setup fails

I received my DVD of beta 2 in the post today. I can't even get it to install - setup stops with a message saying that it can't get any information about my drives and won't go any further. Has anyone else come across this problem? Any ideas or have I wasted £12?

What are your system details and which version - x86 or x64 - are you trying to install? There are 2 DVDs in the kit.
Are you trying to do a clean install, or an upgrade?
"Storebror" wrote in message

I received my DVD of beta 2 in the post today. I can't even get it to install - setup stops with a message saying that it can't get any information about my drives and won't go any further. Has anyone else come across this problem? Any ideas or have I wasted £12?

If you are using SATA drives you may need to provide the drivers with the Load Drivers button before any Volumes can be detected by Setup.
"Storebror" wrote in message

I received my DVD of beta 2 in the post today. I can't even get it to install - setup stops with a message saying that it can't get any information about my drives and won't go any further. Has anyone else come across this problem? Any ideas or have I wasted £12?

If clean install make sure your sata drives show up in the partition box. If they do not show choose install driver and install the sata driver.
If upgrade disconnect all devices such as printers, port replicators and such the likes. Only mouse and keyboard should be present.
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

If you are using SATA drives you may need to provide the drivers with the Load Drivers button before any Volumes can be detected by Setup.
"Storebror" wrote in message I received my DVD of beta 2 in the post today. I can't even get it to install - setup stops with a message saying that it can't get any information about my drives and won't go any further. Has anyone else come across this problem? Any ideas or have I wasted £12?

"Ron Rector" wrote in message

If clean install make sure your sata drives show up in the partition box. If they do not show choose install driver and install the sata driver.
If upgrade disconnect all devices such as printers, port replicators and such the likes. Only mouse and keyboard should be present.
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
If you are using SATA drives you may need to provide the drivers with the Load Drivers button before any Volumes can be detected by Setup.
"Storebror" wrote in message I received my DVD of beta 2 in the post today. I can't even get it to install - setup stops with a message saying that it can't get any information about my drives and won't go any further. Has anyone else come across this problem? Any ideas or have I wasted £12?
This is happening to me too :-(

P4 3.4g, 1gb ram, 2 hd on a Promise raid controller (tried the ultra ide setting too) laptop.
P

Check the Promise website for drivers and check for any pertinent BIOS updates.
"2pods" wrote in message

"Ron Rector" wrote in message If clean install make sure your sata drives show up in the partition box. If they do not show choose install driver and install the sata driver.
If upgrade disconnect all devices such as printers, port replicators and such the likes. Only mouse and keyboard should be present.
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
If you are using SATA drives you may need to provide the drivers with the Load Drivers button before any Volumes can be detected by Setup.
"Storebror" wrote in message I received my DVD of beta 2 in the post today. I can't even get it to install - setup stops with a message saying that it can't get any information about my drives and won't go any further. Has anyone else come across this problem? Any ideas or have I wasted £12?
This is happening to me too :-(
P4 3.4g, 1gb ram, 2 hd on a Promise raid controller (tried the ultra ide setting too) laptop.
P

Been there done that :-)
P
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message

Check the Promise website for drivers and check for any pertinent BIOS updates.
"2pods" wrote in message
"Ron Rector" wrote in message If clean install make sure your sata drives show up in the partition box. If they do not show choose install driver and install the sata driver.
If upgrade disconnect all devices such as printers, port replicators and such the likes. Only mouse and keyboard should be present.
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
If you are using SATA drives you may need to provide the drivers with the Load Drivers button before any Volumes can be detected by Setup.
"Storebror" wrote in message I received my DVD of beta 2 in the post today. I can't even get it to install - setup stops with a message saying that it can't get any information about my drives and won't go any further. Has anyone else come across this problem? Any ideas or have I wasted £12?
This is happening to me too :-(
P4 3.4g, 1gb ram, 2 hd on a Promise raid controller (tried the ultra ide setting too) laptop.
P

"2pods" wrote in message

Been there done that :-)
P
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote in message Check the Promise website for drivers and check for any pertinent BIOS updates.
"2pods" wrote in message
"Ron Rector" wrote in message If clean install make sure your sata drives show up in the partition box. If they do not show choose install driver and install the sata driver.
If upgrade disconnect all devices such as printers, port replicators and such the likes. Only mouse and keyboard should be present.
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
If you are using SATA drives you may need to provide the drivers with the Load Drivers button before any Volumes can be detected by Setup.
"Storebror" wrote in message I received my DVD of beta 2 in the post today. I can't even get it to install - setup stops with a message saying that it can't get any information about my drives and won't go any further. Has anyone else come across this problem? Any ideas or have I wasted £12?
This is happening to me too :-(
P4 3.4g, 1gb ram, 2 hd on a Promise raid controller (tried the ultra ide setting too) laptop.
P FWIW I read on a Vista ng to copy only the contents of the Fastrak or Ultra

(depending on how you're using the controller) XP folder to your floppy/CD.........and it works !!
P