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Vista 64 wont install? JMicron IDE issues? P5Q Pro

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I have a new Asus P5Q pro. I tried to boot from my 64bit Vista disc to install it on a clean drive. The dvdrw is an older IDE - NEC 2510a. With 2 separate vista 64 disc just hang at the very beginning of the install process - before the menu pops up which allows you to click time zone etc. It just hangs then eventually reboots the computer. The odd thing is that the 32bit disc I have installs fine. The drive performs fine and is recognized in 32bit vista install. However, every time I try to install the 64bit OS it just hangs and refuses.

Yes IDE is enabled on the mobo. The DVDRW is the only IDE device in the build. Yes I know retail Vista discs contain both 32bit and 64bit, the promo discs I have are not.

At first I thought it was the fact that the Vista disc might not have the native Jmicron IDE drivers to install. However, the 32bit disc worked fine. Its only with the 2 64bit versions I tried.

I'm missing something simple here I just know it.
 
Just by chance, run manually reset the BIOS (pull the batter / use the jumper) and run Memtest86. My system great in Windows XP 32 bit, but BSOD'd constantly as soon as I installed Vista x64. It turned out to be the subtiming settings on the memory (easy fix in BIOS), but it drove me nuts for a few days. It's worth a shot.

If you've had Vista x64 installed on this machine with the same memory already, I'd definately suspect the motherboard though (as long as it's the only piece of new hardware).
 
Nothing has run on this hardware. Its all new. The 32bit Vista is running on it now because 64 wouldnt install. I doubt its stability related to memory since the 64bit disc wont even install. It just hangs at the same point once you boot from the DVD into the setup screen. It seems more like some odd issue with my older IDE dvdrw and the 64bit OS. The 32bit vista install fine. I would assume both have the same native IDE drivers for the Jmicron IDE controller. Why the 64bit hangs on install is beyond me. It is recognized and I can boot from it to the DVD, after that it just hangs once it loads the install program off the DVD.
 
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