How to install Mobo drivers from DOS?

Rick Martel · 30 Aug 2008 at 01:39

im having a problem installing vista 64 bit on my new system, it hangs at loading screen.

i was told i need to install the motherboard drivers so that my SATA HD is recognized by the motherboard before vista will notice the SATA HD is active.

how do i install the mobo drivers before the OS?

Jimi · 30 Aug 2008 at 01:43

I think you have to load the drivers from within the Windows installation.

Rick Martel · 30 Aug 2008 at 01:54

Jimi said:
I think you have to load the drivers from within the Windows installation.

how would i do that? it only goes to the green loading bar, and hangs on a blank green/blue screen. it doesnt ask me to install any drivers.

Bomag · 30 Aug 2008 at 02:10

Rick Martel said:
how would i do that?

You cannot. A repair may help but it may come down to a reinstall and F6 the drivers from a floppy.

ns400r · 30 Aug 2008 at 02:12

http://www.google.co.uk/search?num=30&hl=en&q=vista+install+guide&meta=

Rick Martel · 30 Aug 2008 at 03:46

I can't load from a floppy because it doesnt get to a point where i can install the drivers, it just hangs at the second loading screen.

Lanz · 30 Aug 2008 at 11:22

I would presume Vista64 already has all the drivers you'd need for SATA, so it's probably some other problem.

oap · 30 Aug 2008 at 11:23

Vista is pretty good with drivers, xp usually needs the driver disks for newer motherboards, may be another problem as your install is failing so early. Scratched cd/dvd or dodgy hd?

csmager · 30 Aug 2008 at 11:32

Vista install works without needing the HDD until such a point where it asks you where to install it. It will either show you the disc to choose to install on (so it's found the drivers), or it will ask you for a USB drive/CD/Floppy with the drivers on.

If you're not getting that far, you have some other problem.

Rick Martel · 30 Aug 2008 at 12:39

ive sorted it, the hanging was going on for 10 minutes, when 10 minutes was over it loaded installation normally, but it shouldnt hang for 10 minutes with no display that its loading, or people will think they have an issue.

csmager · 30 Aug 2008 at 12:45

Rick Martel said:
ive sorted it, the hanging was going on for 10 minutes, when 10 minutes was over it loaded installation normally, but it shouldnt hang for 10 minutes with no display that its loading, or people will think they have an issue.

You most probably do have some sort of an issue, albeit non-fatal. Just something the installer doesn't like or couldn't load. It's not usual to hang for 10 minutes!

Rick Martel · 30 Aug 2008 at 14:18

csmager said:
You most probably do have some sort of an issue, albeit non-fatal. Just something the installer doesn't like or couldn't load. It's not usual to hang for 10 minutes!

how do i know what to look for? all the drivers have been installed.

csmager · 30 Aug 2008 at 14:24

Rick Martel said:
how do i know what to look for? all the drivers have been installed.

It'll be fine now, but there was probably some driver oddity in the things Windows PE was trying to load before putting you into setup - either bad drivers, wrong drivers, something not responding or something. It probably takes a scattergun approach trying to load as many generic drivers as possible. Mine's hung a long time in setup before, but at least it was showing something on the screen at the time!

Don't worry about it now - just saying that ordinarily it shouldn't happen!

eXor · 30 Aug 2008 at 14:54

csmager said:
Mine's hung a long time in setup before, but at least it was showing something on the screen at the time!

The first time I ran setup, I had just the green wallpaper and a mouse cursor for several minutes. I thought I had a defective DVD.

In my case, disabling the floppy drive controller in the BIOS cured that 'hang'.

ChrissyT88 · 30 Aug 2008 at 16:40

I had exactly the same problem (+ solution) as eXor. The 'legacy diskette A' support option in the BIOS should be the first thing to go!