I just tried disabling my SATA controllers altogether from the BIOS and it
still doesn't work. At this point, I think it must be my motherboard. I
checked the list of vista certified chipsets and mine wasn't on there . If
you have any other ideas please let me know. Thanks for your help!

"...winston" wrote:

> Install the driver for this during the Vista installation ?
> SB SATA 150 RAID
> - SB supports 2 ports SATA 150 RAID 0/1 JBOD
>
> "Brian With Vista Troubles" <Brian With Vista Troubles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7FFA6260-FCE0-4C60-9AC8-23D4F0616074@microsoft.com...
> :I have tried upgrading my XP installation to Vista Home Premium about a dozen
> : times now and I have tried MANY different things. My specs are-
> :
> : - AMD processor
> : - Via Motherboard (KT-880)
> : - 2 x 512 MB RAM (PC 3200)
> : - GeForce 5200 graphics card (I've also tried a 6800 card.)
> : - 250 GB Hard Drive
> :
> : The error would seem to indicate a hardware problem. I tried running
> : Microsoft's memory check on my RAM, and it passed the test every time. I
> : tried swapping out graphics cards. I formatted my hard drive several times.
> : I'm totally stumped on this one. The compatibility test comes up with no
> : warnings or issues. My XP installation runs fine, and all my hardware is
> : pretty new. I have no uninstalled devices in my device manager.
> :
> : I've installed XP dozens of times before without any issues. I've also
> : installed linux versions before with no issues. Are there any hardware tests
> : I can run to isolate the problem? Is there any way to decipher the error
> : code (144) ? Has anyone else seen this?
> :
>