Windows Xp SP2 and SATA

oHUTCHYo · 13 Nov 2006 at 11:55

Dead easy one, Ive never installed SATA drives or drivers before.

Am I correct in saying that if Im installing Windows XP with SP2 included, I do not need to usea floppy disk to install SATA drivers??

semi-pro waster · 13 Nov 2006 at 12:11

Depends on the motherboard, if it is Nforce4 based(or any AM2?) or Intel based(i.e. pretty much any socket 775 motherboard) then you shouldn't need to install SATA drivers unless you are setting up a Raid array.

oHUTCHYo · 13 Nov 2006 at 12:44

semi-pro waster said:
Depends on the motherboard, if it is Nforce4 based(or any AM2?) or Intel based(i.e. pretty much any socket 775 motherboard) then you shouldn't need to install SATA drivers unless you are setting up a Raid array.

Thanks for your help, its a Gigabyte DS3 (socket 775). I wont be using RAID.

So essentially Im just physically attaching the drives and installing WinXp as I would with a standard IDE drive?

semi-pro waster · 13 Nov 2006 at 12:56

Yep, pretty much, you may have to check in the bios to see if there is a setting like "IDE compatability mode" as that might need to be set to on but you shouldn't need any drivers.

FatRakoon · 19 Nov 2006 at 05:25

Yeah, it wont need any drivers on that board for a normal install, only for RAID, and only if you use the purple SATA Ports