Re: Installing XP pro on an 160GB SATA drive

you need to push any key to boot off the CD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
peterk

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"Chris F" <ChrisF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> The machine i'm trying to install it on already has a working SATA drive
> with
> the OS on, so no BIOS settings should need changing.
> As for pressing F6, like I said, it doesn't get as far as the windows
> setup
> screen (the blue one) where it asks you for the F6 for a third party SCSI
> or
> RAID driver.
> Its just a blank black screen after the aforementioned message.
>
> any more ideas?
>
> "Andrew E." wrote:
>
>> Before installing xp,you need to adjust the BIOS for a SATA
>> drive,Usually
>> found in advanced features.Set OnChip serail ATA for enhanced,then
>> advanced
>> features,hard disk priority,set to bootable add-in device (on board
>> SATA),youre
>> settings may vary but thiers always 2 or 3 settings for a SATA to
>> run,chk
>> youre
>> owners manual....
>>
>> "Chris F" wrote:
>>
>> > When installing, all I get is 'setup is inspecting your computers
>> > hardware
>> > configuration' white writing on a black screen then blank screen. No
>> > blue
>> > screen of the windows setup program.
>> > My bios sees the 160gb SATA no problem, but the windows setup program
>> > won't
>> > run, it just hangs, tried removing all pci cards from system.
>> > Even run the drive in another machine as a secondary drive, xp sees it
>> > no
>> > problem, formatted it no problem, but if I try to install on it,
>> > nothing.
>> >
>> > Any ideas? Is my drive faulty (its brand new)?


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