Vista can't install.

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I have a computer that I built using a Gygabyte GA-965P-DQ6 MOBO, Western
digital WD5000YS hard drive, Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 quade core
processor, and XFX Geforce 89800GTX vid card. The problem I am having is when
I go to load Vista Home Premium 32 bit, it loads until it asks " Where do you
want to install windows?". Error-NO DRIVERS WERE FOUND. Click load driver to
provide a mass storage driver for installation. The HD shows up in the BIOS
but not here. I have tried to install the Sata controllers from the MOBO
disk, from Intel and WD but can't get Vista to accept the drivers. I am not
using a raid setup. This is a brand new system, never ran before, clean
install of Vista nothing on the HD, no partitions. Dose any one have any
ideas about how to get Vista to accept the drivers or have drivers that will
work? Or links to a place with the correct drivers. Have fun and thanks, Rick
 
rickrh72 said:
Hi
I have a computer that I built using a Gygabyte GA-965P-DQ6 MOBO, Western
digital WD5000YS hard drive, Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 quade core
processor, and XFX Geforce 89800GTX vid card. The problem I am having is
when
I go to load Vista Home Premium 32 bit, it loads until it asks " Where do
you
want to install windows?". Error-NO DRIVERS WERE FOUND. Click load driver
to
provide a mass storage driver for installation. The HD shows up in the
BIOS
but not here. I have tried to install the Sata controllers from the MOBO
disk, from Intel and WD but can't get Vista to accept the drivers. I am
not
using a raid setup. This is a brand new system, never ran before, clean
install of Vista nothing on the HD, no partitions. Dose any one have any
ideas about how to get Vista to accept the drivers or have drivers that
will
work? Or links to a place with the correct drivers. Have fun and thanks,
Rick
Click to expand...


Try the sata controller drivers here -
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/Driver_DownloadFile.aspx?FileType=Driver&FileID=2780
 
You likely have to extract the drivers to media that can be used during the
install. These are floppy disk, USB stick and CD disk. When you get to the
point that the installer says that it can not find any drives, click in
install driver. Follow the instructions from there.

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Regards,

Richard Urban MVP
Microsoft Windows Shell/User
 
I extraced the drivers from the file and put them on a floppy. I load the
floppy when it asks for the drivers and click load drivers It then scans the
drive A:/ that I specify and then says can't find drivers. A nother thing I
noticed is that Western Digital dosnt have many HD's that are compatible
with vista. The ones listed in the MS compatibility list I cant find on the
WD site. What is up with this?
 
rickrh72 said:
I extraced the drivers from the file and put them on a floppy. I load the
floppy when it asks for the drivers and click load drivers It then scans the
drive A:/ that I specify and then says can't find drivers. A nother thing I
noticed is that Western Digital dosnt have many HD's that are compatible
with vista...
Click to expand...

Windows doesn't care what kind of hard disk you use -- it only cares
about the disk controller chip on (or plugged into) your motherboard.
The driver controls the controller chip, and the chip talks to the HD.
 
The drivers can not be in a sub folder on the device. They must be placed in
the root to be seen. If they still are not seen then the drivers are not for
your particular SATA chip. There are about 10 different SATA drivers for
Silicon Image, but only one set works on my computer.

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Regards,

Richard Urban MVP
Microsoft Windows Shell/User
 
Hi
OK I will have to go to Gigabyte and see if they have any ideal what chip I
have and see if they have any other drivers. I cant read the numbers on the
chip because it is coverd by a heat sink. Thanks for the information. You
have been a big help. Have fun, Rick
 
Hi
Well I called Gigabyte support and He said the I shouldn't need drivers,
Vista should have them already. So I am going to try another sata HD and see
if that works. If it dosn't then it mite be a bad controller on the MOBO.
Another though we had, is it posible to have a bad Vista cd? If any one has
ever herd or had a problem with a cd, let me know. Thanks for your help and
have fun, Rick
 
Did you set the BIOS to support RAID? If so it will not start the setup
without the base and raid drivers.

If it's a single SATA drive see in the BIOS if it's set correct and is the
first drive slected to boot from.
Sometimes you have to enable SATA to PATA emulation before it works correct.

Ko
 
Hi
I have the BIOS set up the way Gigabyte support sugested. Sata raid ahci
mode = AHCI, sata port0-3 native mode = enable, onboard sata/ide ctl mode =
IDE. I am going to try a different sata HD. if the at dosn't work then I am
looking at posibly having a bad controler chip on the MOBO, according to what
the tech thinks mite be going on. Ill keep you posted on what I figure out.
Thanks have fun, Rick
 
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