VISTA install on "real" SATA?? How?

theog said:

zapp22 said:

bueno!
I hope vista install is smart enough to see my usb stick
here we go

the odd thing: i searched this problem and read lots of posts. the common issue had symptom that the drive/volume was invisible. in my case, the volume pops up,but vista sees it as non-usable.
at any rate, I'll load the driver at that point and see if it changes its mind
the install went fine in ATA mode... but I need to do it the right way.
thx

theog said:

SATA Driver - Load in Windows 7 or Vista Setup

No drivers need.

Try a full clean & full format in command prompt.
https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html

zapp22 said:

ah... will this work? install vista as 'aha' mode. boot it up and run, go to device manager, update sata driver with the intel provided one, reboot to bios, switch sata mode, go.
????

Follow theog guidelines link above.

zapp22 said:

Its a controller issue not a drive issue.
messing with a new clean good drive is irrelevant to this issue.

The fix is a registry mod to invoke the AHCI mode driver.
This afflicts both Vista and Win 7 systems.

see: Error message when you start a Windows 7 or Windows Vista-based computer after you change the SATA mode of the boot drive: "STOP 0x0000007B INACCESSABLE_BOOT_DEVICE"

score one for Team MS.

I never had this problem ... I think I'm lucky! Anyway, it was - and it is - important that you shared this information with us. But your problem was solved or not?... If so, please click on the triangle at the top right of this post and report it as solved. :)