Dennis:
Ah ok, so you're saying the 64-bit drivers for Vista DO work, just not RAID
(which I'm not running anyway). I thought you're original post was that the
onboard controller simply didn't work with Vista period.
Regardless, I had a spare controller laying around, it's a Vantec ST200
(
www.vantecusa.com) and I installed it. It has a Silicon Image chipset on
it, SII3112 chip. I went to
http://www.siimage.com/support/downloadresults.aspx?pid=63&bios=0&drivers=0&sataraid=0&
and downloaded the drivers for it, it does support RAID in VISTA as well.
You can find this board on Amazon.com for $19.99
http://www.amazon.com/Vantec-UGT-ST200-Storage-controller-SATA-150/dp/B00067YYZY
Of course, that's if you *NEED* to run RAID.
I also decided to run VISTA with Office 2007 beta. I'm a glutton for
punishment. My biggest issue was finding an AntiVirus program to run with
Vista, after reading several boards, I came across AVAST! and it seems to
work just fine (and it's free).
I'm only running Vista because I needed to reinstall Windows XP, and
couldn't find my CD. I have a relative that works for Microsoft, and I could
probably purchase another copy, but why? I know I'm a geek and will want to
run Vista Ultimate, so when it comes out, I'll just have that family member
purchase it for me from the employee store, probably won't cost me more than
$60 bucks.
From what I read on several boards, most Palm pilots don't work. Here's
what doesn't work for me so far:
* Palm Treo 650 (phone palm combo from Cingular)
* Hamachi (network application)
* AverTV (video capture, TV tuner, which I don't use now because firewire is
better for capture, and the IEEE 1394 is supported)
* My generic 56K modem, which... is so dusty because it's never used.
What does work is:
* SATA drivers & RAID (using board listed above)
* Radeon 9800 Pro (with just default windows drivers)
* Canon Multifunction Inkjet MP 780/790 (with windows default drivers)
* Vantec ST200 SiI 3112 Silicon Image board (SiI 3114 should work as well
since the only difference between that and mine is mine has two ports, 3114
has 4 ports, hence the last digit difference)
* Photoshop CS
* Command & Conquer Generals (video game, I just had to try one since they
usually place a heavy taxation on the O/S)
* Sansa e250 2GB MP3 player (works better actually)
* Realtec ACL650 integrated Audio
* IEEE 1394 (firewire)
I have one a couple of really bad experiences with one thing in VISTA
though, and I don't know if it was a coincidence or not... I manually
disabled the network interface through control panel, and I could NOT get my
internet back for the life of me. When I ran the "fix" it screwed up windows
so bad, I couldn't boot and had to do a restore. Windows would load up just
before the login screen, but would go no further, I could move the mouse, but
never got a login screen. Once restored, my internet worked fine. Then I
manually unplugged the RJ45 cable, only to experience nearly the same
incident. This time my entire internet really did go down. After resetting
the modem, router, and my VOIP box, everything worked fine.... Scary.
Anyway, really just wanted to let you know to get a board with the SiI3112
chipset and you're good for RAID!
-Ken
