The Machine:
Newly Contructed, fresh install of Vista 64 Ultimate w/ SP1
Intel core 2 duo E8400 3.0
Gigabyte EP43 - DS3L w/ latest bios
4 Gig Corsair XMS ram
Asus nVidia 8000 GT 512
Seagate 7200.10 250gig
OCZ 500w PS
Soundblaster Audiy2 zs
Nothing but default/factory settings
The issue:
Just after I loaded vista I began to work on my graphics drivers. I inserted the asus driver disk and clicked DRIVERS.
1st pass this is what happened:
A few seconds later a box popped up telling me that another installation was underway and asked if I wanted to continue and wait or cancel. I clicked continue. I then got a pop up box that said something like "you can't install 32bit drivers on a 64 bit system, installation will now exit." Hmm, ok. The install window doens't close and then I get a box saying "you are attempting to install 64bit drivers on a non-64 bit system." Ok, so i clicked ok to exit. I then got a box that said. "Drivers have been installed successfully. Restart/" So I restart. Vista never loads. it just hangs in pre load stage. I restart, vista tells me that if failed to start and I load last safe configuration.
2nd attempt:
This time the install seems to be fine. No warning boxes. Restart and I end up in the same place - hang up on vista load.
Neither the 169.25 asus supplied drivers nor the nVidia official 175 drivers will work. I am certain that I am installing the 64bit drivers.
Is this a vista problem? Is there something in the bios that I should be setting differently?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Newly Contructed, fresh install of Vista 64 Ultimate w/ SP1
Intel core 2 duo E8400 3.0
Gigabyte EP43 - DS3L w/ latest bios
4 Gig Corsair XMS ram
Asus nVidia 8000 GT 512
Seagate 7200.10 250gig
OCZ 500w PS
Soundblaster Audiy2 zs
Nothing but default/factory settings
The issue:
Just after I loaded vista I began to work on my graphics drivers. I inserted the asus driver disk and clicked DRIVERS.
1st pass this is what happened:
A few seconds later a box popped up telling me that another installation was underway and asked if I wanted to continue and wait or cancel. I clicked continue. I then got a pop up box that said something like "you can't install 32bit drivers on a 64 bit system, installation will now exit." Hmm, ok. The install window doens't close and then I get a box saying "you are attempting to install 64bit drivers on a non-64 bit system." Ok, so i clicked ok to exit. I then got a box that said. "Drivers have been installed successfully. Restart/" So I restart. Vista never loads. it just hangs in pre load stage. I restart, vista tells me that if failed to start and I load last safe configuration.
2nd attempt:
This time the install seems to be fine. No warning boxes. Restart and I end up in the same place - hang up on vista load.
Neither the 169.25 asus supplied drivers nor the nVidia official 175 drivers will work. I am certain that I am installing the 64bit drivers.
Is this a vista problem? Is there something in the bios that I should be setting differently?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks