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    Vista Install Hangs on Brand New SATA Drive

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by rtrdogs, May 1, 2008.

  1. rtrdogs

    rtrdogs Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm trying to install Vista on a new Hitachi 5K320 320GB laptop drive. It sees my hard drive, knows its capacity, goes through the motions of installing and then hangs on "Completing Installation." It just keeps hanging there.

    This is for my Vostro (specs in sig).

    Hope you can help.
     
    rtrdogs, May 1, 2008
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  2. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    The Vista installation usually hangs for a bit, because it has to finalize all of the installation files, and then it has to prep itself for the Windows Experience Index test. It should finish in a few minutes. If it does not complete the install in like 15 minutes or so, I would restart the installation.

    K-TRON
     
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    rtrdogs Notebook Evangelist

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    I let it sit there for over 2 hours. Ugh.

    I just stumbled upon a solution. Evidently, it needed me to load a SATA driver from the Dell CD within the install. I guess because it was a brand new drive? I've done a clean install on my DV9700T a bunch of times and never had that problem but that was on factory installed drives that Vista came on.

    Anyway, it just finished up and didn't have any hangs. So now off to put drivers on. Fun!

    Thanks as always K-TRON!
     
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  4. Les

    Les Not associated with NotebookReview in any way

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    Hey beat me to it.... Glad you figured it out. AHCI issue.
     
    Les, May 1, 2008
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  5. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    rtdogs, I am glad that you were able to get it to work.
    Good luck with the new drive, hopefully you can get that second caddy to work tomorrow.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, May 2, 2008
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    Hi.

    I wonder why some drives need SATA drivers installed to work with Vista

    Vista spotted my WD 500GB SATA drive and it installed fine.

    I wonder if it`s the Different SATA controllers that are the problem

    I have an INTEL CHIPSET.

    Regards

    John.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), May 2, 2008
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    I had to install it when I did a clean install on a Dell, but I did not on the FZ I have. I just let the FZ go to see if I would need it or not. I did not. So yes, I think that is odd too!
     
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    Thanks for starting this post. I know a lot of people who were having the same problem.
     
    THAANSA3, May 2, 2008
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    I thought the AHCI issue was an XP problem, it didn't affect Vista!
     
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    I think it's the different chipsets. That's where my money would be.
     
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