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How Do I Install Windows XP On A SATA Hard Drive
A.
Serial ATA (SATA) drives are the latest in the hard drive fashion and, in
theory, installing Windows on the drive should prove relatively simple. The
problem is that Windows XP doesn’t contain the necessary drivers to allow
windows to see the drive so that Windows can install it.
To load
Windows XP onto a SATA drive you need to proceed as follows:
1. Copy
the SATA drivers (these can usually be found on your pc or motherboards support
disk. Usually these consist of PIDE/SATA Folders and TXTsetup.oem files.
Alternatively they may have been supplied on a separate
CD that accompanied your SATA drive, assuming you purchased it separately from the pc.)
2. Insert
the
Windows XP CD (full retail version – you should not need to follow these
instructions if your pc came with a recovery disk) into the CD-ROM and Reboot
your PC
3. Watch
carefully as the Windows XP installation progresses and look carefully at the
text at the bottom of each screen.
4. At the
Windows Setup Screen (this should be the second screen after installation
starts) you should see, at the bottom of the screen) a message saying “Press F6
if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver.”
5. At this
point press the F6 button
6. When
the next screen appears press S to specify an additional device
7. Now
insert the floppy disk containing the SATA drivers into your floppy drive
8. Windows
will next ask you to select a driver from the provided list
9. Select
VIA Serial (or whichever
controller your motherboard supports) ATA
RAID Controller (Windows XP)
10. The
SATA drivers on your floppy disk should now load
11. After
the drivers have loaded Windows XP will recognize your SATA hard drive and you
can continue installing the Windows XP operating system
Let me know if you need anything else.
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