how do i format a sata drive

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i have windows xp already on my sata harddrive ( sata drive is just set up as a normal ide drive) i have changed my motherboard so i want to format my sata hard drive and reinstall windows xp again, motherboard Asus p5w64, i thought this was going to be simple but i have put the windows cd into the drive set the drive in bios as first boot but it just goes straight through to windows and wont let me format it, i then tried making a sata driver floppy then set it at first boot but that wont let me format either or i am using the wrong command :mad: :mad:
 
SATA RAID Driver is for users who plan to install Windows OS on SATA / SATAII HDDs with RAID functions. To use RAID functions, you need to make a SATA RAID Driver floppy diskette before you install the operation system, such as Windows XP. If you do not plan to use RAID functions, it is not necessary to make a SATA RAID Driver floppy diskette. Please follow below steps for the usage of SATA RAID Driver:

1. Copy the SATA RAID Driver from our website to your SATA HDDs. Unzip it, and copy all the files and folders to an empty diskette.
2. Make sure that the “SATA Operation Mode” option in BIOS setup is set to RAID mode.
3. Install Windows OS to your system. At the beginning of Windows setup, please press F6 and insert the SATA RAID Driver floppy diskette you just made. Then you are allowed to select the required driver to install after your system reading the SATA RAID Driver floppy diskette.
4. After Windows OS installation, use the RAID tool in our support CD to configure RAID arrays under BIOS or Windows environment.

just skip 1 and 2 all u need to do is 3 really, at the first part of windows install press f6 when it tells you to. then after when it asked you if you want to do a fresh install do so and it will then let you format your drive and install windows :)

good luck
 
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Missing the question me thinks.

Have u make the cdrom the first boot device. Be careful as some bioses will have atapi, cdrom, the actual serial of your optical, etc. Select the correct one and u should be on your way.
 
hmm you cant boot to a sata drivers disk

press f8 at the post screen and it should then give you the option to
select what device you want to boot from
 
Tosk said:
hmm you cant boot to a sata drivers disk

press f8 at the post screen and it should then give you the option to
select what device you want to boot from
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cheers that worked must remember that for the next time :) :D
 
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