Error installing Vista on New Homebuilt

Tried to install Vista 64bit. I'm able to boot up Vista only when I put
my DvD drive as first in the BIOS boot priority. Vista loads up, asks
for CD-Key, asks me to select hd partition, and then when it starts to
install i get this error:

-Windows cannot access the required D:\sources\install.wim. Make sure
all files required for intallation are available, and restart the
installation. Error code: 0x800701e7-

I put the DvD into my old rig and searched for this file on the Vista
DvD and it was found immediately. I made sure I installed the SATA
drivers before trying to install, and that made no difference. I'm all
out of ideas. I have my newly built computer all hooked up and ready to
go, and can't install my OS... im about to freak out. Please - i need
some help.

System Spec:

Mobo: Asus P5Q P45
CPU: Intel E8400
GPU: Asus EAH4850 (Asus version of the ATI 4850)
RAM: Corsair Twin2x PC2-6400 DDR2 800 (4gb)
HD: Seagate Barracuda 500gb SATA 3.0g/s
DvD:Samsung 22x DvD Burner SATA
PSU: Raidmax Aurora 2 600w
OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit (w/ SP1)




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alrasl

Hi, alrasl.

My mobo (EPoX MF570sli, an AM2 board about 2 years old) and BIOS allow me to
press <Esc> during POST to select a this-time-only boot device. In the
BIOS, I set the HDD I want to use as the boot device, then use <Esc> during
the reboot to select the DVD just to run Setup. After the initial stage,
when Setup copies all the files, the computer restarts, booting from the HD.
Does your BIOS allow such flexibility?

My 2 DVD burners are both IDE, so I don't need SATA drivers during this
initial phase. (I do need to install SATA drivers for my HDDs from a floppy
when I'm installing WinXP, but not when installing Vista because it has
drivers built in.)

Are you sure that all required SATA features are activated in your BIOS?
Unlike IDE, which usually has just 2 channels with 2 devices each, you
probably need to activate each SATA connector that you will use. Since each
BIOS is different, I probably can't help you further on this - except to
suggest that you carefully read the motherboard manual. Even that might not
be enough; my BIOS is much newer than my manual, so some screens don't match
what is in the book. I have to study each screen for clues to learn what to
turn on or off on each one. Since my mobo has built-in RAID, I also have to
make sure those features are properly activated - or not.

Are you using a retail package of Vista, or an OEM version? Did it come
with your mobo? Did you download it from MSDN and burn the DVD yourself?
Tell us more about the DVD you are using. You've told us about your DVD
drive, but not about the disk itself.

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc RemoveThis @grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)

"alrasl" <alrasl.2dd2971 RemoveThis @vistabanter.com> wrote in message
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>
> Tried to install Vista 64bit. I'm able to boot up Vista only when I put
> my DvD drive as first in the BIOS boot priority. Vista loads up, asks
> for CD-Key, asks me to select hd partition, and then when it starts to
> install i get this error:
>
> -Windows cannot access the required D:\sources\install.wim. Make sure
> all files required for intallation are available, and restart the
> installation. Error code: 0x800701e7-
>
> I put the DvD into my old rig and searched for this file on the Vista
> DvD and it was found immediately. I made sure I installed the SATA
> drivers before trying to install, and that made no difference. I'm all
> out of ideas. I have my newly built computer all hooked up and ready to
> go, and can't install my OS... im about to freak out. Please - i need
> some help.
>
> System Spec:
>
> Mobo: Asus P5Q P45
> CPU: Intel E8400
> GPU: Asus EAH4850 (Asus version of the ATI 4850)
> RAM: Corsair Twin2x PC2-6400 DDR2 800 (4gb)
> HD: Seagate Barracuda 500gb SATA 3.0g/s
> DvD:Samsung 22x DvD Burner SATA
> PSU: Raidmax Aurora 2 600w
> OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit (w/ SP1)
>
>
>
>
> --
> alrasl