Re: Installing WinXP on a SATA hard disk
- From: "Jim" <null@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 07:37:26 -0800
Unfortunately, Windows STILL, after all this time, insists on using a floppy
to install mass storage device drivers (like your SATA drive) during
installation. I suspect the next version of Windows will finally put an end
to this, allowing the use of CD, USB pen drives, etc., as well. Until then,
the ONLY thing I've seen work is to "slipstream" the drivers into the XP CD.
If you don't know what slipstreaming is, you can easily Google it and find
many resources explaining the process. It's just a means of dumping the
installation CD to your HD, adding the SATA drivers, then taking the
modified contents and building a new CD. Now you boot the new CD. Since
the SATA drivers are now located on the CD, there's no need to add mass
storage drivers during installation.
Here's a good example: http://www.maximumpc.com/2005/01/how_to_slipstre.html
The only other option is to install XP on an IDE drive, install the SATA
drivers, copy the XP partition to the SATA drive, then make the SATA drive
bootable.
Jim
"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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