i would check with your MOBO maker to see if there's a bios upgrade and/or
chipset update (.inf files)... Vista installed for me but it took the MOBO
and inf updates to get it stable...
Vista's a stinker when it comes to reconizing devices... specially USB and
Bluetooth... the older NVidia card may be a problem too... I don't believe
Vista's supported on cards below the 6000 series, and again, that could be a
..inf problem... are you using the latest XP drivers for the PNY card ? I
would install those first... Vista should install "native" drivers for the
PNY card, but NVidia also has a WHQL certified driver for Vista...
http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp... they're not the
greatest but they work...
Hope that helps some... t
"Jason Sansone" <JasonSansone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "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!
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>
> "Jim Fisher" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Jason Sansone" <JasonSansone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news
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>> > I've tried it w/ a BFG Nvidia 5500 PCI. Exact same results.
>>
>>
>> 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!
>>
>>
>>