Will Vista DVD boot from a 'SATA' DVD-RW on a clean install?

It depends on whether or not Vista has a driver for your SATA controller.
If it does, it will; if it does not, then you won't be able to. I have one
computer with SATA that works as a bootable device and one that does not.

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"Rich" <Rich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Will Vista DVD boot from a 'SATA' DVD-RW on a clean install? Or, do I have
> to
> install a driver first from a bootable floppy?

The beta version of Vista installed the right SATA driver, but I was
installing from an 'IDE' DVD-RW then. The concern is will the SATA DVD-RW
drive function before installing the SATA driver from the Vista DVD. As said,
it probably depends on what's in the MB Bios.

"Richard G. Harper" wrote:

> It depends on whether or not Vista has a driver for your SATA controller.
> If it does, it will; if it does not, then you won't be able to. I have one
> computer with SATA that works as a bootable device and one that does not.
>
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> "Rich" <Rich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:915EC290-DFC0-40B5-9F8D-2DF58F85A398@microsoft.com...

> > Will Vista DVD boot from a 'SATA' DVD-RW on a clean install? Or, do I have
> > to
> > install a driver first from a bootable floppy?

>
>
>

Yep, that's a good bet.

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"Rich" <Rich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> The beta version of Vista installed the right SATA driver, but I was
> installing from an 'IDE' DVD-RW then. The concern is will the SATA DVD-RW
> drive function before installing the SATA driver from the Vista DVD. As
> said,
> it probably depends on what's in the MB Bios.
>
> "Richard G. Harper" wrote:
>

>> It depends on whether or not Vista has a driver for your SATA controller.
>> If it does, it will; if it does not, then you won't be able to. I have
>> one
>> computer with SATA that works as a bootable device and one that does not.
>>
>> --
>> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com
>> * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
>> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
>> * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
>> * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>> "Rich" <Rich@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:915EC290-DFC0-40B5-9F8D-2DF58F85A398@microsoft.com...

>> > Will Vista DVD boot from a 'SATA' DVD-RW on a clean install? Or, do I
>> > have
>> > to
>> > install a driver first from a bootable floppy?

>>
>>
>>