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Tim
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 Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:03 pm Post subject: SATA Drivers |
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I need sata drivers to install XP. I don't have a floppy. How do I install
XP without drivers or a floppy? What if I installed an eide drive, and tried
to clone it to my sata. XP still wouldn't see my sata to do a repair. How
did everyone install XP before Vista arrived?
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Postman Delivers
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| Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 7:15 pm Post subject: Re: SATA Drivers |
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Tim explained :
| Quote: | I need sata drivers to install XP. I don't have a floppy. How do I install XP
without drivers or a floppy? What if I installed an eide drive, and tried to
clone it to my sata. XP still wouldn't see my sata to do a repair. How did
everyone install XP before Vista arrived?
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First time I took a floppy drive from another computer attached it to
the motherboard, leaving the side of the case open. Certain you can
also use the dos format utility from the disk drive manufacture, it
will see the drive and allow you to format as a boot or slave drive.
I have used the Techie'z Toolkit - Version 2, A Linux cd several times
for the format instead of using a floppy drive.
If you have bittorrent software do a search for "Techie'z Toolkit -
Version 2" should be easy to locate. I have not downloaded version 3
to know what that included...
Techie'z Toolkit - Version 2 is a must for everyone computer utilities
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Tom Clydesdale
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| Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 9:49 pm Post subject: Re: SATA Drivers |
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I'm confused - presumably he will be loading XP from a dvd which means he
has a reader in the computer (model?, make?). Unless the computer is very
old he should be able to boot from the dvd and unless the SATA drive is a
late add-on the install should go without a problem. I have loaded XP (&
linux) from the dvd drive directly to the SATA drive without a problem (no
special requirement for the drive type).
Can't he just set the BIOS to boot from the XP disk and do a normal load?
"Postman Delivers" <JR_the_postman@xyzahoo.com> wrote in message
news:mn.09b37d756620baf3.62022@xyzahoo.com...
| Quote: | Tim explained :
I need sata drivers to install XP. I don't have a floppy. How do I
install XP without drivers or a floppy? What if I installed an eide
drive, and tried to clone it to my sata. XP still wouldn't see my sata to
do a repair. How did everyone install XP before Vista arrived?
First time I took a floppy drive from another computer attached it to the
motherboard, leaving the side of the case open. Certain you can also use
the dos format utility from the disk drive manufacture, it will see the
drive and allow you to format as a boot or slave drive.
I have used the Techie'z Toolkit - Version 2, A Linux cd several times for
the format instead of using a floppy drive.
If you have bittorrent software do a search for "Techie'z Toolkit -
Version 2" should be easy to locate. I have not downloaded version 3 to
know what that included...
Techie'z Toolkit - Version 2 is a must for everyone computer utilities to
fix computers.
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Postman Delivers
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| Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 10:41 pm Post subject: Re: SATA Drivers |
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Tom Clydesdale used his keyboard to write :
| Quote: | I'm confused - presumably he will be loading XP from a dvd which means he has
a reader in the computer (model?, make?). Unless the computer is very old he
should be able to boot from the dvd and unless the SATA drive is a late
add-on the install should go without a problem. I have loaded XP (& linux)
from the dvd drive directly to the SATA drive without a problem (no special
requirement for the drive type).
Can't he just set the BIOS to boot from the XP disk and do a normal load?
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Yes, he can set the bios and install if his motherboard or bios is
capable. My last few builds using an ECS geforce6100sm-m motherboard
Windows XP will not find the sata drive. I had to use an alternative
method to install windows. I presume other motherboards exist with the
same oddity.
A New drive not formatted, and can not be seen by windows, I have that
happen on several occasion in the past, you can start the load from a
CD rom, but windows can not see a drive to continue. Use the
manufactures utility to format, as a boot or slave and the windows
install will take place.
Or he has installed Linux, added grub, and then windows cannot see the
drive to format. I have had that on several windows install with the
well-priced ESC GeForce6100SM-M motherboard & 65 watt AMD CPU combos
recently from my local Frys Electronic store. I have had good luck
using this low cost motherboard, but was surprised the first time I
tried to load windows, with this motherboard.
JR the postman |
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Ben Myers
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 1:20 am Post subject: Re: SATA Drivers |
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About a month ago, I also replaced a SATA drive in a generic system with Intel
mobo and Intel 915 chipset and did not need any separate drivers... Ben Myers
On Tue, 01 May 2007 10:41:01 -0700, Postman Delivers
<JR_the_postman@xyzahoo.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Tom Clydesdale used his keyboard to write :
I'm confused - presumably he will be loading XP from a dvd which means he has
a reader in the computer (model?, make?). Unless the computer is very old he
should be able to boot from the dvd and unless the SATA drive is a late
add-on the install should go without a problem. I have loaded XP (& linux)
from the dvd drive directly to the SATA drive without a problem (no special
requirement for the drive type).
Can't he just set the BIOS to boot from the XP disk and do a normal load?
Yes, he can set the bios and install if his motherboard or bios is
capable. My last few builds using an ECS geforce6100sm-m motherboard
Windows XP will not find the sata drive. I had to use an alternative
method to install windows. I presume other motherboards exist with the
same oddity.
A New drive not formatted, and can not be seen by windows, I have that
happen on several occasion in the past, you can start the load from a
CD rom, but windows can not see a drive to continue. Use the
manufactures utility to format, as a boot or slave and the windows
install will take place.
Or he has installed Linux, added grub, and then windows cannot see the
drive to format. I have had that on several windows install with the
well-priced ESC GeForce6100SM-M motherboard & 65 watt AMD CPU combos
recently from my local Frys Electronic store. I have had good luck
using this low cost motherboard, but was surprised the first time I
tried to load windows, with this motherboard.
JR the postman
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Ben Myers
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 1:20 am Post subject: Re: SATA Drivers |
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The "oddity" is that early motherboards with SATA drive connectors made the SATA
drives look just different enough from PATA that drivers are required. I also
think that Microsoft slipstreamed any drivers required for major chipsets into
SP2.
I have done a couple of installs of XP SP2 onto Dells with SATA drives and had
nary a problem. I did not have enough time to see if XP SP1 and the original
XP betaware were OK with SATA... Ben Myers
On Tue, 01 May 2007 10:41:01 -0700, Postman Delivers
<JR_the_postman@xyzahoo.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Tom Clydesdale used his keyboard to write :
I'm confused - presumably he will be loading XP from a dvd which means he has
a reader in the computer (model?, make?). Unless the computer is very old he
should be able to boot from the dvd and unless the SATA drive is a late
add-on the install should go without a problem. I have loaded XP (& linux)
from the dvd drive directly to the SATA drive without a problem (no special
requirement for the drive type).
Can't he just set the BIOS to boot from the XP disk and do a normal load?
Yes, he can set the bios and install if his motherboard or bios is
capable. My last few builds using an ECS geforce6100sm-m motherboard
Windows XP will not find the sata drive. I had to use an alternative
method to install windows. I presume other motherboards exist with the
same oddity.
A New drive not formatted, and can not be seen by windows, I have that
happen on several occasion in the past, you can start the load from a
CD rom, but windows can not see a drive to continue. Use the
manufactures utility to format, as a boot or slave and the windows
install will take place.
Or he has installed Linux, added grub, and then windows cannot see the
drive to format. I have had that on several windows install with the
well-priced ESC GeForce6100SM-M motherboard & 65 watt AMD CPU combos
recently from my local Frys Electronic store. I have had good luck
using this low cost motherboard, but was surprised the first time I
tried to load windows, with this motherboard.
JR the postman
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