Re: How to install Win-XP SP2 on a single SATA drive?

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Quote:

Actually, if you aren't going to use RAID. Then you do not even need a
floppy. I have the K8N-E Deluxe, and WindowsXP installed to my WD SATA
drive.

There are 6 SATA connectors on that board, 4 of them are at the bottom and
are intended for RAID. 2 are close to the middle of the board. Plug the
drive into one of those 2 and you can install WindowsXP without needing to
load any SATA drivers. So in otherwords, you DO NOT NEED to press F6.

r.

"David Cook" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have constructed a new machine, with an Asus motherboard that
> has 'SATA' bios support. I have just a single SATA-drive present
> (thus RAID is not relevant).
>
> My problem is that during Windows-XP installation, it wants me to
> supply a device driver for SATA for use by Win-XP.
>
> So, like others who have posted SATA queries, I went to the
> Asus website and did a knowledge-base search there. FAQ there says:
>
> Ques: Why can't I find any SATA HDD during installing WinXP SP2 when I
> connected single SATA HDD to SI3114R RAID controller?
> Ans:
> Due to firmware limitation, SI3114R can't support single SATA HDD
> unless setting SATA at JBOD (single) mode in the Silicon Image RAID
> configuration Utility. Besides, please prepare a disk with SI3114R driver
> and press F6 to load the driver during WinXP SP2 installation.
>
>
> Ok. So, that seems to tell me to:
>
> (1) Run something called the 'Silicon Image RAID configuration utility".
> But it does NOT tell me
>
> where to acquire that.
>
> (2) It also says I need to acquire/download (from somewhere!?) a copy of
> the SI3114R driver.
>
> But, that driver does NOT seem to be available at Asus's website. Am I
> supposed to read their minds
>
> and find a 'Silicon Image' website and get the driver and/or utility
> there? Or, get it from Microsoft?
>
>
>
> Anybody been down this specific road who can tell me (and the other
> posters) exactly where to
>
> get the needed pieces?
>
>
>
> TIA and regards...
>
>
>
> Dave
>
>
>


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