View Full Version : Vista installation, do I need a floppy drive for sata/raid?
Akuma2000
11-16-2007, 01:10 PM
When installing Vista, does it require a Floppy Drive?
(like in the old days of XP: press F6 and then load drivers from FD)
I want to know, because I'm building a new PC and I'm wondering to use the floppy drive or not :)
b1lk1
11-16-2007, 01:21 PM
You can use Floppy, CD, and a USB stick as well. I had to load drivers for my board, but some boards you do not need to.
Daemonfly
11-16-2007, 09:54 PM
I didn't for my Abit IP35-pro board, but yeah, it does depend on the motherboard, especially if it has brand-new hardware versions on it.
If anything, you can just temporarily hook up a floppy drive for the initial install.
I'll probably need to do similar for XP-pro 64 as it blue-screens on the new pc, and I'm pretty sure it's because I have all the drives on SATA in raid. I'll just boot from USB-drive instead of bothering with searching for my floppy drives.
I just load my raid drivers from my ipod during vista installation.:)
ShambleS
11-16-2007, 11:06 PM
as said it depends on your mother board..
if your bios can boot up and detect usb flash devices as HDD's You can use a flash drive.
I have a cd with my mother board so i use that..
But thats for xp...
My vista ultimate installed sttraight out of the box.
But xp was already installed so the drivers were already there.
Akuma2000
11-17-2007, 01:52 AM
I have the Asus Striker Extreme.
I was just wondering, because I ordered a MM case and the optional 3.5" -> 5.25" converter bay.
I have a 3.5" floppy drive and a 3.5" fan controller.
Don't know which one to put in the bay :D
Dualist
11-17-2007, 02:04 AM
Use "vlite" and merge them onto a new vista dvd , you can also add all your other drivers and serial number too.
Daemonfly
11-17-2007, 08:55 PM
Put in the fan controller, as you can just temporarily hook up the floppy drive to install the drivers, then toss it in a box never to be seen again (or at least until next reinstall).
Akuma2000
11-18-2007, 03:28 AM
Thnx for the replies.
I think I'm still going to install the FD.
The fan controller will stay in my old case, as I already ordered a Zalman ZM-MFC1 PLUS to control 6 fans.
And I already got an AeroCool PowerWatch, wich can control 4 fans.
I got 11 fans in my case. So 1 fan will be controlled by the MOBO.
So I'm going to use the FD.
Unless I find something else fancy to put in the 5.25" bay :D