Vista vs Tyan S2466 Tiger MPX "Brett I. Holcomb" <brettholcomb[ at ]bellsouth.net> 6/16/2007 3:33:27 AM I'm running XP on a Tyan S2466 MPX dual AMD (2x2 gig) motherboard with 2 gig memory. Vista upgrade advisor says it's okay for what that's worth. I am attempting to install on a spare partition that I have. However, when I do the install the Vista DVD boots, I can start the install but then it tells me it needs drivers for the CD/DVD that it just booted from and can read. I can browse the CD and the partitions without a problem. I've tried using CDs to install but same thing. I've pointed Vista at the N/S bring and Busmaster drivers for this motherboard but it doesn't like them. Before I give up and assume that Vista just can't figure out that the CD it booted from is okay without drivers is there anything I've missed? Thanks.

Re: Vista vs Tyan S2466 Tiger MPX "Jane C" <jellybean[ at ]NOSPAMxjgarage.org> 6/17/2007 3:23:14 AM Hello Brett, Do you have the latest firmware for your DVD drive? It may be that Vista is looking for the controller drivers, not CD/DVD drivers per se. Are there Vista drivers available for that motherboard from Tyan? Do you know which chipset it uses? The Upgrade Advisor can only advise on hardware and software that the respective manufacturers have given the information to Microsoft for, so it will not catch everything. Visit manufacturers websites to determine if the devices have Vista support. -- Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-) Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-) MVP Windows Shell/User "Brett I. Holcomb" <brettholcomb[ at ]bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:%23lx1dc8rHHA.4888[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > I'm running XP on a Tyan S2466 MPX dual AMD (2x2 gig) motherboard with 2 > gig memory. Vista upgrade advisor says it's okay for what that's worth. I > am attempting to install on a spare partition that I have. However, when I > do the install the Vista DVD boots, I can start the install but then it > tells me it needs drivers for the CD/DVD that it just booted from and can > read. I can browse the CD and the partitions without a problem. I've > tried using CDs to install but same thing. I've pointed Vista at the N/S > bring and Busmaster drivers for this motherboard but it doesn't like them. > > Before I give up and assume that Vista just can't figure out that the CD > it booted from is okay without drivers is there anything I've missed? > > Thanks.

Re: Vista vs Tyan S2466 Tiger MPX "Brett I. Holcomb" <brettholcomb[ at ]bellsouth.net> 6/17/2007 8:41:31 PM Thanks for the response. Well, I made the mistake of assuming the upgrade advisor actually tested/checked the hardware. Might as well just give a compatibility list! Even with what it does it said no problem with the CD/DVD. Yup - updated the firmware on the DVD/CD. Got the latest bus master, ide drivers from Tyan - although latest for a older board isn't that new and it's pre Vista. Vista didn't like any of them. I've used a lot of OS's in my time but for some reason CDs have been MS's nemises. They can boot of the device but then get all bent out of shape - evidently they forgot how to read their boot device <G>. Evidently MS doesn't implement basic drivers to get thorough the install so it chokes. I started a test install on another board of about the same age but different vendor and it worked - or at least got further. I'm going to put an older DVD/CD reader only in the Tyan system and see what happens. Jane C wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hello Brett, > > Do you have the latest firmware for your DVD drive? It may be that > Vista is looking for the controller drivers, not CD/DVD drivers per se. > Are there Vista drivers available for that motherboard from Tyan? Do > you know which chipset it uses? > > The Upgrade Advisor can only advise on hardware and software that the > respective manufacturers have given the information to Microsoft for, so > it will not catch everything. > > Visit manufacturers websites to determine if the devices have Vista > support. >

Re: Vista vs Tyan S2466 Tiger MPX "Brett I. Holcomb" <brettholcomb[ at ]bellsouth.net> 6/19/2007 9:37:10 PM As a followup - I installed a Creative DVD reader and Vista was happy. For some reason it didn't like the new equipment. Doesn't like the 3C920 card either! Brett I. Holcomb wrote: [Quoted Text] > Thanks for the response. > > Well, I made the mistake of assuming the upgrade advisor actually > tested/checked the hardware. Might as well just give a compatibility > list! Even with what it does it said no problem with the CD/DVD. > > Yup - updated the firmware on the DVD/CD. Got the latest bus master, > ide drivers from Tyan - although latest for a older board isn't that new > and it's pre Vista. Vista didn't like any of them. I've used a lot of > OS's in my time but for some reason CDs have been MS's nemises. They > can boot of the device but then get all bent out of shape - evidently > they forgot how to read their boot device <G>. Evidently MS doesn't > implement basic drivers to get thorough the install so it chokes. > > I started a test install on another board of about the same age but > different vendor and it worked - or at least got further. I'm going to > put an older DVD/CD reader only in the Tyan system and see what happens. > > > Jane C wrote: >> Hello Brett, >> >> Do you have the latest firmware for your DVD drive? It may be that >> Vista is looking for the controller drivers, not CD/DVD drivers per >> se. Are there Vista drivers available for that motherboard from >> Tyan? Do you know which chipset it uses? >> >> The Upgrade Advisor can only advise on hardware and software that the >> respective manufacturers have given the information to Microsoft for, >> so it will not catch everything. >> >> Visit manufacturers websites to determine if the devices have Vista >> support. >>