Re: Error installing Vista on New Homebuilt

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I've tried multiple DvD drives, started with an IDE drive (accidently
ordered it instead of a SATA). When I had this problem initially I went
ahead and returned my IDE for a SATA dvd. Also tried my old IDE dvd just
for the sake of trouble shooting. Problem remained.

Now I'm thinking it could be a HDD issue. A couple times the HDD was
not recgonized when I would attempt another (of numerous) install, but a
reboot would fix it. Finally, it stopped being recognized completely and
perminately. Tried using multiple SATA cables and ports in case that
would have been an issue, didn't help. The same cables and ports that
the HDD would not work with, worked perfectly with my SATA dvd drive.
Could this have been the cause to a seemingly unrelated error?


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