Setting up Vista on a Sil3x12 RAID - please help.

Hi,

This is my first post here but as I'm just about to start delving into
Vista I doubt it will be my last (by any means!)

I have a moderately old m/b, a Gigabyte GA-K8NS Ultra-939, which has an
on-board Sil3x12 RAID controller running 2 discs in RAID 0. Previously I
was booting XP on this array and I wish to wipe XP and start again with
a clean install of Vista 32-bit. I will confess that I am wholly
unconfident when it comes to RAID installations as I don't know what I'm
doing - think I was just lucky when I set up XP!

Can anyone tell me whether the original pre-boot driver that I used for
XP will function with Vista or does Vista require a new one? Does Vista
then incorporate this driver into its installation or will I then need
to find another driver to run Vista?

I've looked at finding the latest drivers. Gigabyte's site appears
useless as the driver section for my m/b makes no mention of Vista
drivers anywhere. Silicon Image has BASE drivers and RAID drivers -
what's the difference? Only the BASE drivers mention compatibility with
Vista. Does anyone have any idea which one I will need?

Basically I'm all confused as I'm asking for help with getting some
clarity.

Many thanks

JT

Generally, a Vista installation will recognise the sata controller and
install without the need for doing the F6 option to install third party
drivers, early in the process. If drivers are required they can be installed
from memory stick, Unlike floppy in prevous versions of win.
*However* there are no Vista drivers listed for this mobo, so whether the
winxp drivers will work is unknown

You should run the Vista upgrade advisor

"JTHM" wrote in message

>
> Hi,
>
> This is my first post here but as I'm just about to start delving into
> Vista I doubt it will be my last (by any means!)
>
> I have a moderately old m/b, a Gigabyte GA-K8NS Ultra-939, which has an
> on-board Sil3x12 RAID controller running 2 discs in RAID 0. Previously I
> was booting XP on this array and I wish to wipe XP and start again with
> a clean install of Vista 32-bit. I will confess that I am wholly
> unconfident when it comes to RAID installations as I don't know what I'm
> doing - think I was just lucky when I set up XP!
>
> Can anyone tell me whether the original pre-boot driver that I used for
> XP will function with Vista or does Vista require a new one? Does Vista
> then incorporate this driver into its installation or will I then need
> to find another driver to run Vista?
>
> I've looked at finding the latest drivers. Gigabyte's site appears
> useless as the driver section for my m/b makes no mention of Vista
> drivers anywhere. Silicon Image has BASE drivers and RAID drivers -
> what's the difference? Only the BASE drivers mention compatibility with
> Vista. Does anyone have any idea which one I will need?
>
> Basically I'm all confused as I'm asking for help with getting some
> clarity.
>
> Many thanks
>
> JT
>
>
> --
> JTHM