"Well, that certainly sucks."
Yes it does....
"..All caching, including L2, BIOS, internal/external, and write-back caching
> on disk controllers
> ..All shadowing
> ..Plug and Play
> ..Any BIOS-based virus protection feature"
Most have been done, will do the rest.
"Other things to try: BIOS update?"
Done.
"Borrow another DVD ROM?"
I will try to find alternative media. Have attempted on two diffrent ODD's.
"Can one "upgrade" from perhaps the RC1 or RC2 then upgrade to Ultimate?"
Good question, don't know. I have XP Pro SP2 running, and I havent tested
Vista until now since it was Longhorn. That was a disaster and I chose not
to use RC1 or RC2 from that experince.
"Have you tried to install the OS on the other HD you mentioned?"
Not yet as it is my back up of all media. I will attempt to flip flop
everything as to test the IDE drive.
"I would definately consider taking RAID completely out of the picture."
There is only one SATA drive on the two controllers, so I do not have an
array. The controller is RAID capable, but I am not using RAID.
"I hope you'll post your final resolution here."
Assuming I can find a solution, I will definately share all feedback.
Thanks guys!
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"Jim Fisher" wrote:
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> "Jason Sansone" <JasonSansone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> > I've tried it w/ a BFG Nvidia 5500 PCI. Exact same results.
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>
> Well, that certainly sucks.
>
> I saw in another post for some suggested the following BIOS adjustments:
>
> "Turn off the following features in the CMOS settings of your computer.
> See the hardware documentation or manufacturer for instructions.
>
> ..All caching, including L2, BIOS, internal/external, and write-back caching
> on disk controllers
> ..All shadowing
> ..Plug and Play
> ..Any BIOS-based virus protection feature"
>
> Other things to try: BIOS update? Borrow another DVD ROM? Perhaps a bad
> DVD disc?Can one "upgrade" from perhaps the RC1 or RC2 then upgrade to
> Ultimate?
>
> Have you tried to install the OS on the other HD you mentioned?
>
> I would definately consider taking RAID completely out of the picture. Mobo
> RAID rarely actually works when you need it the most, anyway. I own a
> computer service company and mobo-based RAID has helped perhaps once in the
> 5 years since it has become popular. My experience is that unless you have
> a bad-ass seperate RAID controller (with it's own processor, RAM, etc), you
> are simply better off imaging for backups.
>
> I hope you'll post your final resolution here.
>
> Luck!
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