Windows Setup on New SATA II Drive?

Mysteron

Mysteron

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Hi All,

Just got a new 200gb Seagate sataII drive. I've connected it, gone into computer management, formatted it and created a partition.

It's now as E: New Volume (Healthy) in computer management.

What I am trying to do now is boot from this cd rom, and install windows XP on this and make this the primary drive.

I then want to wipe my old IDE C: drive and make it a storage drive (or possibly sell it - it's 80 GB Samsung.

Problem is, when I run windows setup, it only gives me the option to setup Windows XP on the C: drive, I can't see the SATAII drive listed there to select it.

What do I need to do? A friend told me to remove the jumper completely from the back, so I have. Do I need to make the SataII drive set in IDE mode to be recognised at Windows Setup as a HD?

I just want to install XP on this....and make this the primary HD.

Thanks,

M

p.s. my board is the Asrock Dual 939 VSTA Board
 
If you can't see it in Windows setup (DOS screens) you'll need to use the updated SP2 slipstream install XP disc. You can do the F6 during install to install SATA drivers, but you'll still need to run SP2 afterwards. Slipstream disc saves a lot of time. Google it.
 
I have windows XP SP2 already....do I need to slipstream? I don't have a floppy either. Actually, no idea what slipstreaming is, sounds confusing? Is there a useful link?
 
Mysteron said:
I have windows XP SP2 already....do I need to slipstream? I don't have a floppy either. Actually, no idea what slipstreaming is, sounds confusing? Is there a useful link?
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Is your install disc have SP2 applied to it? (newer install disc) or the old one, so once you finish install you then need to install SP2?. Google "XP SP2 slipstream"
 
Yes, my windows XP disc has SP2 applied to it.

It still wants to install windows on C: (my 80 gig drive) and is telling me there is no other HD in bios.

But I can clearly see my new E: drive in computer management.

I don't need slipstream as my cd is SP2.

But why the hell isn't it picking up my SATAII (already formatted and partitioned) as a HD in my BIOS? I don't understand....

It picks it up as a HD in Boot Config...but when I make it primary HD, and run windows setup, it's in Windows Setup that it cannot see it.
 
Can anyone help?

All I want to do is install windows XP sp2 on a new Seagate Sata II drive on an ASROCK 939 DUAL VSTA board.

A friend told me I have to do it from inside windows on my old HD, just put XP disk in - tried this and tried bios, yet it is still seeing only the C: HD (my old 80 gig drive).

I'm going mad...someone out there must know...

I don't have a floppy drive.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,

M
 
Yep, running latest BIOS for my board, before even putting the SATAII drive in...

Can see the new drive as a Drive in BIOS windows setup is just picking up C: and not the new drive...I don't get it... It's formatted and partitioned as NTFS (did that already in computer management).

Windows setup just wants to install XP on C: I'm not getting E: listed at all.

Do I need to change SATAII mode to IDE in BIOS? Or Or leave it as SATA?
 
Have you got any floppies supplied with your motherboard which says SATA drivers on it? If so, you need to install the drivers for windows setup to see the drive.

Just after Windows setup says 'Inspecting your computer's hardware...' (just before the blue screen appears to load the setup files), you'll see the grey bar appear at the base saying 'Press F6 to install third party, SCSI drivers etc'. Well, you have to press F6 and load the sata drivers into the install. If you don't do this, the Setup CD cannot see your SATA controller and thus the hard drive won't be seen. The reason Windows can see the drive is because you have the drivers installed.
 
to install windows on a sata hd u need the sats raid drivers installed on a floppy disk

then boot to the cd and as soon as it boots up at the bottom u will see it asking u if u got drivers for a scsi or raid drivers, it will ask u to press F6

after u press F6 tell it to use the A drive to install the drivers then finish
now windows install setup will see the harddrive

have fun :)

1 tip for u is to remove the old hd when installing on a fresh hd

oh yes if your motherboard didnt come with the raid floppy drivers where should be a make a sats raid drivers disk setup on the cd drivers your board came with. if there not on there download them via the site

http://www.asrock.com/support/download.asp?Model=939Dual-VSTA

asrocks satas OS install guide if you need more help
http://www.asrock.com/support/SATARAIDDriver.html
 
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Thanks guys for the help there.

Unfortunately, I didn't have a floppy and the F6 loaded the SATA driver, but it still wasn't seen in it.

Luckily I managed to do it this way: (just in case anyone else out there has a SATAII problem with a Asrock DUAL (agp/pci-e) board.

1. Format new SATAII drive in windows ->Control Panel-> Admin Tools->Compiuter Management->Disk Management.
Create a partition on it and right click and make active.

2. Disable old hardrive in Bios, make new SATAII one primary.
3. In Bios IDE Config, change SATAII mode to "IDE"
4. Boot from XP CD ROM - Should detect your drive now and install XP on it.
5. Once installed, re-enter BIOS and change SATAII mode back to "SATA".

That worked for me, though was kinda painstaking to figure out!

Thanks,

M
 
Mysteron said:
Thanks guys for the help there.

Unfortunately, I didn't have a floppy and the F6 loaded the SATA driver, but it still wasn't seen in it.

Luckily I managed to do it this way: (just in case anyone else out there has a SATAII problem with a Asrock DUAL (agp/pci-e) board.

1. Format new SATAII drive in windows ->Control Panel-> Admin Tools->Compiuter Management->Disk Management.
Create a partition on it and right click and make active.

2. Disable old hardrive in Bios, make new SATAII one primary.
3. In Bios IDE Config, change SATAII mode to "IDE"
4. Boot from XP CD ROM - Should detect your drive now and install XP on it.
5. Once installed, re-enter BIOS and change SATAII mode back to "SATA".

That worked for me, though was kinda painstaking to figure out!

Thanks,

M
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Couldn't you have just removed/unplugged your old drive,plugged the new drive into sata 1 and then installed windows/sp2? You could then have re-installed your old hard drive on sata 2 and either formatted it via the xp disc or from within windows.

Your method seems to be needlessly complicated.
 
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