Re: XP clean install to a SATA drive

From: John R Weiss (jrweiss98155(at)_at_[NOSPAM)
Date: 01/18/05 

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 08:54:34 -0800

Whether or not you will need SATA drivers on installation depends on your
controller. It's a Windows issue, not a computer issue.

My Promise SATA controller treats even a single HD as a RAID "array" (RAID 0
stripe with 1 HD), so the RAID drivers must be loaded on Windoze installation.

Once you get XP loaded and running on the proper boot disk, there should be no
problem with activation. Adding additional HDs should not affect activation.

"fredw" <fredw32@comcast.net> wrote...
> My BIOS supports the SATA, so I should not need drivers on a floppy. And, my
> BIOS will allow me to pick the boot order.
>
> Should I delay product activation until my hardware is stable? I'm planning on
> immediately adding the IDE HD, after clean install to the SATA HD is complete.
> That IDE HD will contain FAST archive files, backup files, and other
> uncompressed data; I'm just nervous about losing that data!

> "John R Weiss" wrote...
>>>
>>> I want the Boot and System partition to be C: If the SATA HD is the only HD
>>> in the system, will it be recognized as C:?
>>
>> Yes. Depending on your SATA controller, you may need to install drivers via
>> floppy at the F6 prompt on installation.
>>
>>
>>> And after XP is installed , can I add an IDE drive with my FAST archive.
>>
>> Yes. Make sure your BIOS is set up to boot from SATA first.

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