Dell Inspiron 1545 Vista Problem
Posted by Darren | Posted in Technology | Posted on 02-04-2010
Tags: Dell
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Dell Inspiron 1545
Windows Vista Home Basic
Problem:
Install hangs on “Completing Installation”.
Booting into Safe Mode hangs on “crcdisk.sys”.
Solution:
Changed SATA operations in BIOS from “ACHI” to “ATA”.
This is a problem with Vista and XP. You need to load SATA drivers during Windows install, or set change the SATA mode in BIOS.
You’re a life saver, so many hours wasted trying all sorts of combinations.
Wish I’d found this first.
You are the man. Thanks a lot for the help!
Hey thanks alot this was really helpful .
Thanks a ton for the info! Sure enough, this solved the major issue I’d faced when reinstalling Vista on a co-worker’s laptop – I’ll pass it along if anyone else asks in the future!
Bingo! After making the switch no problem loading Vista Home Premium.