Motherboard Problem.

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I have a Asus P4R800-V Deluxe motherboard and i am trying to install Vista
public beta 2 on a formatted single 120gb sata HD not raid configured booting
from the vista dvd.

1) If i enable sata in my bios and have my agp GFX card (Asus AX800XT 256mb
platinum) plugged in Vista will boot off DVD it gets to loading windows then
i get a black screen and have to reset pc.

2) If i disable sata in bios and have my GFX card plugged in Vista will boot
off DVD load windows files i click install now enter my product key, it gets
to the which HD do you want to install vista to list, but as sata is disabled
in the bios my HD can not be seen so obviously can not install vista.

3) If i enable sata in bios and unplug my GFX card, vista will boot off DVD
load windows files, i enter product key it gets to the which HD do you want
to install vista to and my HD is in the list i select my HD then click next
it will start copying windows files, It will the lock up during copying
windows files or expanding windows files and i have to reset pc.

All in all i think it could be an incomatability issue with my motherboard
ie the chipset or the sata chip.

Any help would be great!
 
When you get to the screen that gives you the choice of "regular or custom"
install, on the left side there is a hyperlink that says "Load Drivers."
Now, I'm not sure if you have been doing it or when you've been doing it,
but this would be the ideal time to take the floppy disk with your SATA
drivers on it, pop it in the drive and click the hyperlink.
 
But it see's my HD? and there is no vista drivers for sata.
I have tried XP ones but they do not work.
 
If you search this newsgroup, you will find no less than 30 different
threads, all on exactly this same subject. Your mobo may or may not have
SATA drivers in memory, but judging from your results, I'd bet on not. The
XP drivers may or may not work. Try searching both this newsgroup and the
one about installation/setup and I am sure you will find a wealth on
information, and quite possibly, someone with the same mobo that has posted
a solution.
 
I searched the Vista related newsgroups for "SATA" and received 81 threads
as a result. So my guess of 30 was on the low side...
 
Bully said:
I have a Asus P4R800-V Deluxe motherboard and i am trying to install Vista
public beta 2 on a formatted single 120gb sata HD not raid configured
booting
from the vista dvd.

1) If i enable sata in my bios and have my agp GFX card (Asus AX800XT
256mb
platinum) plugged in Vista will boot off DVD it gets to loading windows
then
i get a black screen and have to reset pc.

2) If i disable sata in bios and have my GFX card plugged in Vista will
boot
off DVD load windows files i click install now enter my product key, it
gets
to the which HD do you want to install vista to list, but as sata is
disabled
in the bios my HD can not be seen so obviously can not install vista.

3) If i enable sata in bios and unplug my GFX card, vista will boot off
DVD
load windows files, i enter product key it gets to the which HD do you
want
to install vista to and my HD is in the list i select my HD then click
next
it will start copying windows files, It will the lock up during copying
windows files or expanding windows files and i have to reset pc.

All in all i think it could be an incomatability issue with my motherboard
ie the chipset or the sata chip.

Any help would be great!
Click to expand...

It is very much a chipset issue. The only SATA drivers supported directly
by Vista currently come from Intel (native support included in the ICH5SR
and later southbridges). The only real workaround is a dual-boot install
from Windows XP (where your SATA driver is loaded) or an install booting
directly into the Vista DVD (which you tried and promptly run into a black
screen o'death).

Christopher L. Estep
 
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