Re: Error installing Vista on New Homebuilt

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Hi, alrasl.

My mobo (EPoX MF570sli, an AM2 board about 2 years old) and BIOS allow me to press <Esc> during POST to select a this-time-only boot device. In the BIOS, I set the HDD I want to use as the boot device, then use <Esc> during the reboot to select the DVD just to run Setup. After the initial stage, when Setup copies all the files, the computer restarts, booting from the HD. Does your BIOS allow such flexibility?

My 2 DVD burners are both IDE, so I don't need SATA drivers during this initial phase. (I do need to install SATA drivers for my HDDs from a floppy when I'm installing WinXP, but not when installing Vista because it has drivers built in.)

Are you sure that all required SATA features are activated in your BIOS? Unlike IDE, which usually has just 2 channels with 2 devices each, you probably need to activate each SATA connector that you will use. Since each BIOS is different, I probably can't help you further on this - except to suggest that you carefully read the motherboard manual. Even that might not be enough; my BIOS is much newer than my manual, so some screens don't match what is in the book. I have to study each screen for clues to learn what to turn on or off on each one. Since my mobo has built-in RAID, I also have to make sure those features are properly activated - or not.

Are you using a retail package of Vista, or an OEM version? Did it come with your mobo? Did you download it from MSDN and burn the DVD yourself? Tell us more about the DVD you are using. You've told us about your DVD drive, but not about the disk itself.

RC
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"alrasl" <alrasl.2dd2971@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:alrasl.2dd2971@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Tried to install Vista 64bit. I'm able to boot up Vista only when I put
my DvD drive as first in the BIOS boot priority. Vista loads up, asks
for CD-Key, asks me to select hd partition, and then when it starts to
install i get this error:

-Windows cannot access the required D:\sources\install.wim. Make sure
all files required for intallation are available, and restart the
installation. Error code: 0x800701e7-

I put the DvD into my old rig and searched for this file on the Vista
DvD and it was found immediately. I made sure I installed the SATA
drivers before trying to install, and that made no difference. I'm all
out of ideas. I have my newly built computer all hooked up and ready to
go, and can't install my OS... im about to freak out. Please - i need
some help.

System Spec:

Mobo: Asus P5Q P45
CPU: Intel E8400
GPU: Asus EAH4850 (Asus version of the ATI 4850)
RAM: Corsair Twin2x PC2-6400 DDR2 800 (4gb)
HD: Seagate Barracuda 500gb SATA 3.0g/s
DvD:Samsung 22x DvD Burner SATA
PSU: Raidmax Aurora 2 600w
OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit (w/ SP1)




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alrasl

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