Vista - Cant Install Vista x64 Ultimate on M3N78-EM

I just got a M3N78-EM and want to install Vista Ultimate x64. I already installed XP Pro x64 but decided to go to Vista x64 instead. I am running RAID from the built in controller. When I boot Vista i cant load the drivers for some reason. I copied the drivers from the disk folder under vista64 from the included cdrom that came with my mobo. It sees the driver but i cant get them to install for some reason. I dont understand why.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Frank

Welcome to the Forums Frank! (Ugh I cant hit ! anymore, I'm too used to hitting ~ instead!!!!!)

First off, what the heck is a M3N78-EM? Obviously a computer.....

Anyways, when you install Vista, if you have a flash or second CD drive, put the RAID drivers on either the flash or CD, and load them when it asks for them during installation. That should help. IF not, you could disable the RAID, and install the drivers, then re enable RAID.

~Lordbob

Its a Asus motherboard with a nforce 8300 chipset. I found out last night that vista isnt taking the drivers because they arent signed.

Hi MaxxFusion and welcome to Vista Forums

This took quite a bit of looking up as on the Asus website it states that the board uses the GeForce 8300 chipset. However, that is not the chipset itself, that is the graphics part. I did some more looking, and downloaded the motherboard manual. Scanning through this revealed that the chipset is in fact NForce 780a SLI. As a result of this, I have managed to locate some drivers for you. They should work in both Vista and Windows 7.

32-bit: nForce Driver
64-bit: nForce Driver

When you have downloaded the files, run the installer to extract the contents. When the setup screen appears, cancel the installation. On your C drive, there will be a folder callled NVIDIA. Inside that folder will be another folder called nForceWinVista (for 32-bit) or nForceWinVista64 (for 64-bit). Within that folder is another folder, 15.24. Copy this folder to removeable media.

When you install Vista, have this media ready. At the appropriate point during setup where you need to provide storage drivers, browse to the following location:

32-bit: <drive>:\15.24\IS\IDE\WinVista\sataraid
64-bit: <drive>:\15.24\IS\IDE\WinVista64\sataraid

Vista will load the appropriate drivers. Note that there will actually be 2 drivers that need to be installed, and you will need to select them both.

Leave the media with these drivers on attached to your computer because you will need to install the rest of the drivers once Vista has finished installing. This time, browse to the following location <drive>:\15.24\IS\ and click on setup (the application) and follow the on-screen instructions. I recommend that you install all of the drivers provided.

Hope this helps.