pretty quick if you can get the install to work or not.

 

[Lang Murphy]

I am looking to build a new machine using an Adaptec 2820SA SATA II RAID
controller that will be running Vista. Adaptec say that this controller
has a Vista-compatible driver so I believe it all should work but I have
heard rumours that Vista and SATA don't play well together.

What has been your experience with Vista and SATA? Am I avoiding the
problems by using a proprietary SATA RAID controller with a Vista driver?

--
And loving it,

-Q
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I installed Vista Ulitmate on a Dell XPS Gen 2 with a SATA drive without any
problems. That's not to say your problem shouldn't exist, just that Vista
'plays well" with SATA here.

Lang