load driver option recognize nforce drivers cd

I need to install nForce Raid Controller drivers before I can install Vista. I downloaded the drivers from Nvidia site, unzipped and burned them to a CD. But at the step of the installation to pick the Drive to install Vista, I select Load Driver option to add these drivers to complete the installation.
After I inserted the CD with the drivers, I was expecting to get a box to select what drivers I wanted to install, but I got nothing, Vista tells me there were no drivers on the CD to install. You can't navigate to find the drivers on the CD.
So what am I doing wrong?
Suggestions, comments..all appreciated.
Thanks, -- Greg

I need to load RAID controller drivers on my Dell XPS before the Vista installation can continue. I downloaded the drivers from Nvidia, unzipped them and burned them to a CD. I took custom install, and when it came to the step to select the drive where I want to load Vista, I inserted the CD with the drivers and clicked the Load Drive option.
It didn't recognize any drivers on the CD. I was expecting a box to come up and select Raid Class Controller. I can't navigate to the directories on the CD either.
Any thoughts or suggestions on this problem?
Thanks, -- Greg

I did sucessfully install vista on a nVidia SATA RAID 0 array. You can see my post "General Feedback: My setup experience good bad and ugliest" on 7/5
I copied the drivers files from the nVidia chipset WINXP\IDE\WinXP\sataraid folder the root directory on a USB flash disk and performed the install from WinXP onto a second partition. If you are performing a clean install directly from DVD the USB Flash disk does not appear to work so you might try to burn a new CD with these files in the root directory.
"gzt7d8" wrote:

I need to load RAID controller drivers on my Dell XPS before the Vista installation can continue. I downloaded the drivers from Nvidia, unzipped them and burned them to a CD. I took custom install, and when it came to the step to select the drive where I want to load Vista, I inserted the CD with the drivers and clicked the Load Drive option.
It didn't recognize any drivers on the CD. I was expecting a box to come up and select Raid Class Controller. I can't navigate to the directories on the CD either.
Any thoughts or suggestions on this problem?
Thanks, -- Greg

Thanks Kirk, I did figure out that I needed to load the drivers into the root directory, later. So I did get a clean install on a partition drive.
As a side note, I attempted to post this thread multiple times this morning and kept getting a reply that there was an error and try again later. I didn't think this question ever got post here. So thanks for reading my post and replying. -- Greg
"Kurt" wrote:

I did sucessfully install vista on a nVidia SATA RAID 0 array. You can see my post "General Feedback: My setup experience good bad and ugliest" on 7/5
I copied the drivers files from the nVidia chipset WINXP\IDE\WinXP\sataraid folder the root directory on a USB flash disk and performed the install from WinXP onto a second partition. If you are performing a clean install directly from DVD the USB Flash disk does not appear to work so you might try to burn a new CD with these files in the root directory.
"gzt7d8" wrote:
I need to load RAID controller drivers on my Dell XPS before the Vista installation can continue. I downloaded the drivers from Nvidia, unzipped them and burned them to a CD. I took custom install, and when it came to the step to select the drive where I want to load Vista, I inserted the CD with the drivers and clicked the Load Drive option.
It didn't recognize any drivers on the CD. I was expecting a box to come up and select Raid Class Controller. I can't navigate to the directories on the CD either.
Any thoughts or suggestions on this problem?
Thanks, -- Greg

I need to load RAID controller drivers on my Dell XPS before the Vista installation can continue. I downloaded the drivers from Nvidia, unzipped them and burned them to a CD. I took custom install, and when it came to the step to select the drive where I want to load Vista, I inserted the CD with the drivers and clicked the Load Drive option.
It didn't recognize any drivers on the CD. I was expecting a box to come up and select Raid Class Controller. I can't navigate to the directories on the CD either.
Any thoughts or suggestions on this problem? -- Greg

I need to load RAID controller drivers on my Dell XPS before the Vista installation can continue. I downloaded the drivers from Nvidia, unzipped them and burned them to a CD. I took custom install, and when it came to the step to select the drive where I want to load Vista, I inserted the CD with the drivers and clicked the Load Drive option.
It didn't recognize any drivers on the CD. I was expecting a box to come up and select Raid Class Controller. I can't navigate to the directories on the CD either.
Any thoughts or suggestions on this problem? -- Greg

From what I've learned so far you have to copy the files to the root directory of the device your loading drivers from, in your case a CD. The drivers can't be in a folder, they must be in the root directory of the device (for you CD cause thats what your using) Tell me what you think.
"gzt7d8" wrote:

I need to load RAID controller drivers on my Dell XPS before the Vista installation can continue. I downloaded the drivers from Nvidia, unzipped them and burned them to a CD. I took custom install, and when it came to the step to select the drive where I want to load Vista, I inserted the CD with the drivers and clicked the Load Drive option.
It didn't recognize any drivers on the CD. I was expecting a box to come up and select Raid Class Controller. I can't navigate to the directories on the CD either.
Any thoughts or suggestions on this problem? -- Greg

The drivers must be in the root directory of the device your loading them from ( a cd in your case ). Even the files themselves have to in root. They can't be in a folder. Let me know how you do.
"gzt7d8" wrote:

I need to load RAID controller drivers on my Dell XPS before the Vista installation can continue. I downloaded the drivers from Nvidia, unzipped them and burned them to a CD. I took custom install, and when it came to the step to select the drive where I want to load Vista, I inserted the CD with the drivers and clicked the Load Drive option.
It didn't recognize any drivers on the CD. I was expecting a box to come up and select Raid Class Controller. I can't navigate to the directories on the CD either.
Any thoughts or suggestions on this problem? -- Greg

That was true in the early Beta 1 builds but may not be true any more. Nevertheless, it doesn't hurt to try them that way.
"Dan" wrote in message

From what I've learned so far you have to copy the files to the root directory of the device your loading drivers from, in your case a CD. The drivers can't be in a folder, they must be in the root directory of the device (for you CD cause thats what your using) Tell me what you think.
"gzt7d8" wrote:
I need to load RAID controller drivers on my Dell XPS before the Vista installation can continue. I downloaded the drivers from Nvidia, unzipped them and burned them to a CD. I took custom install, and when it came to the step to select the drive where I want to load Vista, I inserted the CD with the drivers and clicked the Load Drive option.
It didn't recognize any drivers on the CD. I was expecting a box to come up and select Raid Class Controller. I can't navigate to the directories on the CD either.
Any thoughts or suggestions on this problem? -- Greg

That's what I had to do and it worked. The Load Driver option recognized the drivers and let me pick them to install. -- Greg
"Dan" wrote:

The drivers must be in the root directory of the device your loading them from ( a cd in your case ). Even the files themselves have to in root. They can't be in a folder. Let me know how you do.
"gzt7d8" wrote:
I need to load RAID controller drivers on my Dell XPS before the Vista installation can continue. I downloaded the drivers from Nvidia, unzipped them and burned them to a CD. I took custom install, and when it came to the step to select the drive where I want to load Vista, I inserted the CD with the drivers and clicked the Load Drive option.
It didn't recognize any drivers on the CD. I was expecting a box to come up and select Raid Class Controller. I can't navigate to the directories on the CD either.
Any thoughts or suggestions on this problem? -- Greg

I need to load RAID controller drivers on my Dell XPS before the Vista installation can continue. I downloaded the drivers from Nvidia, unzipped them and burned them to a CD. I took custom install, and when it came to the step to select the drive where I want to load Vista, I inserted the CD with the drivers and clicked the Load Drive option.
It didn't recognize any drivers on the CD. I was expecting a box to come up and select Raid Class Controller. I can't navigate to the directories on the CD either.
Any thoughts or suggestions on this problem? -- Greg