Help - Installing XP and I'm Confused :-(

Baron_Samedi

Baron_Samedi

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Hi Gents,

Since I installed XP Pro on my machine back in March 06, I have been less than satisfied with the disk access when loading large files.

Now, when I installed XP, I don't remember hitting F6 at the start and allowing the install of Sata drivers (Si 3114) before getting into the install proper.

So, unfortunately I now have to re-install and I am wondering whether I need to install the SATA drivers on install and whether this is what caused my slow disk access.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Gary
 
Gents,

Thanks ever so much for your replies!

Now, I wonder about the use of the SATA drivers - previously I would have considered them necessary only for RAID, but.... on Gigabytes web site there is a driver for SATA alone, ie not in a RAID configuration :rolleyes:

Any thoughts?

Thanks

Gary
 
Hi D,

Thanks for the info - I just read the nlite website and it implies the same thing, so thanks for that.

Now, assuming this to be true (and I do), why is the drive access sooooo slow?

Loading files on my second machine (XP2700+ with IDE drive) is way faster...
 
Well, as I last installed XP in March 06, I'm not sure :-(

That's why I'm wondering if disk access would be improved by ensuring that I install the drivers at the F6 point rather than let Windows take over and install something inferior....

Thanks!
 
True, but I have been thinking.... dangerous I know, but...

Is is possible that disk access is slow because I have both my DVD drives occupying the master IDE port while my main hard drive is on a SATA port that may not have the same priority?

Thanks!

Gary
 
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