Gordon
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 Posted: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:32:44 Post Subject: |
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Hi Mr Pentium, I came across your post when searching for solutions to the same problem.
I'm in the same boat with the same motherboard and have been scratching my head for a couple of months now - as an MSDN subscriber, I've had a head-start of a few weeks with Vista.
I have however found a couple of solutions which might prove handy.
Like you, my install paused for long periods, then gave up about halfway. I eventually figured out this was because I was using a parallel ATA DVD drive and that the P5W's parallel ATA ports are supported by a Jmicron controller and not the main Intel chipset.
The first solution then is to use a DVD drive connected to a different controller which is supported by Vista. I used an external DVD drive connected to the USB port with no problem, and believe SATA DVD drives should also work.
Once installed, I provided Vista with the Jmicron drivers (which didn't seem to work mid-way through the install), and it then saw and supported the internal drive.
Job done, but I really wanted to install Vista with the internal DVD drive. I managed in the end with two fixes. First I updated the Biops to the latest version, which includes an update to the Jmicron controller. Secondly I connected the drive to the secondary parallel ATA port on the P5W which is hidden at the bottom near the last PCI slot.
Again there were long pauses, but the install completed, and it didn't even need the Jmicron drivers at the end.
I'm still not 100% happy about the fixes, but at least it seems to work now, and there's a Vista driver for the wireless on the Asus website.
I'm afraid I may not have time to check back on this forum to see how you get on, but I hope it helps!
Gordon Laing, Editor
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