Re: Installing WinXP on a SATA hard disk

I may not be recalling correctly but when I installed a SATA drive on my
Asus P4P800 board I think I would have loaded the SATA driver from my
motherboard driver CD.
Billh

"Bill Ridgeway" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:dkpnoc$rjs$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Jim,
>
> Thanks. The user turned the power off whilst the computer was closing
> down so I presume that it was working OK but Windows has been corrupted.
> I've only just come across SATA drives and have done a bit or reading up.
> I've seen references to the need to have a floppy drive. However, this
> computer doesn't have a floppy drive or a connector for one on the
> motherboard so, for the moment, I'm stumped.
>
> I've tried f6 on booting up to the recovery CD but that doesn't work
> either. Now I'm really stumped.
>
> Any ideas please? (Other than replace the hard disk drive).
>
> Regards.
>
> Bill Ridgeway
> Computer Solutions
>
> "Jim" <null@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:oDRbf.17612$i%.3496@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> You usually have to hit F6 when prompted for mass storage devices on XP
>> installation if you want XP to recognize the SATA drive. You'll then be
>> prompted to provide the drivers on a floppy.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> "Bill Ridgeway" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:dkompr$qo0$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> On trying to install Windows XP doesn't detect the SATA hard disk drive.
>>> (CMOS doesn't detect it either).
>>>
>>> I know the hard disk is working -or at least it is partially booting
>>> which
>>> is why I want re-install Windows XP. How do you persuade it that a hard
>>> disk drive is installed please?
>>>
>>> Regards.
>>>
>>> Bill Ridgeway
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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