Jeff, what I meant was whether it was a DVD Drive reboot clean install or what!
I gather it is a clean install; you still don't say that!!!!!!
Leave both sticks of RAM in.
If clean install disconnect all peripherals(you can install them
later
rinters, cameras, external hard drives etc.)
And I would disconnect all hard drives except the one you want to install
Vista on.
Also. get a copy of the SATA Drivers on memory stick to install during
vista installation. Others here have also mentioned hitting F6 to install
them.
Hope it helps.
"JEFF" wrote:
Quote:
> Mick, I am using my Plextor PX7555A DVD writer to install it via the Vista
> DVD. What is interesting is that it totally shuts off my system each time. No
> crash, no message, just - boom - system is off. I have an Adaptec 29160 SCSI
> card that hosts an additional hard drive that I am not using for the install
> - it is my data drive. So far, I've tried installing it onto both of my SATA
> drives with the same result. I also tried using my Plextor PX-716A DVD writer
> as the drive for the Vista DVD and it also crashed that way. I'm going to
> remove the SCSI card next and see if that helps, as well as one of the sticks
> of RAM per the next suggestion in the string. I've tried changing RAM timing
> in my BIOS to manual using the Corsair specs and back again to auto, with
> slightly different results - it takes a little more or a little less time to
> crash depending on what the RAM settings are. I've got a BIOS that is one of
> the later releases, but haven't updated it in a couple of months, so I'll try
> that, too. Any other ideas?
> --
> El Jeffe
>
>
> "Mick Murphy" wrote:
> Quote:
> > HOW are you trying to install it?
> >
> > "JEFF" wrote:
> > Quote:
> > > I have an MSI K9N SLI PLATINUM MB, MSI NX7300 LE (NVIDIA GEOFORCE 7300LE)
> > > VIDEO CARD, ATHLON 64 X2 DUAL CORE 6000+ processor with 2 GB CORSAIR
> > > TWINX2048-6400 C4 RAM. I am unable to install Vista. When it is in the
> > > "expanding" mode of installation, after about 30 sec, it simply turns off my
> > > PC. I have tried 5X and get the same result. Can anybody make a suggestion?
> > > --
> > > El Jeffe