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Cannot install Vista from USB DVD

I have an Asus P5N-T motherboard with bios versio 1001 and i have a LG external DVD burner.

After picking out the DVD unit from the external casing the following was revealed: LG super multi dvd rewriter model: GSA-H44N

I start of by choosing the boot menu in bios check stage, i choose to boot from the usb DVD and it starts the vista pre-installation load screen which takes much longer over usb as apposed to when i take out the dvd unit from the external casing and installing it to an IDE port in my computer, anyways after the load is completed i get the usual installation wizzard for vista and all works up until i am to choose which hdd to install on, i get the error message as shown in my attached image.

I get the same error no matter which hdd i choose or if i try format, new partition, ive tried them all nothing works.

However, if i place the dvd reader in my computer connected with the IDE and not as an external usb unit it works.

its very awkward and time consuming doing this procedure each and every i am to install vista...
vista-usb-dvd-install-error.JPG

LeeTutor

Did you click on the link for Load driver in that page? See this website for an article on installing Vista on RAID0 configuration:

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/454/1/
How To Install Windows Vista Ultimate With RAID

TrayParker

ASKER

i did not load any drivers, i am trying to install vista on my western digital raptor connected by SATA which is no raid system.

do i still need some sort of extra driver?

LeeTutor

I think you might. The drivers may not be included in the built-in ones of the Vista DVD.

PUNKY

If you plan to install on 34.5 G drive, then delete it and create again, the installation should pickup the drive and continue installing.

TrayParker

ASKER

it doesen't. whatever i do in the screenshot i provided doesen't help, it simply says the error message seen in the picture.

is this some crappy vista flaw or is there a driver i need? do i need to nag at LG for some driver or what?

PUNKY

First, check in bios to see if the raid is disable if you are not setting raid. Also, enable the sata. Your motherboard has Marvell SataII controller. If problem persists, I would disconnect drives and leave only drive that you will install OS on it there.

Try that see if it helps.

TrayParker

ASKER

i have 6 sata ports on my mobo, 5 of them are occupied, of of them go to 2 seperate raid0 volumes striped and the 5th goes to the raptor disk and thus is not raid becouse it's a single drive.

so raid is active in the bios but only for the 4hdd's that are run in raid mode.

yes i have tried disconnecting drives not of use during installation but my thus far only working method is connecting the dvd to an ide port...

let me ask you, do others have this problem of installing from an usb dvd?

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PUNKY

I install OS from usb DVD many times and dont have issue. If I have ever experienced any issue, that would be helpful to help you on this.