Re: Kelly help please...windows xp pro install problem

From: R. C. White (rc_at_corridor.net)
Date: 10/25/04 

Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 10:20:43 -0500

Hi, Sky.

IDE drivers are built into x86 motherboard BIOSes. SATA drivers often are
not, and must be added during the WinXP Setup process by pressing F6 when
Setup invites us to press that if we need to load drivers for a mass storage
device. It's a common problem with systems that include the latest hardware
(such as SATA) or onboard RAID. You didn't specify originally that you are
using IDE drives, so Colin's question is quite valid.

RC

"Sky KIng" <laughing@home.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1be830dec2162341989df0@news.snet.sbcglobal.net...
> In article <OENTYhhuEHA.3840@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>, "Colin Barnhorst"
> <colinbarharst(nojunk)@msn.com> says...
>> Your drive may require a driver be loaded at the very beginning (when you
>> see the F6 message at the bottom of the screen). Is it an IDE or SATA
>> drive?
>
>
> IDE! How can I load a driver when I don't have an operating system
> loaded? TIA
>>
>> "Sky KIng" <laughing@home.net> wrote in message
>> news:MPG.1be7436f8c70134a989def@news.snet.sbcglobal.net...
>> > Hi there and thanks for your great web page. Its been a great help to
>> > me and many others. I bought a new hard drive and am trying to install
>> > windows xp pro on it. It formats and then reboots and starts all over
>> > again. When I try to continue it tells me I already have a partition.
>> > I
>> > cannot get it to go any further. Any help or suggestions would be
>> > appreciated. I do not get any error messages. TIA
>>
>>
>>

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