Re: Boot problem

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A winxp installation cd will not recognise a sata connected controler until
you F6 to install the sata/raid drivers from floppy, or unless the mobo has
multiple sata controlers & a boot drive has to be connected to a specific
controler port
If using intel onboard sata/raid I believe winxp should recognise it by
default

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From MSI :-
Installing Windows 200/XP on a single S-ATA Hard Drive . Right after
booting off of the Windows cd, you need to push the F6 key when prompted
(Fig-a)
. Next when prompted (Fig-b) install the correct driver from the
floppy disk provided with the motherboard, press the S key to specify the
driver, and select the correct driver depending on which controller you are
using, then press enter key to continue.
. After this Windows 2000/XP will continue the installation, and will
detect the S-ATA hard drive to be installed onto.
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<romat@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"DL" <address@invalid> wrote:

Depends which sata controler you are using, the sata controler requires
the
raid drivers whether you are using raid or not.
The mobo instructions, if you read them specifically state to F6 when
using
specific sata controler as a boot drive

The K8NGM2-FID is a 7207 board. I don't find what you're saying in the
MOBO manual as a general statement about SATA. But let's say you're
correct. How does this process integrate with cloning the drive if
XP/CD doesn't recognize the drive when started alone?


<romat@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"DL" <address@invalid> wrote:

So have you actually entered the bios and made any adjustments to
enable
boot from sata?
There are specific instructions for using a sata as boot drive in your
motherboard manual and on MSI site it depends which sata controler you
are
using, and may involve a repair installation of winxp to instal raid
drivers
from floppy, via F6 early in the process.
http://www.msicomputer.com/support/sup_tshoot.asp#3_3 for a brief
outline


Why would I want to install RAID drivers? There is nothing so far in
the thread that's suggested that's involved.

RM




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