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More info?)
I've read on these gere groups that all STA controllers are not alike,
others XP recognizes automatically, for others you need the drivers (F6 at
beginning of CD boot). But you don't use RAID drivers from the floppy unless
you've made a RAID array.
There should be single drive drivers on that floppy too.....
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"Paul" <noone@home.com> kirjoitti viestissä
news:cg62st$uao$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
> How are you trying to install XP Rod? You DON'T do it
> thru DOS. (DON'T use a floppy that has been formatted with DOS on it).
>
> You boot directly from CD. Chuck the CD in the CDROM. Boot up
> and go into the BIOS. Change the bootdisk to CD. Then save the settings.
>
> Then let the CD boot by itself (NOT with a floppy or via the disk drive).
>
> Once you see the message " press key to continue" down the bottom
> left of the screen. Press a key and XP will install. As I said before
> everytime the XP install tells you its rebooting. DON'T press anymore
> keys. Let it do its thing. And XP will finish installing onto the hard
> drive.
>
> Once you get to the XP install screen, tell it to FORMAT in NTFS.
> And it'll format the hdd and then install XP onto it. (Once XP has
installed
> go back into the BIOS and change the bootdisk back to the hard drive).
>
> The only other thing I can think of (why its not working), is the
> connection (if the SATA connection is on the motherboard), or on a PCI
card.
> That connection DOESN'T include the power to run it. You HAVE TO get an
> adapter for the power to the SATA and connect it to a spare MOLEX power
> connection, in order for it to work. (so it has power going to it).
>
>
>
>
>
> "RodneyL" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:a62101c4870d$2df9d990$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> > My HD is 160G. Since I can't get XP to recognize the
> > drive, how can I get SP1 or SP2 on it? It's during the
> > DOS-based install that it says no drives are installed.
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>Oops, after u chuck the CD in, you'll see a message
> > saying press a key
> >>down the bottom of the screen. Press a key. XP will start
> > installing.
> >>
> >>It'll reboot a few more times after this. (It will also
> > say press a key
> >>everytime
> >>the XP install tells you it's rebooting).
> >>
> >>DON'T press a key AGAIN (everytime it reboots).
> >>
> >>Leave it so it continues installing XP.
> >>
> >>If you keep on pressing a key everytime it reboots, it'll
> > start installing
> >>XP
> >>all over again from scratch. And you'll be there forever!
> >>
> >>"Paul" <noone@home.com> wrote in message
> >>news:cg5no2$kvo$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
> >>> Yup u do a clean install. Chuck the CD in make it the
> > boot device in the
> >>> BIOS.
> >>> Save the settings in the BIOS. Reboot.
> >>>
> >>> So it boots from the CD. XP's CD should be bootable.
> > And should install
> >>> straight from CD till XP finishes installing. Yup until
> > you install SP1
> >>> or SP2, XP may not see a hdd bigger than 131 or
> > something mb.
> >>>
> >>> I cant remember the exact size. BUT yup, if u have SP2
> > now install it
> >>> after installing XP. It may pay to also format in NTFS
> > than Fat32.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Airman QPD" <airman_basic@hotmail.com> wrote in
> > message
> >>> news:wbGdnbiPncB0z7vcRVn-pA@netdoor.com...
> >>>> How big's the drive. I believe XP has a problem with
> > oversized drives
> >>>> until you install SP1 or SP2.
> >>>>
> >>>> anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com wrote:
> >>>>> Thanks....but, I'm trying to install XP on a brand
> > new, unformatted
> >>>>> drive. I'm booting from my CD and then trying to get
> > XP installed.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Any ideas? Thanks!
> >>>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>.
> >>
>
>
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