Vista Beta 2 hangs - Shuttle barebone (ATI IXP150 chipset)

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Magnus Flysjö

I haven't been able to install Vista since it changed name from "Longhorn"
to "Vista" (don't remember the build numbers atm).

I am trying to install it on the following system:

- Shuttle barebone (ATI-chipset IXP150)
- Pentium4 2.8GHz
- 1Gb RAM
- 250 GB HD (IDE)

I have XP installed on the first parition, and I am currently trying to
install Vista on the second one.
The motherboard also has a SiliconImage SATA RAID chip, but I don't have
anything connected to it or using it.

I am starting the VISTA installation from within XP, but am not doing an
upgrade, instead I chose to install it on the second parition.
After the first movement of installation files, the installation program
reboots and enters the "Vistas core", during the "Expanding files" part of
the installation it always hangs on 76%. Does anyone have anything smart to
say about this or how I can get it to work?

I'm guessing that this has something to do with the ATI-chipset, since it's
not very common. But this is a far out guess...

Any known issues with this chipset or does anyone else in here been able to
install Vista Beta2 on a Shuttle barebone with ATI-chipsets?

Kind regards
Magnus Flysjö
 
Magnus Flysjö said:
I haven't been able to install Vista since it changed name from "Longhorn"
to "Vista" (don't remember the build numbers atm).

I am trying to install it on the following system:

- Shuttle barebone (ATI-chipset IXP150)
Click to expand...

I observed the same with the shuttle st20 G AMD 939 and ULI M5287

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I, too, have not been able to install the Customer Preview of Vista beta 2
from the MS DVD on my computer, which is a Shuttle model X:
Motherboard: Shuttle FT61
Chipset: ATI Radeon 9100 IGP
Memory: 1024 MB
Bios: Award (08/31/04)
HD's: Two(2) 185 Gb
Raid: SiliconeImage on motherboard

I upgraded Windows XP and all drivers I could find before starting.

First I tried as an upgrade to the current Windows XP with SP2. It just
lock-ups the compter anyware from 12% to 49% of the "Expanding Files"
process. Second, I booted my computer in Safe Mode and tried the install. A
message informed me tha an "upgrade" from Windows XP is not available in that
mode. So, I chose a new install. After a while I received a message that the
SiliconeImage RAID driver could not be installed and that the computer may
not boot-up. I did not want an inoperative system after all that effort, so I
cancelled the installation.

I would appreciate any and all advice.
 
I installed the drivers on a USB stick and installed them from there. This
solved my initial problem. Reading the drivers via the Shuttle floppy did
not work.

Regards,
 
Installed the Raid ddriver on a USB stick (not in directory) and this solved
the installation issue
 
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