vista installation problem

rattler · Feb 4, 2007, 09:12 AM

hey can ne1 tell me from where i can get the hdd device drivers..the vista setup dsnt detect my hdd

http://techo-freaks.blogspot.com/200...n-problem.html

PangingJr · Feb 4, 2007, 10:48 AM

the Vista setup program did detect your hard drive, and i think it did not ask you for any drivers for your disk drive,
instead, it wants you to provide a necessary driver that made for your hard drive controller.

clicker666 · Feb 4, 2007, 01:43 PM

I wouldn't bother with Vista on that machine. Slow-ish processor, no enough RAM, there's not enough space on that partition to install the OS.

rattler · Feb 4, 2007, 03:37 PM

yup i know..but I am having same prob with my office pc.. 512 mb ram and 2.8 ghz proccesoor

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 4, 2007, 03:40 PM

I would merge some of those partitions so it has enough room to finish the install.

clicker666 · Feb 4, 2007, 04:19 PM

Have you run the Vista tool under XP in the machine you will be working with? It will tell you a lot about compatibilities with the machine. There's some good diagnostic information there.

rattler · Feb 5, 2007, 10:17 AM

I dloded the vista tool to check my pc's compatibility with vista....no prob with that..but stil its not working..does ne1 know if ATA hdd are compatible with vista..??

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 5, 2007, 11:25 AM

Standard IDE hard drives should be totally compatible. But your drive configuration may simply not allow it to function properly, as it is partitioned into very small segments.

If you have an extra IDE drive lying around, you could make it the Primary Master and try formatting and installing on that drive.

Or, you could do a full backup of what you have, consolidate all your partitions into one, let Vista format it on install and then try to do the full install.

Feb 4, 2007, 09:12 AM	#1
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clicker666 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 327 Rep Power: 0	I wouldn't bother with Vista on that machine. Slow-ish processor, no enough RAM, there's not enough space on that partition to install the OS. __________________

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clicker666 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 327 Rep Power: 0	Have you run the Vista tool under XP in the machine you will be working with? It will tell you a lot about compatibilities with the machine. There's some good diagnostic information there. __________________

Feb 4, 2007, 10:48 AM	#2
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 69	the Vista setup program did detect your hard drive, and i think it did not ask you for any drivers for your disk drive, instead, it wants you to provide a necessary driver that made for your hard drive controller.

Feb 4, 2007, 03:37 PM	Thread Starter #4
rattler DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	yup i know..but I am having same prob with my office pc.. 512 mb ram and 2.8 ghz proccesoor

Feb 4, 2007, 03:40 PM	#5
~~DudeBoyz~~ banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,677 Rep Power: 0	I would merge some of those partitions so it has enough room to finish the install.

Feb 5, 2007, 10:17 AM	Thread Starter #7
rattler DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	I dloded the vista tool to check my pc's compatibility with vista....no prob with that..but stil its not working..does ne1 know if ATA hdd are compatible with vista..??

Feb 5, 2007, 11:25 AM	#8
~~DudeBoyz~~ banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,677 Rep Power: 0	Standard IDE hard drives should be totally compatible. But your drive configuration may simply not allow it to function properly, as it is partitioned into very small segments. If you have an extra IDE drive lying around, you could make it the Primary Master and try formatting and installing on that drive. Or, you could do a full backup of what you have, consolidate all your partitions into one, let Vista format it on install and then try to do the full install.