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    Help! Vista wont install!

    Im trying to install Vists Ultimate 64 on a raid 0 array but the minute the installer loads I get a blue screen with a message saying that windows has encountere an error
    Technical message
    Stop: 0x0000000A (oxFFFFa7FFFFFFF2a etc etc you get the idea
    I have no idea what coulo be causing it, as far as I can tell I have successfully created my riad 0 array and even so it hasnt even got to the stage where it is asking where it wants to install. It literally crashes the minute it loads.
    Any ideas?

    If its any use my system is as follows
    Asus KFN5- SLI mobo
    2x Amd Opeteron 2212
    4 gig ec reg mem set up in dual channel so 8gig over all
    2 x 36 gig raptor (these are set up in raid 0)
    1 150 gig raptor
    1 sata dvd writer

    So no IDE stuff to worry about, all the drives are recognised, and the bios shows the raid 0 array as Healthy

    Thanks

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    Re: Help! Vista wont install!

    Its because you're using 4 gig of RAM.
    Get the fix: here
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    Re: Help! Vista wont install!

    Yeah, thats what I came up with after googling the stop code too.
    Any idea how I install this fix? All it says is refer to the oem preinstall kit

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    Re: Help! Vista wont install!

    Take out 2 gig. Install. Apply fix
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    Re: Help! Vista wont install!

    Ok Ill give that a try, thanks.

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    Re: Help! Vista wont install!

    Well the initial problem has been sorted, the installation menu will actually load now without crashing, however I still cant install Vista.
    I get as far as the screen that lets you select where you want to install, I select my raid array, which seems to be recognized in the menu, I click on the load drivers option and install (as far as I know) all the relevant drivers. When I then click next it says its not a compatible system volume or something to that effect. Even if I try installing it on my non raided sata drive, I get the same message. Ive downloaded all the latest drivers from Nvidia and Asus but it just wont install.
    Any ideas?
    Thanks

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