Re: XP SP2 Install with IDE and SATA Drives (2nd Post)
- From: "Anna" <myname@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:27:36 -0400
"Pilgram-Smith" <PilgramSmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a new PC.
Hardware:
Mother Board "Micro-Star International: MS-7211"
1024 MB DDR ram
I have a WD 200gig IDE HD(WDC WD2000JB-00GVC0) partitioned into two
dynamic drives with all my
backup information.
I have a new SATA 316gig HD( Hitachi HDT725032VLA360) that I have loaded
XP onto a 50gig partition.
I have a ST 1.2gig IDE HD(Seagate Technology 1275MB - ST31276A) that I
have to use for bootup according to
install CD.
configuration:
Sata is first in hard drive order (listed as D)
1.2gig is next (listed as C)
200gig is last (listed as G and H)
Situation:
When I install, the setup program works and finds all the drives and
partitions. I delete the partition from the 1.2gig drive, and delete the
partition on the SATA drive.
I create the 50gig partition on the SATA drive and select it as the
install location.
Setup formats C and then formats D.
Setup finished the processes as normal, reboots and completes the
process.
It appears to be a working machine.
I take out the install disk, put in a driver disk and install (requiring
a
reboot). Reboot fails.
I put in the Windows XP SP2 disk and it boots fine.
How can I set up my computer to not require the XP sp2 disk in the CD Rom
to
allow for regular rebooting?
--
Pilgram Smith
Pilgrim:
1. First of all, we get rid of that Seagate 1.2. GB HDD, OK? It borders on
the absurd to install that HDD in your system.
2. Next, we make a fresh install of the XP OS onto the Hitachi SATA 320 GB
HDD, OK? Just make sure that before you begin the install of the OS you
disconnect both of your WD PATA HDDs, OK? And you will ensure that the SATA
HDD is connected to the first SATA connector on the motherboard (designated
SATA0 or SATA1), right?
3. If, during the install of the OS onto that SATA HDD you want to
multi-partition that disk, then do so.
4. Boot.
5. The SATA HDD will be designated as your C: drive, just what you wanted,
right? Install the motherboard drivers.
6. After shutting down the machine, reinstall the two PATA HDDs. Why you
created those drives as dynamic disks I don't know. I assume you're not
working, nor plan to work with a RAID configuration. All in all it's better
if those drives would be created as basic disks, but if they're now
recognized by the system and there's no problem accessing or writing data to
them, leave well enough alone.
7. Boot with all three drives connected, however, access the BIOS and check
to see that the SATA HDD is still designated as first in boot priority
order.
Hopefully all should be well at this point in that you have a system that
boots without incident, properly functions, and all components are detected,
properly enumerated, and can be utilized without problems.
Anna
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