Vista won't boot from new PC

[Guest]

Hey all. Just built a new computer, and everything is functioning well.
However, when I insert my Vista Home Premium 64 bit into the drive,
absolutely nothing happens.

I have tried EVERYTHING. I've checked the drive itself, inserted other CDs
(they all worked), modified the boot priorities in the BIOS, checked to see
if the vista CD worked on my laptop (it does), but when I insert it into my
DVD drive it sounds as if the disc can't be read.

Help please!

 

[John Barnett MVP]

The components of your machine are of 64 Bit architecture, I assume? A 64
bit copy of Vista or XP will not run on 32 bit systems.

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[Kerry Brown]

Try cleaning the DVD. I use a soft lint free cloth under luke warm running
water from the tap. If it still won't boot then it may be that the DVD and
the drive aren't compatible. Some drives won't read some media. Both are
made so cheaply that it's not an unusual situation. Try copying the DVD on a
different computer and see if the copy works. Try a different drive in the
new computer.

 

[Guest]

Nope, my processor is an E6420. I'm sure that's 64bit

 

[JW]

If you put a regular movie in the DVD drive on your new computer and set the
boot sequence to boot from it first does it try and boot and give you the
error message no Operating system found on the Drive?

 

[Guest]

Hey guys. Attactched my old DVD drive and now Vista boots! Thanks!

However, now I have a new problem. Vista can't seem to find my hard drive,
and when it scans for drivers it can't find anything. This happens even when
the motherboard driver CD is in the drive. Anybody got any solutions? I can't
find any drivers on the manufacturer's website. The mobo is a Gigabyte
P35-DS3R

 

[Guest]

By the way, I know for sure that my HDD is attatched. It registers in my BIOS

 

[JW]

You should not need to install drivers from a CD for your HDD.
Is your HDD already formatted in NTFS or Fat32 format?
Do you have the latest BIOS for your MOBO?
If you have a copy of an older OS can you try and install it and see if it
sees your HDD?

 

[peter]

SATA drive...right??
need to install the drivers during the Vista Install
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/...rboard&ProductID=2543&ProductName=GA-P35-DS3R
peter

 

[Guest]

Well I just purchased it. Ive got no idea if or how it's formatted. I could
flash my BIOS I guess.

 

[JW]

It appears that Peter found the missing drivers for you which are all newer
then the Vista DVD release date.

 

[Guest]

Nope, I've downloaded all of them onto a FAT32 USB stick and Vista doesnt
recognise any of them. I've formatted my hard drive to be NATFC or something,
and that didn't help either. I'm stuck! Could somebody with the heart quickly
walk me through what I need to do? If all else fails I'll call my mobo
manufacturer for advice.

 

[JW]

Most likely your system does not recognize the USB stick till after the OS
is installed.
Suggest you copy them to a CD and have install scan it for drivers.

 

[peter]

And in the BIOS you have the SATA devices turned on.........
And the SATA drive is listed as 1st boot..........
The SATA drivers were expanded to either a floppy or CD ..........and then
you need to know which SATA drivers you need..your board has 2 separate SATA
controllers.
You could try enabling the RAID function...........you dont need to setup
RAID but I remember some boards that needed this in order for SATA to be
detected.
???????????
peter

 

[andy]

I would do the following:
1. Connect drive to SATAII0 connector.

2. In BIOS Setup:
SATA RAID/AHCI Mode (Intel ICH9R Southbridge)
Set to Disabled.
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel ICH9R Southbridge)
Set to Enabled.

3. Install this driver during Vista setup:
Intel ICH9R Driver
O.S. : Windows XP 64Bit,Windows Server 2003 64bit,Windows Vista x64
(64-bit) 7.5.0.1017