Installing XP from a SATA DVD drive

BubbySoup · 27 May 2006 at 21:48

Will I encounter any problems doing this?

The HD that XP will be going onto would also be SATA.

modo77 · 27 May 2006 at 23:40

Sometimes. XPSp2 has a few sata drivers built into the install, however not all. You just need to grab the drivers off your motherboards site and stick them on a floppy. Press F6 near the start of the xp install and that will let you install the sata driver

Edit: just reread your post, Thought you where just talking about installing on a sata drive.

No idea about the DVD, assume that bit is fine

Orifice · 27 May 2006 at 23:51

I've had no trouble installing windows from my Samsung sata dvd drive.

BubbySoup · 27 May 2006 at 23:53

The problem as I see it - if I need to load sata drivers from a floppy by pressing F6, how do I get to that point? Surely if it needs the sata drivers off a floppy, it won't be able to read from the DVD drive in the first place.

Orifice · 28 May 2006 at 00:09

Mine certainly doesnt need any drivers, it just works in the same way an ide dvd drive works. If they needed drivers from a floppy to function, then it'd be a complete waste of time.