Re: SATA drive won't continue XP installation

From: peter (peter_at_nomalarky.net)
Date: 11/21/04


Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 18:07:03 -0700

On page 65 of your manual it shows the BIOS screen for enabling the onboard
SATA............have you done this??
peter
"Clint" <Clint@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6B932C7D-66CC-4979-BFC4-DC1E6D021CE6@microsoft.com...
> I'm installing a new SATA drive as my primary drive. No other drive is
> connected when I'm attempting to install XP. I have copied the files to
> floppy from the mobo CD to control my SATA disk. I choose the XP files after
> pressing F6. XP continues to be setup, copying files etc. It then needs to
> reboot...but can't find the drive again so it wants to inspect the hardware
> configuration again, press F6 etc.
>
> This is a never-ending loop and it's driving me crazy. Help?
> --
> Soyo KT-600
> AMD XP 2700
> Windows XP Pro
> Seagate Barracuda 160 Gb SATA



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