Can't install XP?!

Phaser

Phaser

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Right, i've got a SATA Samsung Spinpoint 120GB.

I've installed it, in an IDE port with one of those converters as I don't have a floppy drive for the SATA drivers.

It is picked up in the BIOS and set as primary.

I insert my XP disk to install XP and it picks up the hard drive fine.

Cycle through the license info etc to install and it says the drive needs files wrote to it so XP can be installed.

It takes me to the partion options but when I try and create a partion it just goes back to screen to install XP on the hard drive.

If I try and install XP from there it just gives me the message that the files need to be wrote to the disk in order for XP to go ahead and install.

Any ideas? Been trying to sort it all day and no bloody luck.

Thanks.
 
Just try with the HDD plugged in straight to the SATA port, I never had to install any drivers for mine when putting XP on.

With RAID you have to install drivers if thats whats confused you. :)
 
Nope, i've always had to install SATA drivers mate. If I go to install XP, it will come up with no harddrive found until I go to install extra drivers and then get it off the floppy.

Same for my other systems, thats why I use the IDE converters because I can't be bothered messing around.
 
What mobo are you using, anything less than 2-3 years old should be able to run SATA drives in an IDE emulation mode which doesn't require drivers.
 
So instead of doing 5mins research and finding nLite to make a XP disc with the SATA controller drivers slipstreamed you went out and bought some convertor that costs money and reduces performance :confused:

nLite and 15p blank CD or DVD is all you needed to sort this issue out without any performance loss.
 
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