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post #21 of 84
2/2/07 at 9:30pm
Ok here is the raid driver...
Download x64.rar
I installed the Vista Driver 1.55 and this works fine.Now is see they updatet the Driver too 1.56.I test it now...
Vista Driver (32/64 bits) Driver only (ZIP file)R1.562007/1/2615014k
This driver works fine...
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...own=false#High Definition Audio Codecs

Dont forget to shutdown all Hardware likes Cardreader ect when install... Vista dont like this!!!
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post #22 of 84
2/2/07 at 9:38pm
Thread Starter 
Hoshie, the audio driver link is broken. I haven't shut down every device before install, I will give it a try... Do you suggest starting "custom" install from windows xp or fresh from boot?

BFisch06, I experience "hangs" that last about 10 minutes when Vista is loading or detecting drives. Just wait it out.
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post #23 of 84
2/2/07 at 9:42pm
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Originally Posted by Tokamak7700
Hoshie, the audio driver link is broken. I haven't shut down every device before install, I will give it a try... Do you suggest starting "custom" install from windows xp or fresh from boot?

BFisch06, I experience "hangs" that last about 10 minutes when Vista is loading or detecting drives. Just wait it out.

I'll keep that in mind.... thanks again.
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post #24 of 84
2/2/07 at 9:45pm
I fixed the Link..
I format both drives in the FastTrack Menü. I made a clean install.No upgrade.You MUST shutdown the CardReade or you wait 2 Years.. I wait 2 hours and nothing install... Than i shutdown the Card Reader and than it goes forward. When you install this Raid driver, the Drives must come in the next 10 Seconds...!
Hope you understand...

PS:You know i had both final here,no Betas...
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post #25 of 84
2/2/07 at 9:47pm
The cardreader "D'OH!" I can't believe I forgot about that. Thanks a million Hoshie.
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post #26 of 84
2/2/07 at 9:48pm
Do you install i the Moment?TTell us if you can...
PS:I wrote to ALI because the Webcam doesent work.In the 32Bit you can made the "online Driver search" and than Vista installed the Driver.. In the 64Bit the online search dont find any driver..Hmmm..
One thing.. because the wireless Lan Crad..You must install manual the Atheros Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g Driver!No one other work.. After install,make the Online Driver search..
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post #27 of 84
2/2/07 at 9:49pm
I'm doing a few other things in XP right now, but I'll boot into BIOS later and disable the card reader and try the install again. By the way, I'm trying to install the 32 bit edition, should I use the 64 bit RAID driver or not?
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post #28 of 84
2/2/07 at 9:54pm
If you install the 32Bit,you must have the Raid driver from Alienware or from the download Area here in the Forum.. Vista dont have the FastTrack raid driver on the DVD...
But i must say,the 64Bit runs better.The 32Bit hangs every 10 Seconds... dont know why...
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post #29 of 84
2/2/07 at 9:55pm
OK thanks, all I could get my hands on was 32 bit right now, but I'll change to 64 bit when I can. Thanks again Hoshie.
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post #30 of 84
2/2/07 at 9:58pm
No Problem... I hope Ali write back for the Cam Driver.If they give me one,i post it here...
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post #31 of 84
2/3/07 at 3:17am
Well I can only get past the RAID barrier if I do the load in XP, and I used AW's stock RAID drivers for XP. Worked like a charm up until the 48% load mark when I recieved "Error Code 0x80070241". If anybody can help me out (again) that'd be great. I'm gonna google it since I'm sure someone out there has come across this error.
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post #32 of 84
2/3/07 at 12:43pm
Hmm if i right understand you install over XP? Make a clean install.. format both hard drives.. (I hope i understand you right)
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post #33 of 84
2/3/07 at 2:49pm
Thread Starter 
Just to give you an update, I reinstalled vista again with all unnessary devices disabled. As usual, vista found ~40 unknown devices and classified them as modems and didn't find any audio device. Any help/experience in this issue would be greatly appreciated.
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post #34 of 84
2/3/07 at 3:40pm
Hoshie, I did a clean install to a seperate partition that I formatted and everything. I'm using RAID so I can't just pick a hard drive; I have them partitioned, with XP on C:\ and Vista on D:\. If I boot the Windows Vista DVD it gives me this error: "Windows could not determine if this computer contains a valid system volume." It then exits to the start screen. I got Vista to start loading if I launched the install from within XP. I booted all the way into XP, but the Vista DVD in my drive and launched it from there and it worked. However, I got the above error code halfway through the install.

Tokamak- I don't know what to tell you about the unknown devices. If I can just get Vista running I'll do by best to try and replicate/solve your problems.
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post #35 of 84
2/3/07 at 3:58pm
Thread Starter 
Thanks for keeping us posted, any info is helpfull. If you get RAID to work, let me know. I want to eventually convert back to RAID.
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post #36 of 84
2/3/07 at 4:01pm
RAID is working. I'm past that barrier. I can get Vista to load 48% then I get that error, which numerous people are experiencing who aren't running RAID. Only thing is that I have to launch the install in XP, then wait 10 minutes, then load the RAID driver from a USB flash drive. So RAID works, but now something else in Vista doesn't. I'm downloading VMware right now so that I can run Vista from within XP.
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post #37 of 84
2/3/07 at 5:28pm
Thread Starter 
Whats the something else that dosen't work? What are you hoping to solve with VMware?
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post #38 of 84
2/3/07 at 5:32pm
I still don't have it installed. I get the error code 0x80070241 at 48% of copying files. I have not been able to install vista. When I was having problems with RAID it would quit as soon as I selected a hard drive and clicked next. Now its starting to install, but failing halfway through. I'm not familiar enough with VMware to know how to make an O/S so I'm still trying to install Vista from the disc. I'm going to try copying the files to my hard drive and installing it from there...
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post #39 of 84
2/3/07 at 5:59pm
I copied the disc's contents to my hard drives and got the same error. I just can't figure out what's wrong. I know the disc isn't corrupted; a friend used this very disc to install Vista on his dell 3 times. It must be a hardware problem, but I can't figure it out.
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post #40 of 84
2/3/07 at 6:21pm
Thread Starter 
My only guess would be the RAID drivers. Sounds similar to the errors I used to get...
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