Re: Installing to SATA

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Adrian C wrote:


Quicker...

d) check BIOS for SATA emulation mode options (IDE or ATA / AHCI). Set
it to IDE (or ATA) and install XP which should find the drive OK. Next
install the SATA (Raid) drivers, reboot then go in the BIOS and set to
AHCI.

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AHCI>


Good tip, thanks.

Also, in looking over my original reply I mentioned that the computer needed
to be able to boot from a USB device. Of course that isn't true in this
case; it just needs to be able to use a USB device in legacy mode.

Malke
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