To do so, follow our tutorial named " Change mode of hard disk controller " - Either by using a driver floppy disk containing the SATA controller on your motherboard - Either by integrating it in the installation CD of Windows XP.
To download the SATA driver, go to the website of the manufacturer of your motherboard. This software created by Intel is provided with a folder that contains our famous SATA drivers and their configuration files.
For more information about the drivers, read our tutorial " Windows - Download and install its drivers ". The folder tree can vary between manufacturers and versions of drivers.
This file usually contains files with the following extensions : sys the driver , inf the configuration file , sometimes pnf file Installation information precompiled , sometimes a cat file Security Catalog plus sometimes some other files like dll, for example. To create the disk containing the SATA drivers, it is very simple. Then click format. Note : When you press F6 the loading process continues normally, but it will ask the driver before the menu "Installation, repair, leave".
The wizard displays a list of storage drivers that were found on the disk. And you're on the menu "Installation, repair, leave. If you've downloaded the correct driver the wizard should detect your hard drive and you can install Windows XP. To install it, nothing special. Select the folder containing the Windows XP installation files. Click on "Browse". Start WinImage and then open the file, and you should see the contents. Just extract them to a folder, preferably with a useful name so you can remember it later.
Good luck with your installation, and be sure to leave any support questions on the forum. Download WinImage from Winimage. Windows can install the required driver only from a diskette drive. Extract the seven driver files from the ZIP package to a folder on your desktop. Copy the seven driver files to a blank diskette. Once the files have been copied, eject the diskette from the drive. Watch carefully, as the Windows installation progresses, and carefully read the text at the bottom of each screen.
Press the F6 key. At the next screen, press S to specify an additional device. Leave this diskette in the drive during the entire Windows installation process, as it will be accessed several times. When messages appear regarding Windows Logo testing, click the Yes button to continue.
Continue installing Windows XP or Windows You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. However, sometimes you might need to intervene. In situations like this, you need to load the necessary drivers from a floppy disk at the beginning of the setup process.
Usually, when you get a card or motherboard that has storage controllers which need special drivers, the necessary drivers will be provided on a floppy disk. This isn't always case, however. That's not a problem though, as all you have to do is locate the driver files and put them onto a floppy. The first thing to do is look for an installation CD. It may have a tool for creating a driver floppy. If not, it might just have the driver on it, in which case you'll have to create the floppy disk yourself.
Otherwise, try the manufacturer's website, where you will probably find a downloadable version of the drivers. It's a zip file, so first of all we'll have to extract the contents of it.
This is the contents of the downloaded file. In this case, there's just one folder, but sometimes you'll find folders for different versions of the Operating System, along with extra programs such as utilities.
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