Install Windows XP Home on a SATA drive

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I have tried to install Windows XP home edition on a SATA drive (this is the
sole drive on the computer). During the installation from the CD I reccieved
multiple messages telling me that the file that was trying to be copied from
the disk was missing. Each time the only option that I could choose in order
to progress was to <Esc> and skip the file. Consequently Windows did not
install correctly.

I contacted the supplier and they have advised me that I will need to use a
floppy disc and the CD in order to install on this type of HDD.

Can anyone advise me how to create an appropriate floppy disc and/or how can
I can obtain one.

Thanks
 
The floppy disk should be available at the HD manufactures website. Who
makes the drive? I had some problems installing windows on my SATA
drive, but it was that windows would not see the drive properly because
of its size.
 
Ian Washbourn said:
The HDD is a Seagate 160MB SATA2, ATA 133
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During the install process of Windows, while files are being copied, you are
prompted to press F6 in order to load additional drivers from a floppy
drive - that is what you must do in order to load the SATA drivers since
Windows does not include them on the CD. As for your message that certain
files could not be copied, that sounds like a different matter.
 
160GB maybe?
It can't be SATA2 and ATA133, those are 2 different interfaces. Common
causes of your problem are a scratched CD, bad RAM, or the CD drive not
being able to read the CD. If your getting to the point where it's copying
files, then a driver disk is not your problem.
 
Ian said:
The HDD is a Seagate 160MB SATA2, ATA 133

Thanks
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You're not looking for drivers for the hard drive. You need drivers for
the SATA controller. You'd get these from the motherboard mftr. if the
SATA controller is onboard OR if you have an OEM machine like a Dell
you want their SATA drivers. If you added a SATA controller card, it
will have come with drivers or you can get them from the controller
card mftr.'s website.

Then you want to put the drivers on a floppy and press F6 in the very
early stages of the XP install. You'll get a prompt when to put the
floppy in the drive. If you don't have a floppy drive, you can use a
usb external floppy drive. You can also slipstream the drivers into
your XP install disk per:

http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/36/SESSID=8b0c51fd6eca712e465d2e6f79256fc8/
http://maximumpc.com/2005/01/how_to_slipstre.html

Malke
 
Everyone seems to be missing the fact the Windows install is seeing his hard
drive because the problem arises during the file copy, if the problem was
driver related, the install would advise that it can't find a hard disk very
early on in the setup process.
 
Dave said:
Everyone seems to be missing the fact the Windows install is seeing
his hard drive because the problem arises during the file copy, if the
problem was driver related, the install would advise that it can't
find a hard disk very early on in the setup process.
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Good point. I was responding more to the poster who told the OP to get
drivers for his hard drive, which wouldn't be useful.

Installation problems are usually caused by:

1. Bad RAM
2. Bad hard drive
3. Bad optical drive
4. Bad CD

so the OP should troubleshoot accordingly. Here are some general
hardware troubleshooting steps:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot

Malke
 
Are you using the original version of XP (Not with any service pack?) You
would need to have Windows XP with at least Service Pack 1 "merged" into the
install CD in order for hard drive greater than 137GB to be correctly seen.
Look at "slipstreaming" service pack into a new XP install CD.
 
Malke said:
Good point. I was responding more to the poster who told the OP to get
drivers for his hard drive, which wouldn't be useful.

Installation problems are usually caused by:

1. Bad RAM
2. Bad hard drive
3. Bad optical drive
4. Bad CD

so the OP should troubleshoot accordingly. Here are some general
hardware troubleshooting steps:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot
Click to expand...

Another good point. Yes, I should have realized that for the install
process to begin that the hard drive had to be recognized in the first
place.
 
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