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SATA drivers without a floppy?
I am putting together a new box within the next week, and will be attempting
to install WinXP (sp2 slipstreamed) onto a SATA HDD. Unfortunately, the board I am getting (Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L) doesn't have a FDD port (yeah, I know, I sold out). I know I could slipstream the drivers onto an installation CD, but as I already did that for sp2, I really don't want to go through the hassle of doing it again (I'm out of CDs too). So, is there any way to install the SATA drivers using, say, a USB memory stick? Are they maybe already a part of (included with) the sp2 release? Thanks for any help on this, Jon |
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SATA drivers without a floppy?
"Jon Danniken" wrote in message ... I am putting together a new box within the next week, and will be attempting to install WinXP (sp2 slipstreamed) onto a SATA HDD. Unfortunately, the board I am getting (Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L) doesn't have a FDD port (yeah, I know, I sold out). I know I could slipstream the drivers onto an installation CD, but as I already did that for sp2, I really don't want to go through the hassle of doing it again (I'm out of CDs too). So, is there any way to install the SATA drivers using, say, a USB memory stick? Are they maybe already a part of (included with) the sp2 release? Thanks for any help on this, Jon You might ask "Gigabyte". If the SATA controller on the board requires drivers, Gigabyte should have made some provision for their installation. Have you downloaded the User's Manual or Installation/Quick Start instructions? Luck; Ken |
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SATA drivers without a floppy?
On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:49:25 -0700, "Jon Danniken"
wrote: I am putting together a new box within the next week, and will be attempting to install WinXP (sp2 slipstreamed) onto a SATA HDD. Unfortunately, the board I am getting (Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L) doesn't have a FDD port (yeah, I know, I sold out). I know I could slipstream the drivers onto an installation CD, but as I already did that for sp2, I really don't want to go through the hassle of doing it again (I'm out of CDs too). So, is there any way to install the SATA drivers using, say, a USB memory stick? Are they maybe already a part of (included with) the sp2 release? Thanks for any help on this, Jon Are you sure that you need to anything? SATA drives seems to be treated in same way as PATA from my experience ie no action needed as it is automatically recognised. km |
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SATA drivers without a floppy?
"Jon Danniken" wrote in message
... I am putting together a new box within the next week, and will be attempting to install WinXP (sp2 slipstreamed) onto a SATA HDD. Unfortunately, the board I am getting (Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L) doesn't have a FDD port (yeah, I know, I sold out). I know I could slipstream the drivers onto an installation CD, but as I already did that for sp2, I really don't want to go through the hassle of doing it again (I'm out of CDs too). So, is there any way to install the SATA drivers using, say, a USB memory stick? Are they maybe already a part of (included with) the sp2 release? What drivers? If you have booted into Windows, then the PC is already using the hard disks and therefore don't need drivers. If you have not loaded an operating system, then there is nothing to get the drivers into. You don't need drivers to read a SATA disk through a SATA controller. Just make your CD drive bootable and boot on the WinXP CD and all will be well. |
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SATA drivers without a floppy?
"Jon Danniken" wrote in message ... I am putting together a new box within the next week, and will be attempting to install WinXP (sp2 slipstreamed) onto a SATA HDD. Unfortunately, the board I am getting (Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L) doesn't have a FDD port (yeah, I know, I sold out). I know I could slipstream the drivers onto an installation CD, but as I already did that for sp2, I really don't want to go through the hassle of doing it again (I'm out of CDs too). So, is there any way to install the SATA drivers using, say, a USB memory stick? Are they maybe already a part of (included with) the sp2 release? Thanks for any help on this, Jon Unless you're setting up a RAID, which you won't be doing with a single drive, you don't need any SATA drivers. By default the SATA controller will be configured as IDE. |
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SATA drivers without a floppy?
Jon Danniken wrote:
I am putting together a new box within the next week, and will be attempting to install WinXP (sp2 slipstreamed) onto a SATA HDD. Unfortunately, the board I am getting (Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L) doesn't have a FDD port (yeah, I know, I sold out). I know I could slipstream the drivers onto an installation CD, but as I already did that for sp2, I really don't want to go through the hassle of doing it again (I'm out of CDs too). So, is there any way to install the SATA drivers using, say, a USB memory stick? Are they maybe already a part of (included with) the sp2 release? Thanks for any help on this, Jon The Intel Southbridge has three modes for SATA. They are IDE, AHCI, and RAID. The first mode, and possibly the BIOS default, uses a driver already in Windows (for example WinXP SP1 or later). So you shouldn't need to press F6, if using the IDE mode. Before buying any motherboard, you can download the manual and have a look around the BIOS settings. Sometimes, but not that often, there is a section on OS installation. Most motherboard makers leave it to the imagination, as to which modes need drivers added or not. Or whether a RAID setting, will allow separate, single drives, to be run as well. Paul |
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"Paul" wrote:
Jon Danniken wrote: I am putting together a new box within the next week, and will be attempting to install WinXP (sp2 slipstreamed) onto a SATA HDD. Unfortunately, the board I am getting (Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L) doesn't have a FDD port (yeah, I know, I sold out). I know I could slipstream the drivers onto an installation CD, but as I already did that for sp2, I really don't want to go through the hassle of doing it again (I'm out of CDs too). So, is there any way to install the SATA drivers using, say, a USB memory stick? Are they maybe already a part of (included with) the sp2 release? The Intel Southbridge has three modes for SATA. They are IDE, AHCI, and RAID. The first mode, and possibly the BIOS default, uses a driver already in Windows (for example WinXP SP1 or later). So you shouldn't need to press F6, if using the IDE mode. Before buying any motherboard, you can download the manual and have a look around the BIOS settings. Sometimes, but not that often, there is a section on OS installation. Most motherboard makers leave it to the imagination, as to which modes need drivers added or not. Or whether a RAID setting, will allow separate, single drives, to be run as well. Thanks Paul, (and everyone else), that doesn't seem to be as bad as I had made it out to be. I'll d/l the manual anyway to brush up on things. THanks again, Jon |
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In message km
wrote: Are you sure that you need to anything? SATA drives seems to be treated in same way as PATA from my experience ie no action needed as it is automatically recognised. Only if your SATA controller is in a legacy mode, which also reduces the interface improvements of SATA (NCQ/TCQ, hotplugging, etc) |
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Use a USB floppy.
Easy ! "Jon Danniken" escreveu na mensagem ... "Paul" wrote: Jon Danniken wrote: I am putting together a new box within the next week, and will be attempting to install WinXP (sp2 slipstreamed) onto a SATA HDD. Unfortunately, the board I am getting (Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L) doesn't have a FDD port (yeah, I know, I sold out). I know I could slipstream the drivers onto an installation CD, but as I already did that for sp2, I really don't want to go through the hassle of doing it again (I'm out of CDs too). So, is there any way to install the SATA drivers using, say, a USB memory stick? Are they maybe already a part of (included with) the sp2 release? The Intel Southbridge has three modes for SATA. They are IDE, AHCI, and RAID. The first mode, and possibly the BIOS default, uses a driver already in Windows (for example WinXP SP1 or later). So you shouldn't need to press F6, if using the IDE mode. Before buying any motherboard, you can download the manual and have a look around the BIOS settings. Sometimes, but not that often, there is a section on OS installation. Most motherboard makers leave it to the imagination, as to which modes need drivers added or not. Or whether a RAID setting, will allow separate, single drives, to be run as well. Thanks Paul, (and everyone else), that doesn't seem to be as bad as I had made it out to be. I'll d/l the manual anyway to brush up on things. THanks again, Jon |
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SATA drivers without a floppy?
"Avelino Tavares" wrote:
"Jon Danniken" wrote: "Paul" wrote: The Intel Southbridge has three modes for SATA. They are IDE, AHCI, and RAID. The first mode, and possibly the BIOS default, uses a driver already in Windows (for example WinXP SP1 or later). So you shouldn't need to press F6, if using the IDE mode. Before buying any motherboard, you can download the manual and have a look around the BIOS settings. Sometimes, but not that often, there is a section on OS installation. Most motherboard makers leave it to the imagination, as to which modes need drivers added or not. Or whether a RAID setting, will allow separate, single drives, to be run as well. Thanks Paul, (and everyone else), that doesn't seem to be as bad as I had made it out to be. I'll d/l the manual anyway to brush up on things. Use a USB floppy. Easy ! Thanks, Avelino, I didn't know they had such a thing. You know it's kind of funny, the first floppy drives I remember seeing were "external", and would plug into your exsting computer. THey were a big upgrade from a tape deck, and big suckers, too. Of course then they figured out how to put them inside of the case, and now, 20 years later, they've got a cord on them once again. Jon |
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