Vista - Load Driver option doesn't recognize nForce Drivers on CD

I need to load RAID controller drivers on my Dell XPS before the Vista
installation can continue. I downloaded the drivers from Nvidia, unzipped
them and burned them to a CD. I took custom install, and when it came to the
step to select the drive where I want to load Vista, I inserted the CD with
the drivers and clicked the Load Drive option.

It didn't recognize any drivers on the CD. I was expecting a box to come up
and select Raid Class Controller. I can't navigate to the directories on the
CD either.

Any thoughts or suggestions on this problem?
--
Greg

From what I've learned so far you have to copy the files to the root
directory of the device your loading drivers from, in your case a CD. The
drivers can't be in a folder, they must be in the root directory of the
device (for you CD cause thats what your using) Tell me what you think.

"gzt7d8" wrote:

> I need to load RAID controller drivers on my Dell XPS before the Vista
> installation can continue. I downloaded the drivers from Nvidia, unzipped
> them and burned them to a CD. I took custom install, and when it came to the
> step to select the drive where I want to load Vista, I inserted the CD with
> the drivers and clicked the Load Drive option.
>
> It didn't recognize any drivers on the CD. I was expecting a box to come up
> and select Raid Class Controller. I can't navigate to the directories on the
> CD either.
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions on this problem?
> --
> Greg

The drivers must be in the root directory of the device your loading them
from ( a cd in your case ). Even the files themselves have to in root. They
can't be in a folder. Let me know how you do.

"gzt7d8" wrote:

> I need to load RAID controller drivers on my Dell XPS before the Vista
> installation can continue. I downloaded the drivers from Nvidia, unzipped
> them and burned them to a CD. I took custom install, and when it came to the
> step to select the drive where I want to load Vista, I inserted the CD with
> the drivers and clicked the Load Drive option.
>
> It didn't recognize any drivers on the CD. I was expecting a box to come up
> and select Raid Class Controller. I can't navigate to the directories on the
> CD either.
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions on this problem?
> --
> Greg

That was true in the early Beta 1 builds but may not be true any more.
Nevertheless, it doesn't hurt to try them that way.

"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:015762F5-DB95-45B9-84BC-6E361507A518@microsoft.com...
> From what I've learned so far you have to copy the files to the root
> directory of the device your loading drivers from, in your case a CD. The
> drivers can't be in a folder, they must be in the root directory of the
> device (for you CD cause thats what your using) Tell me what you think.
>
> "gzt7d8" wrote:
>
>> I need to load RAID controller drivers on my Dell XPS before the Vista
>> installation can continue. I downloaded the drivers from Nvidia, unzipped
>> them and burned them to a CD. I took custom install, and when it came to
>> the
>> step to select the drive where I want to load Vista, I inserted the CD
>> with
>> the drivers and clicked the Load Drive option.
>>
>> It didn't recognize any drivers on the CD. I was expecting a box to come
>> up
>> and select Raid Class Controller. I can't navigate to the directories on
>> the
>> CD either.
>>
>> Any thoughts or suggestions on this problem?
>> --
>> Greg

That's what I had to do and it worked. The Load Driver option recognized the
drivers and let me pick them to install.
--
Greg


"Dan" wrote:

> The drivers must be in the root directory of the device your loading them
> from ( a cd in your case ). Even the files themselves have to in root. They
> can't be in a folder. Let me know how you do.
>
> "gzt7d8" wrote:
>
> > I need to load RAID controller drivers on my Dell XPS before the Vista
> > installation can continue. I downloaded the drivers from Nvidia, unzipped
> > them and burned them to a CD. I took custom install, and when it came to the
> > step to select the drive where I want to load Vista, I inserted the CD with
> > the drivers and clicked the Load Drive option.
> >
> > It didn't recognize any drivers on the CD. I was expecting a box to come up
> > and select Raid Class Controller. I can't navigate to the directories on the
> > CD either.
> >
> > Any thoughts or suggestions on this problem?
> > --
> > Greg