J P Kogelman Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 (edited) Ok, I have access to Vista (32bit) Business and trying to get it install on my work station, a 2.66 Mac Pro. I can get the CD (1 of 4) to boot and get to the point that I can pick a hard drive to install on, but can't get the installer to go further. The original HDD from Apple (250GB) has an issue with GPD partition protection, I also have an 320GB Seagate 'cuda that I had Windows XP installed on. I formatted both drives and still am unable to install on the drives. The Seagate complains about the error listed below: "Windows is unable to find a system volume that meets its criteria for installation" -This was after finding a driver from Intel for the SATA chipset. Does anyone have an suggestions on this? Thanks! Edited January 7, 2007 by J P Kogelman Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37885-mac-pro-vista-business/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayRx1981 Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 If I recall correctly, I had a similar problem back when I installed the RC on my Mac Pro. I had to go into the OS X Disk Utility and format the partition I wanted to put Vista on as a FAT partition before the Vista installation would recognize the partition and let me install it. Weird, I know. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37885-mac-pro-vista-business/#findComment-270057 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numberzz Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 For some reason, Windows Vista cannot be installed on an external HD. Don't try installing it on an internal drive and then restoring it. The external one is first, not recognized when you boot(while holding down option), if you boot it, it says that C is the internal HD that you first install it on. 3rd, if you erase the internal drive of Vista, the external one won't boot. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37885-mac-pro-vista-business/#findComment-270295 Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P Kogelman Posted January 7, 2007 Author Share Posted January 7, 2007 Well I was able to 'upgrade' to Vista from a clean install of Windows XP, but can not install clean. One of the issues I hit was the fact I have 4 CDs instead of a single DVD, which is an issue since I can't enject a CD during the installation. I'll try to get a hold of a DVD and try this fun again... Thanks JayRx & MrMac for the replies; MrMac just for reference I have a Mac Pro, which can hold 4 internal SATA II drives, thus no external drive was involved. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/37885-mac-pro-vista-business/#findComment-270392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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