Bought a SATA CDROM... Can I load Windows XP now?

SciNeT · 21 Dec 2008 at 23:53

Hi, bought a bundle of stuff to build my new PC, hopefully tomorrow, but realised I've gone for a SATA CDROM/DVD. Last time I loaded Win XP (about 3 years ago) there was a hitch with my SATA HDD that needed 3rd party drivers before XP could load to/recognise a SATA HDD, managed this via F6 key and loaded the drivers from a floppy I made and it proceeded OK but how would a SATA CD/DVD work then? Will it require drivers - before the Windows CD even recognises it is in a CD Drive?? Sort of catch22? Or should I just take my IDE CDROM from existing PC for the initial install...

New motherboard is an ASUS P5Q if that helps.

Thanks

Bomag · 21 Dec 2008 at 23:57

It should be OK if you set the SATA to native or legacy IDE. If it is AHCI or RAID the it won't.

SciNeT · 22 Dec 2008 at 00:06

Bomag said:
It should be OK if you set the SATA to native or legacy IDE.

Is this a function in the motherboard BIOS or a jumper on the drive?

Drive is : Asus DRW-20B1ST : http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-045-AS&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=&name=Asus DRW-20B1ST 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Rewriter (Black/Silver) - Retail

Thanks for quick reply.

Bomag · 22 Dec 2008 at 01:07

Motherboard

Theguy · 22 Dec 2008 at 01:42

Just a thought for you to bear inmind..
If your reinstalling windows with your sata, you would need the f6 for your HD ne way? you might as well not bother with all the BIOS stuff in that case and a, keep the floopy incase of reinstalls. or, you could say, add the sata drivers into xp.. that would require abit of nliting however..

rereading your question, you shouldnt have any problems with windows not seeing the cd as it were..

SciNeT · 22 Dec 2008 at 09:46

Bomag said:
Motherboard

OK, thanks.

Theguy said:
rereading your question, you shouldnt have any problems with windows not seeing the cd as it were..

Yes that was the potential problem, the new SATA CD rather than the HDD, cheers.

Amnesia · 22 Dec 2008 at 09:48

hard disk & dvd are both sata.....ive never used any additional drivers when installing windows.

SciNeT · 22 Dec 2008 at 11:28

memory said:
hard disk & dvd are both sata.....ive never used any additional drivers when installing windows.

Windows XP??

Amnesia · 22 Dec 2008 at 18:48

yes ...with sp2 slipstreamed into it.

Burnsy2023 · 23 Dec 2008 at 14:08

memory said:
yes ...with sp2 slipstreamed into it.

Look up nLite