Sata win XP install woes

I have tried to install XP on the only drive inside the box which is a Maxtor SataI 80Gb HD connected to the VIA integrated controller on the MoBo, and it just won´t do it, thinking it was the drive, I tried it with a seagate and a WD Sata Drives with exactly the same result, I know it is a Sata on board thing not because of the mentioned but cause then, I installed XP in an ATA drive with no problems, thought it was XP, so I tried it with XPx64, same results on both mods, Sata and ATA.
I don´t know if it is a BIOS issue, guess it is cause I even changed MoBos, tried so with the Master2 FAR7 and another Master2 FAR, both yield exactly the same results, good no-problem installs on ATA drives and same point of failure with SATA drives.
Here is the Rig:
K8T800 Master2 FAR
2Gb Ram in two DDRs, 1Gb each, Micron reg ecc pc2700 C.L. 2.5
1 Maxtor 80Gb SATAI (or 1 80Gb Maxtor ATA, 1 40Gb ATA Seagate, 1 40gb ATA WD, always removing previous HD´s)
Tried with two different VCards: QuadroFX3000 and MSI NX6400AX
Bios on the Mobo is 1.0. Tried bios 1.+ but it kept screwing something up.
PSU is a Thermaltake 500+ single rail. (I can say there´s no problem there cause I tested it on a different setup with same load with no problems)
2 Opteron 244
1 CD on master for the ATA0
On the Bios settings, I enabled only the first device as CD and the second as Hardisk, on the order, I set the SATA drive on top (there´s always one more option even tho you have no other drives installed which reads: addon bootable device, I left this on second.
What happens:
I start the system and when it reaches the "press any key to boot the cd" I press it.
Windows XP install starts loading, then I press f6 and insert the floppy with the SATA drivers, then press S and select "SATA windows XP" from the list (topmost selection), it starts copying the files and then the system reboots and it just hangs there, apparently, it has loaded the files somewhere but it just won´t start anything...I never get to the screen where you choose the drive to format and install.
I could just avoid all this headache and get an IDE drive and install there, and just use the SATA drives as media/sotrage wise solution, but it just seems ridiculous to have a workstation board that can´t have SATA for its main start-up drive.
I have also tried installing on two SATA´s as raid0, and Raid1, with the same outcome: Zilch. :(
Ant thoughts on the matter?.
oh!, just a P.S. note, can someone please tell me how to get the updated bios and drivers for the Master FAR and the FAR7?, cause I had to talk to a support guy and he said that the support page was messy and it was tricky to find the correct issued drivers for the systems...whatever that means.

Oh!...well that was useful and so well explained, following on the excell tradition of clear and great MSI support, thnx.

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I can hear the Mac still running, but there's no display. It's like it's waiting for some type of user input for the intial Windows setup (haven't yet entered the key).
I've done a hard shutdown and restarted Windows with the exact same result. After reboot, I get the 'Windows was not shut down properly' message with the 3 safe mode options, where choosing either gets me the 'Windows cannot complete setup in safe mode'. And any key reboots it.
The Mac side still runs fine and holding the option key at start up gives the Mac/Win boot options.
I'm inclined to think that it's a video driver issue since the 27" is brand new. Maybe Apple used a new video card for the larger screen and haven't updated the Boot Camp drivers. I checked on ATI's site for an updated driver for the Radeon HD 4670 they say is in the new 27" model that's currently available. (not the quad core)
Is there any workaround for this? I was thinking of installing Vista instead, and upgrading to Win7 once installed, but if it's a driver thing, it would just be a long way to the same result and could have the same problem with Vista as well.
Any ideas?

I think I figured out what is happening here with the video drivers on the new iMac's and Win7. I believe it's re-directing the video to the mini display-port output when you see the screen go blank. I installed my Win7 x64 with no issues but I had an external monitor hooked up at the time and while it was installing the O/S my iMac went black but everything moved over to my external screen. Once it finished installing then everything went back to normal after a reboot.
Not sure if that helps anyone but pretty sure that's what is going on. So if you have another monitor handy, get the mini display-port adaptor from Apple and connect your external screen before you install Win7. Cheers!
P.S. If you have one of the new iMac's and want to install the latest Radeon drivers (after you have installed Win7 on your iMac), try the following. Download and install the drivers from ATI/AMD directly. They'll try to install and fail (no worries) but now the driver/install files will be unzipped into an ATI folder on your main Windows hard drive.
Now go to this site: http://www.driverheaven.net/modtool.php and download the tool and use the Vista instructions listed on the main page of the URL above. You shouldn't need to download the MSXML 6.0 and I don't think you need to disable the UAC stuff like they suggest for Vista (I didn't) and it works fine. UAC is not nearly as intrusive on Win7 as it is in Vista so I think that's why it worked for me and pretty sure the MSXML 6.0 is already in Win7. Once the program has modified the mobile Radeon drivers then you can run "setup" from your ATI directory and the new drivers will finally install correctly including the Catalyst Control Center. Voila! I now have 9.10 drivers up and running on my new 27" iMac and working perfectly so far.
James
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Neo4 Plat SLI using SATA Raid cannot install WinXP 32

I recently purchased the neo4 platinum and was quite amazed what all comes with the board. However, I have spent quite a while trying unsuccessfully to get winxp installed. I was previously using a pci rocketraid card to run my 2 maxtor drives as a stripped raid.
Before doing the final shutdown and swap, I went into the rocketraid and deleted the array. Swapped boards (raid card did not follow), plugged in the 2 maxtors into sata ports 1 and 2. Configured nvidia raid bios settings to enable raid on sata ports 1 and 2. Entered nvidia raid bios, and created a stripped raid array with the 2 maxtors. Boot to winxp install, f6 and installed both drivers on included nvidia diskette. When I get to the partition selection, I have nothing but 'Unknown disk' listed several times. If I try to access one of these 'partitions' by either deleting or selecting, the system crashes (blue screen).
So, I deleted the nvidia array, the reinstalled my rocketraid card, and created an array on it. Went through the same install sequence, and am able to see the array as a selectable drive, and am able to install winxp on it. So, I am a bit lost on where to go from here.. I tried searching both here and google and I didnt see anyone with this particular problem. Id really love to get this bad boy running (a good upgrade for me), but it seems I am destined not to. Please, someone help!

Quote from: syar2003 on 09-July-05, 18:10:53
Inside the nvraid rom bios make sure to clear disk data and set raid bootable .
gah, sorry, I should have put that in my original post (did those).
So, a bit of an update... after a bit more futzing around, I have tried multiple times on deleting, recreating (and clearing data) arrays, trying with and without setting to boot. After the 2nd or so array creation, my problem has slightly changed. Now, windows install does not recognize any hdd's present and wont continue.
Out of curiosity, I blasted the array from the nvidia bios, then went into main bios, disabled nvidia raid, and enabled sil raid. Hooked up the drives to sil raid, and created an array. Windows install see's the array, and is currently installing to it. Now, while this may function as a work aorund (if it completes) I think I read somewhere the nvidia raid is not on the pci bus, but the sil raid is (which is why I want to use the nvraid). So, aside from any input or suggestions about resolving the problem I am having, any input on the differences between the two raid setups?
edit- windows successfully installed on the sil raid array, but I still would like a fix for the nvraid

Error on win 7 install on iMac with 2 drives

OK been round this a few times.
iMac (i7)
1Tb HD & 256 SSD
used bootcamp to partition
made it through win install
and clikced Bootcamp partition, then advanced, then format.
Finishes format and the I click
NEXT
error
Windows is unable to install to the selected location.
Error: 0x80300024
Which someone online said is due to having more tha one drive.
I dont really want to crack open the iMac and remove a drive.
Suggestions?
thanks
b

I haven't heard of any fix from Adobe but maybe this will hwlp.
I kept getting an error this morning when trying to install Windows updates on my PC. One of the updates was trying to update Visual C++ (vc_red) from a folder on the C drive which was locked. The folder had a very long name (2f4b86.....). I kept getting a popup box pointing to the folder but it would not install the update from there. I had to copy the folder to the C:\Users\Public Downloads folder to get it to install. I mention this because vc_red seems to be involved with the previous Acrobat XI installation issue I had.
I would try looking at your installed updated and see if you have either update installed.:
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package (KB2538242)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package (KB2538243)
Removing them may allow Acrobat XI to be installed.

WINE: Cannot install Internet Explorer 6 on 64-bit system

Hi everyone
I'm running the 64-bit version of Arch Linux, with WINE 1.3.2 from [multilib] and winetricks installed.
When I try to install ie6 via winetricks (which I need for both work and a game I'm trying to install ), I get the following error message:
The Windows Update: Internet Explorer and Internet Tools cannot be installed on this computer. This product does not install on 64-bit platforms.
After closing this window (i.e. clicking OK), I get another error message, which informs me that "regsvr32.exe has encountered a serious error and needs to close."
So, what gives? WineHQ shows claims of people being able to install it on a 64-bit Linux system; namely, Ubuntu and openSUSE... no Arch results, and I don't want to post "Garbage" if I'm doing something wrong here.
If anyone would help me shed some light on this (and perhaps even fix it!) I'd be very grateful.
Thanks in advance!

I know about wine-gecko. However, that's not it
edit: update to the problem: I've switched to bin32-wine-suse from AUR. Now I can install IE6, yay
However, something's still bothering me.
bin32-wine-suse complains about every wineprefix made by "stock" (multilib) WINE being a 64-bit environment, and thus impossible to work with.
So the [multilib] WINE apparently makes a 64-bit Windows-like environment, whatever that would mean to them. I don't really think that's right, knowing how some apps - namely, IE6 and such - complain about this.
Any ideas?
Last edited by Wintershade (2010-09-13 06:45:32)

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