Vista install and GA-7NNXP Mobo

roadie1977 · 25th Mar 2007, 08:31 PM

Hi.

Firstly I was wondering is anyone using the 7NNXP mobo as I am?

My problem is that I am currently running XP Professional SP2 updated fully, and have both upgraded and clean installed Vista 32-Bit version.

The upgrade advisor states minor problems with current software (easily updated) and problems surrounding the GBT drivers for (SCSI/SATA/RAID) . It states that these functions may not work after install.

On both install attempts, it carries through most of the install, until the 'Finalizing Install' stage where it resets after 53% and fails to restart windows. It then enters a loop of 'reset-failed to restart windows-reset' and continues until such times that I intervene and ask to do a setup rollback...

According to Gigabyte there is no problems with compatibility of this mobo with Vista, but I am struggling to find a solution.

My system:

GA7NNXP Motherboard
AMD 3000XP CPU
2048MB OCZ PC3500
Hercules Radeon 9700
80 Gig HD (c:\)
160 Gig HD (d:\)
Pioneer CD/DVD Burner/Reader (e:\)
Phillips DL DVD Burner/Reader (f:\)
Zalman Reserator 2 Water Chilled
Thermaltake Butterfly 680W PSU
MS XP Pro SP2

Please Help!

Bestia(ry) · 25th Mar 2007, 09:16 PM

Hi and welcome to the ARP. ^^

HDs connected to IDE, SATA or GigaRAID?

roadie1977 · 25th Mar 2007, 09:37 PM

thanks for your interest..

both HD's are connected to IDE.

my gigaraid/sataraid are disabled within bios, as I dont use them (have never done, as yet)

Bestia(ry) · 25th Mar 2007, 09:40 PM

Ok, to disable them was my first thought, but you've done so already. ^^
a) Got the latest BIOS-rev. and b) tried to switch it back to factory/setup
defaults (while memorizing your current settings of course)?

Adrian Wong · 25th Mar 2007, 10:09 PM

Hmm.. Can you check your Vista Device Manager and see if there are any devices that do not have proper drivers installed yet?

roadie1977 · 25th Mar 2007, 10:11 PM

ya, I have done so sir!

In upgrade advisor it states as previous... in the upgrade scan as you are installing it says "minor probs with SCSI/RAID drivers" which may not function after install...

Something I have found out whilst reading..
my 80gig HD partitions to 78152 (full space of drive is 78160) thus leaving 8MB unpartioned space (which I expected to be allocated somewhere else but not as)

I have discovered that Vista seems to leave this 8MB floating for usage of part install, and then use other space to do install...
advice was to make sure that all other possible HD's were d/c which I'm sure I did but I will be checking that also!

Don't know if this is something you or someone else may know more about...

roadie1977 · 25th Mar 2007, 10:19 PM

Adrian,

I cannot get into Vista at all once upgrade/install is attempted..

It basically gets to final stages of install... at 53% and resets computer (states that computer will be reset many times during install, and restarts fine before this)
It even runs through the stage that says "starting Windows Vista for the first time" fine.

All it does is restart at 53% and go through BIOS as usual etc.. and screen goes black as if to load the progress bar into Vista but then resets... and eventually comes up with screen saying "Windows failed to start" if power loss etc, do this.. otherwise, start in safe mode, w/networking, last known config etc....

Even pressing F8 on Vista option, lets me boot log, or safe mode or low res options and neither work anything...

All I get is this nlack screen which then resets and same info, and keeps looping through the same arena...

All I can do is either format and reinstall XP or rollback setup to previous OS depending on which install I have done, but both seem to fail at exact point as described.....

Bestia(ry) · 25th Mar 2007, 10:22 PM

Every NT-based Windows (NT/W2K/XP/V) is "creating" this
"unused" (in fact it is not) area of 8MB while partitioning
the full available HDspace (no matter how many partitions)
via the setup-routine.
Has nothing to do with it.

Ed.: What if you disable the HD XP's running on?

roadie1977 · 25th Mar 2007, 10:50 PM

ok on your idea of disabling XP running HD...

drive c:\ is my OS drive (80Gig)
drive d:\ is my backup drive for img/music etc (160Gig)

If I do update from XP Pro to Vista then I choose to install on C:\ as this is where XP is installed... and thus updating it.

If I do clean install, I fdisk c:\ and run boot install from Vista DVD thus letting it create partition, format NTFS and install OS...

Don't know if this is incorrect or you have any thoughts...

Bestia(ry) · 25th Mar 2007, 10:52 PM

Nah, so it's ok how you've tried ...

Btw. ->

Quote:

Originally Posted by official nVidia statement

nForce2 chipset is not Vista compatible.

It is supposed to run, somehow.
But not at full perf and full features.
Where did Gigabyte state that there's no prob with Vista?

Ed.: Ah, just a sec, an ATi card ...
Afaik nForce2 will only run Vista with nVidia card.
Got any GeForce for testing?

25th Mar 2007, 08:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
roadie1977 Newbie Join Date: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 7 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Vista install and GA-7NNXP Mobo Hi. Firstly I was wondering is anyone using the 7NNXP mobo as I am? My problem is that I am currently running XP Professional SP2 updated fully, and have both upgraded and clean installed Vista 32-Bit version. The upgrade advisor states minor problems with current software (easily updated) and problems surrounding the GBT drivers for (SCSI/SATA/RAID) . It states that these functions may not work after install. On both install attempts, it carries through most of the install, until the 'Finalizing Install' stage where it resets after 53% and fails to restart windows. It then enters a loop of 'reset-failed to restart windows-reset' and continues until such times that I intervene and ask to do a setup rollback... According to Gigabyte there is no problems with compatibility of this mobo with Vista, but I am struggling to find a solution. My system: GA7NNXP Motherboard AMD 3000XP CPU 2048MB OCZ PC3500 Hercules Radeon 9700 80 Gig HD (c:\) 160 Gig HD (d:\) Pioneer CD/DVD Burner/Reader (e:\) Phillips DL DVD Burner/Reader (f:\) Zalman Reserator 2 Water Chilled Thermaltake Butterfly 680W PSU MS XP Pro SP2 Please Help!

25th Mar 2007, 09:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
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25th Mar 2007, 10:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
Bestia(ry) Fenrisulfr Join Date: 11 Oct 2004 Location: Lyngvi Posts: 2,217 Reputation: 1510 Rep Power: 21	Every NT-based Windows (NT/W2K/XP/V) is "creating" this "unused" (in fact it is not) area of 8MB while partitioning the full available HDspace (no matter how many partitions) via the setup-routine. Has nothing to do with it. Ed.: What if you disable the HD XP's running on? __________________ Gods. Men. Beast alike. Last edited by Bestia(ry) : 25th Mar 2007 at 10:41 PM.

25th Mar 2007, 09:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
roadie1977 Newbie Join Date: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 7 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	thanks for your interest.. both HD's are connected to IDE. my gigaraid/sataraid are disabled within bios, as I dont use them (have never done, as yet)

25th Mar 2007, 10:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
roadie1977 Newbie Join Date: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 7 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	ya, I have done so sir! In upgrade advisor it states as previous... in the upgrade scan as you are installing it says "minor probs with SCSI/RAID drivers" which may not function after install... Something I have found out whilst reading.. my 80gig HD partitions to 78152 (full space of drive is 78160) thus leaving 8MB unpartioned space (which I expected to be allocated somewhere else but not as) I have discovered that Vista seems to leave this 8MB floating for usage of part install, and then use other space to do install... advice was to make sure that all other possible HD's were d/c which I'm sure I did but I will be checking that also! Don't know if this is something you or someone else may know more about...

25th Mar 2007, 10:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
roadie1977 Newbie Join Date: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 7 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Adrian, I cannot get into Vista at all once upgrade/install is attempted.. It basically gets to final stages of install... at 53% and resets computer (states that computer will be reset many times during install, and restarts fine before this) It even runs through the stage that says "starting Windows Vista for the first time" fine. All it does is restart at 53% and go through BIOS as usual etc.. and screen goes black as if to load the progress bar into Vista but then resets... and eventually comes up with screen saying "Windows failed to start" if power loss etc, do this.. otherwise, start in safe mode, w/networking, last known config etc.... Even pressing F8 on Vista option, lets me boot log, or safe mode or low res options and neither work anything... All I get is this nlack screen which then resets and same info, and keeps looping through the same arena... All I can do is either format and reinstall XP or rollback setup to previous OS depending on which install I have done, but both seem to fail at exact point as described.....

25th Mar 2007, 10:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
roadie1977 Newbie Join Date: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 7 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	ok on your idea of disabling XP running HD... drive c:\ is my OS drive (80Gig) drive d:\ is my backup drive for img/music etc (160Gig) If I do update from XP Pro to Vista then I choose to install on C:\ as this is where XP is installed... and thus updating it. If I do clean install, I fdisk c:\ and run boot install from Vista DVD thus letting it create partition, format NTFS and install OS... Don't know if this is incorrect or you have any thoughts...

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