Vista is installed on the Sata with all correct drivers.
Its the dvd-rom is first and then HDD second
but the boot setup, is the sata drive first
"peter" wrote:
> Is Vista Installed on the SATA or the IDE??
> Did you load the SATA drivers from your MOBO CD during the Vista Install??
> Which drive is listed as the 1st..2nd boot drive in the BIOS??
> peter
> "Muzman" <Muzman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:61EB8472-476A-4427-8302-0A79E8BAAF9C@microsoft.com...
> > Edit/ Would having an IDE hdd connected be the cause..
> >
> > is it worth disconnecting it and then starting up?
> >
> > "Muzman" wrote:
> >
> >> ive tried doing the System repair but it doesnt pick anything up?
> >>
> >> ive reinstalled, in hope of it being a one off, but still the same
> >> result.
> >>
> >> "peter" wrote:
> >>
> >> > about 1/2 way down the page
> >> > http://blogs.msdn.com/winre/archive/...sing-file.aspx
> >> >
> >> > peter
> >> > "Muzman" <Muzman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:9CC48F31-8667-4A37-98B6-AE4132B84FD6@microsoft.com...
> >> > >I have just installed Vista Home Premium 64bit on my system.
> >> > >
> >> > > it works fine, but i can only boot up by having the Vista dvd in the
> >> > > dvd
> >> > > drive?
> >> > >
> >> > > i have it installed on a SATA hdd.
> >> > >
> >> > > any help plz?
> >> >
> >> >
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