Pete

"broccolibeef" <broccolibeef@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E055C549-546F-444B-9F7E-62F2DE8AB398@microsoft.com...
> This is part of my first impressions of Vista--I have an evaluation copy
> of
> Vista Ultimate(32 bit, Build 5840) obtained from an MS launch event in Los
> Angeles.
>
> First, I have an Asus A8N-E mobo, supporting AMD 939 socket CPUS, and with
> BIOS 1080. But under Vista, my SATA HD--Western Digital WD1600JS--is not
> recoginized as an SATA device but an ATA device. In fact, NO SATA
> channels
> are installed or recognized in "Device Manager" at all! Anyone else has
> this
> experience?
>
> Second, Vista Build 5840 does not contain any driver for my sound
> card--Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 Value! When I went to Windows
> Update,
> there is no driver there either for the soundcard. I found a beta driver
> for
> the sound card at Creative's website! Is this normal, considering that
> Build
> 5840 is almost the final build? Final build of Vista is 6000. For those
> who
> have had Build 6000--the RTM Build, does that build have the driver for
> the
> aforementioned sound card as well as the sata driver for Nforce 4
> motherboard?
>
> Thanks in advance for any info!

I don't know why you're surprised.
We're all waiting on manufacturers to write drivers for Vista. At best, most
are still beta.
Why anyone would purchase Vista now for an XP machine is beyond me.
It's stupid.
-Pete