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Re: New install with SATA drivers but no floppy support
>>> "ken k" <kdkrone@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> Many newer motherboards do not have floppy support any longer (Intel
>>>> DP35DP, for example)
>>>>
>>>> I want to do a fresh install of WinXP (I have still heard horror
>>>> stories about Vista lately) and would like to do it to a SATA drive
>>>> directly, but, as I recall, the SATA drivers need to be installed
>>>> during the installation and are installed from a floppy (which Intel
>>>> provides, curiously enough. 'Splain that to me: no floppy support but
>>>> drivers supplied on a floppy?????) I suppose one way to do it would
>>>> be to do an install on an IDE/PATA drive, then clone it to a SATA
>>>> drive, but is there an easier way to do it without creating a
>>>> slipstreamed CD?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance
>>> Patrick Keenan wrote:
>>> This is one of the reasons it's handy to have a USB floppy drive on
>>> hand. Inexpensive and doesn't take up much shelf space.
>>>
>>> Some systems do *not* require SATA drivers at all.
>>>
>>> On some systems that do need the drivers, it's also possible to shift
>>> the SATA controller into a "legacy" mode that doesn't require drivers,
>>> and you load the drivers and shift modes *after* the OS is installed.
>>> I had to use this method on a Thinkpad recently. Check the
>>> documentation for >>> your system.
>>>
>>> HTH
>>> -pk
> "Ken" <noreply@charter.net> wrote in message
> news:ywINj.416$vz6.209@newsfe07.lga...
>> Will XP recognize the USB floppy early enough in the setup to allow for
>> its use? My thought is to use an IDE/PATA drive for the install, then
>> install whatever drivers I need, clone the installation on a SATA drive
>> and install that drive. Does that sound reasonable?
Ken:
Although it's not entirely clear from your original post, I'm assuming the
that you either have or are contemplating the purchase of the Intel DP35DP
motherboard. Is that the case? (I'm not clear if you were merely using that
board as some sort of example).
If so, it's a virtual certainty that no auxiliary SATA controller drivers
(the F6 process) will be required should you install XP onto that SATA HDD.
In effect the motherboard's chipset will provide that capability.
And alternatively should you decide to clone the contents of your PATA HDD
onto the new SATA HDD the same situation will hold. No auxiliary SATA
controller drivers will need to be installed.
(Naturally I'm assuming in this that no RAID configuration is involved
here.)
The motherboard's default BIOS settings will provide SATA HDD recognition.
Anna
>>> "ken k" <kdkrone@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> Many newer motherboards do not have floppy support any longer (Intel
>>>> DP35DP, for example)
>>>>
>>>> I want to do a fresh install of WinXP (I have still heard horror
>>>> stories about Vista lately) and would like to do it to a SATA drive
>>>> directly, but, as I recall, the SATA drivers need to be installed
>>>> during the installation and are installed from a floppy (which Intel
>>>> provides, curiously enough. 'Splain that to me: no floppy support but
>>>> drivers supplied on a floppy?????) I suppose one way to do it would
>>>> be to do an install on an IDE/PATA drive, then clone it to a SATA
>>>> drive, but is there an easier way to do it without creating a
>>>> slipstreamed CD?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance
>>> Patrick Keenan wrote:
>>> This is one of the reasons it's handy to have a USB floppy drive on
>>> hand. Inexpensive and doesn't take up much shelf space.
>>>
>>> Some systems do *not* require SATA drivers at all.
>>>
>>> On some systems that do need the drivers, it's also possible to shift
>>> the SATA controller into a "legacy" mode that doesn't require drivers,
>>> and you load the drivers and shift modes *after* the OS is installed.
>>> I had to use this method on a Thinkpad recently. Check the
>>> documentation for >>> your system.
>>>
>>> HTH
>>> -pk
> "Ken" <noreply@charter.net> wrote in message
> news:ywINj.416$vz6.209@newsfe07.lga...
>> Will XP recognize the USB floppy early enough in the setup to allow for
>> its use? My thought is to use an IDE/PATA drive for the install, then
>> install whatever drivers I need, clone the installation on a SATA drive
>> and install that drive. Does that sound reasonable?
Ken:
Although it's not entirely clear from your original post, I'm assuming the
that you either have or are contemplating the purchase of the Intel DP35DP
motherboard. Is that the case? (I'm not clear if you were merely using that
board as some sort of example).
If so, it's a virtual certainty that no auxiliary SATA controller drivers
(the F6 process) will be required should you install XP onto that SATA HDD.
In effect the motherboard's chipset will provide that capability.
And alternatively should you decide to clone the contents of your PATA HDD
onto the new SATA HDD the same situation will hold. No auxiliary SATA
controller drivers will need to be installed.
(Naturally I'm assuming in this that no RAID configuration is involved
here.)
The motherboard's default BIOS settings will provide SATA HDD recognition.
Anna