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Coolest-Tech
07-07-2006, 12:27 PM
When I try to install Vista, it can't find the SATA controlers. So, I insert the RAID/SATA drivers disk, and it says that it can't be read. I have a MSI K8N Diamond. Does this mean that I need to use an IDE HD?
Bio-Hazard
07-07-2006, 02:21 PM
You need to remake your driver disk for your SATA. If you have a thumb drive just put the drivers on that, Vista will read it just fine.
Kougar
07-08-2006, 02:32 PM
What Sbrehm said. ;)

The Vista beta seems to be pretty picky about non-standard setups... I expected it would need drivers to install off a SCSI card, but even XP didn't have a problem with my Promise IDE controller card. Vista couldn't install on one of those either unless I found drivers for it.
blaire576
07-11-2006, 10:07 AM
What Sbrehm said. ;)

The Vista beta seems to be pretty picky about non-standard setups... I expected it would need drivers to install off a SCSI card, but even XP didn't have a problem with my Promise IDE controller card. Vista couldn't install on one of those either unless I found drivers for it.

yah i agree i had also encounter installing my sound card drive. i need to install it manually
tomato
07-11-2006, 04:49 PM
Well, it is a beta, after all... M$ just wants everyone to download and test it out for them, making those people free beta testers for M$...
Vista's bound to have numerous bugs and whatnot, and it's up to the user to try and find'em
Kougar
07-11-2006, 08:27 PM
Well, it is a beta, after all... M$ just wants everyone to download and test it out for them, making those people free beta testers for M$...
Vista's bound to have numerous bugs and whatnot, and it's up to the user to try and find'em

That is why MS already has a virtual army of non-public testers that get build updates monthly, they're the ones that actually report back to MS on issues. While some of this does also occurs with the public Beta, I think it's only more of a safety-check to catch anything blatently wrong or settings/options that obviously shouldn't have been done in the first place but were, etc. But mostly just to appease everyone else that wants to play around with Vista, but not contribute to the debugging. ;)

I'll have to see about joining up for the next round of new OSs they start building, I'd be interested in participating. The next build after the Beta already has so many reported improvements both in installation speed and general enchancement tweaking, not to mention the blatently annoying over-secure UAP prompts were toned down and better implemented to not be nearly as disruptive...
Scott Sherman
07-11-2006, 09:02 PM
Well since he said he was not coming back here anymore I am going to close this thread he started.

Ok with you guys?

Scott
tomato
07-11-2006, 09:16 PM
Sure, it only makes sense.
werty316
07-11-2006, 09:18 PM
Well since he said he was not coming back here anymore I am going to close this thread he started.

Ok with you guys?

Scott

I have no problem with closing it.