Re: new xp installation and SATA issue?

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jacob wrote:
Hi,
i am about to install windows xp sp2 on my new pc.
motherboard is Asus P5Ld2-Vm (sata support), and hard disk
is WD 160Gb sata-2.
the dealer assures me that i don't have to install (F6 step) anything
regarding the sata controller driver. the pc was tested in lab (with windows), before delivery, so maybe he's right, but on the other hand i'm
confused with a lot of forum posts and support articles, saying that
Bios recognizes the disk but windows does not, unless the driver
is installed seperately (F6) with a floppy disk.
what's true?
-----
tia
jacob


I've installed XP on a SATA drive. I made sure my BIOS was setup to see the drive as the Primary Master on the 1st SATA channel.

If you are setting up a RAID configuration you'll need the RAID drivers and will have to hit F6 to load them during the XP install.

KG1
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