Windows is unable to install to the selected location. Error 0x. 80. 30. Can anyone elaborate GREAT thread. This helped me immensely after working on this issue for almost a week. Heres what I ran into. Motherboards and unsupported servers that work with ESX 4. ESXi 4. x Installable Lasted updated 2011. Go to Servers and PCs Motherboards. New ESXi Install. Since this is a new installation of ESXi, select Install in the following screen. Accept VMware EULA. Read and accept the EULA by. Screen-Shot-2015-05-02-at-1.44.22-AM.png' alt='Install Esxi Software Raid Ubuntu' title='Install Esxi Software Raid Ubuntu' />Looks like several guys here had similar issues. My buddy has a Dell XPS4. Dimension 9. 20. 0 with Vista 3. Vista has a tendency to do. I tried several fixes, including an in place upgrade of Vista and a clean. Vista partition you know, the one where the existing Windows folder profile are moved to Windows. In both scenarios, the installation stalled out after the reboot around the 6. Esxi-vsphere.png' alt='Install Esxi Software Raid Ubuntu' title='Install Esxi Software Raid Ubuntu' />Completing Installation. The. system hung, the pointer wouldnt move, fans shut down and the HDD stopped spinning. System config Dell XPS4. Dimension 9. 20. 0Mobo Dell E2. Chipset Intel P9. G9. 65. Intel 8. 28. HH IO controller. Wiz Khalifa Girlfriend. A quick scan of the internet revealed that this is a known issue with this particular motherboardchipsetonboard RAID controller. I tried a variety of install strategies, all including the Load Drivers option early in the install process. I also tried installing. Windows 7 and that hung at the same place, so the problem was not a Vista issue. The problem seemed to be with the drivers for the RAID controller. After endless web searches and multiple failed install attempts, it finally worked. Here are the steps 1. Flashed BIOS to 2. Start off with clean hard drive if possible used WD Data Lifeguard to zero out an existing hard drive3. Connected the HDD to SATA port 3 on the controller hub and the DVD to port 4 suggested on Intels site http www. CS 0. 25. 78. 3. BIOS set Autodetect ATASATA5. Start Windows 7 or Vista installation. Load Intel Matrix Storage Manager drivers version 7. HH AND ICH8. R from USB thumb drive leave it in the USB port throughout the install process7. Allow OS install to continue through reboot. CRITICAL On reboot just before Completing Installation, change BIOS SATA9. Also, change boot sequence to actual HDD in my case, Maxtor you may have to saveexit BIOS setup, let the reboot start and enter BIOS a second time to make the actual hard drive show up in the boot sequence. If youre having this same problem, I hope this saves you some pain frustration.