Re: XP REINSTALLATION PROBLEM
- From: Malke <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:11:36 -0800
CinciDave wrote:
I was forced to reinstall the OS on my Dell DIM 9150 (dual core, 250GB SATA HD) with XP PRO (it came with XP Home installed). The reason was that I had a persistant malware that screwed up my internet security which I just couldn't eliminate. My university has a MS site license so XP PRO was available gratis. With the factory set up the install procedure failed to see the SATA. In SETUP under DRIVES there are: DISKETTE DRIVE, DRIVE 0: SATA- 0, DRIVE 1: SATA- 1, DRIVE 2: SATA- 2, DRIVE 3: SATA- 3, DRIVE 4: PATA- 0, DRIVE 5: PATA- 1, SATA OPERATION. In this last category there are 4 options: RAID Auotdetect /AHCI, RAID Autodetect /ATA, RAID ON, Combination = SATA/PATA combinatin mode. THe factory setting was RAID Auotdetect /AHCI. A colleague (allegedly more knowledgeable) suggested that that I select the SATA/PATA combination mode and switch back after installation was complete. I did so, but found that the system would not boot with this change. So back to the setup with SATA OPERATION set for SATA/PATA comb. I attempted to reinstall my operational software. Unfortunately the system refused to recognize my internet adapter and, moreover, all of the OTHER DEVICES (PCI DEVICE, Parallel, Serial Ports, etc.) showed YELLOW ? marks in DEVICE MANAGER indicating that no drivers had been assigned. Well I spent almost an entire day trying to get the system to find the new hardware (Network adapter) and to find drivers but nothing seems to work. So here I am with a PC that has XP PRO and nothing else. Frustrated... you bet I am. Dell help is impossible to get since the warranty ran out a few months ago. Clearly I need help from the experts in the Windows forum.....Thanks for taking time to read through this long sad tale. -- CinciDave
1. The best solution is to install XP using the Dell-provided XP Home install disk. This disk will have the SATA drive controller drivers slipstreamed into it. If you have lost that CD, a local computer repair company probably has one and can install Windows for you. This will not be free, of course.
2. If you still want to use a different non-Dell XP install disk (like the one for XP Pro), you will need to have the SATA drive controller drivers on floppy disk or create a new XP Pro install CD with the drivers slipstreamed into it. You will get these drivers from Dell's website for your specific model machine.
Slipstream RAID or SATA controller drivers:
http://www.maximumpc.com/2005/01/how_to_slipstre.html
http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/36/SESSID=8b0c51fd6eca712e465d2e6f79256fc8/
If you use the floppy disk method, press F6 very early in the installation process and follow directions.
3. In either scenario, you will need to install the drivers for all the hardware after the XP install is finished. These drivers can be found on the Dell Resource CD that came with the system and also on Dell's website for your specific model machine. Obviously you will need to have these on hand because you will not have a working network adapter on the newly installed operating system until you install the drivers.
4. You only have one hard drive so RAID doesn't enter into any of this at all. You are missing the SATA drive controller drivers.
Malke
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