SATA DVD drive question

I just ordered a SATA DVD drive. I am not going to implement RAID. Will I
need drivers for it or will XP recognize it and install it (I have SATA
enabled in my BIOS)?

"Lee M" <Lee@noemail.com> wrote:

> I just ordered a SATA DVD drive. I am not going to implement
> RAID. Will I need drivers for it or will XP recognize it and
> install it (I have SATA enabled in my BIOS)?

Yes, in my limited experience.

Dvd drive- raid? I think xp will recognise it.
"John Doe" <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Lee M" <Lee@noemail.com> wrote:
>
>> I just ordered a SATA DVD drive. I am not going to implement
>> RAID. Will I need drivers for it or will XP recognize it and
>> install it (I have SATA enabled in my BIOS)?
>
> Yes, in my limited experience.

Lee M wrote:
> I just ordered a SATA DVD drive. I am not going to implement RAID. Will I
> need drivers for it or will XP recognize it and install it (I have SATA
> enabled in my BIOS)?
>
>
It will if you have SATA ports on your motherboard.

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Claude Hopper

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