Cant Install XP on a SATA

mullered07 · Feb 16, 2007

i was going to mention about it possibly being set to run in ahci mode before he sorted it, i had the same dang problem when i used my first sata hadd i was like WFT!! :wtf:

then figured out setting the sata drive to ide mode in the bios fixed it doh! :slap:

Wile E · Feb 16, 2007

mullered07 said:
i was going to mention about it possibly being set to run in ahci mode before he sorted it, i had the same dang problem when i used my first sata hadd i was like WFT!! then figured out setting the sata drive to ide mode in the bios fixed it doh!

Mine performs better in AHCI mode. Had it in IDE, but it was laggy.

Yin · Feb 16, 2007

Wile E said:
You have to press F6 if your SATA controller is set to AHCI or RAID, regardless of the number of drives. The exception being if your SATA controller's drivers are one of the ones already on the XP install disk, or you have your SATA controller set to IDE mode.

not in all cases.... and it doesnt hurt to try, i have to install my sata controller after windows has fully install, i got a asus a8n-sli premium its different but does it hurt to try?

Wile E · Feb 16, 2007

Yin said:
not in all cases.... and it doesnt hurt to try, i have to install my sata controller after windows has fully install, i got a asus a8n-sli premium its different but does it hurt to try?

Then yours falls into the category of "drivers already on the XP install disk". Which, in my experience, is actually quite lucky for you. I wish mine were that way. lol

Yin · Feb 16, 2007

eh i dunno... i got sata drivers on my mb cd all that did was cause more problems so i didnt bother pressing f6 one day and it solved my problems

acousticlemur · Feb 16, 2007

yeah i got it, i just had to use the SATA drivers from myt mobo cd and put them on a fllopy. i was trying to use my hard drive drivers the whole time not even thinking that the problem was the mobo drivers. but it works fine now and i Super Pi about 4 seconds faster now. woo hoo i guess!! haha, thanks for all the advise!!

Testing · Feb 16, 2007

Errr I swore I PMd you yesterday and said use motherboard drivers..

Well go get Nlite and add them to the disk, be just your luck you forget all this the next time around

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Cant Install XP on a SATA

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