Windows Issues; Windows Vista Boot Halts With A Black Screen - Sun Microsystems Ultra 27 Product Notes

Do a CD/DVD installation, and then run the following command to install all (graphics, NIC,
audio) drivers:
tools_and_drivers/drivers/linux/OS/install.sh
where tools_and_drivers is the location of the Tools and Drivers DVD, and OS is the directory of
the operating system (either red_hat or suse).
Older Versions of Linux Operating Systems Do Not Support AHCI
The operating system installation setup does not detect the hard drive or CD/DVD media. You
will have to configure SATA as IDE in the system BIOS to work around this issue.
See theSun Ultra 27 Workstation Linux, OpenSolaris and Solaris Operating System Installation
Guide for instructions.

Windows Issues

The following issues apply to a Sun Ultra 27 Workstation running Windows:
Windows Vista-Related Issues
"Windows Vista Boot Halts With a Black Screen" on page 19
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"Windows Vista/2008 Blue Screen After Installing SATA RAID Driver Using Tools and
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Drivers DVD" on page 20
"Incompatibility Between Intel QuickPath Architecture I/O hub and Windows Vista. " on
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page 20
Windows XP-Related Issuses
"Blue Screen Error on Windows XP With LSI SAS HBA and AHCI Setting" on page 20
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"RAID Driver is Required for Installing Windows XP on a SATA Configuration Set to RAID
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Mode" on page 21
"XP Reburn Does Not Include Audio and Video Drivers" on page 21
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"AHCI Mode Not Supported on Windows XP" on page 22
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Windows-Related General Issues
"Blank Screen during Windows Installation" on page 22
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"Install the Windows Intel Matrix Manager on RAID-Configured Systems Only " on page 22
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Windows Vista Boot Halts With a Black Screen

During boot-up a Windows Vista system might halt resulting in a black screen and a failure to
boot. Rebooting the workstation might resolve the issue.
This issue is under investigation
Chapter 1 • Hardware and Software Issues
Software Issues
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