Installing XP home while upgrading hard drive

[Guest]

I am in the process of upgrading my hard drive and am having a few probs.

I tried to perform a clean install on the new drive (Maxtor 6H500F0) but it
is not being recognised. My original drive is a SATA interface, the new one
SATAII. My motherboard (ASUS K8V SE Deluxe) will support this. I have the
manufacturers SATA drivers and add them at the initial stage of installation
(something i learned about the hard way when adding my old drive, a Maxtor
6Y160M0) but no joy. The drive is powered and connected correctly and
configured to operate at SATA transfer rates (using jumper setting) as
recommended by Maxtor and ASUS.

The only other thing I can think of is to startup XP on my old drive and
perform an installation to the second drive (connected as a secondary drive)
from within Windows. I don't know if this is possible and will need to get a
second SATA cable before I can try.

Any advice on whether this would work, any advice on how to go about it or
any alternative suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

If your has onboard SATA connections, there is no need to install
any additional drivers. If your current Windows XP CD is pre-SP2,
create a new Windows XP CD with SP2 slipstreamed, then perform
a "clean install".

Either one of the following utilities makes slipstreaming
(integrating) SP2 into Windows XP a breeze:

Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

or

AutoStreamer 1.0.33 (preferred)
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562

Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

Enjoy all the benefits of genuine Microsoft software:
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/default.mspx

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"Kirbster650"wrote:

| I am in the process of upgrading my hard drive and am having a few probs.
|
| I tried to perform a clean install on the new drive (Maxtor 6H500F0) but it
| is not being recognised. My original drive is a SATA interface, the new one
| SATAII. My motherboard (ASUS K8V SE Deluxe) will support this. I have the
| manufacturers SATA drivers and add them at the initial stage of installation
| (something i learned about the hard way when adding my old drive, a Maxtor
| 6Y160M0) but no joy. The drive is powered and connected correctly and
| configured to operate at SATA transfer rates (using jumper setting) as
| recommended by Maxtor and ASUS.
|
| The only other thing I can think of is to startup XP on my old drive and
| perform an installation to the second drive (connected as a secondary drive)
| from within Windows. I don't know if this is possible and will need to get a
| second SATA cable before I can try.
|
| Any advice on whether this would work, any advice on how to go about it or
| any alternative suggestions would be appreciated.
|
| Thanks

 

[DL]

According to my reading of Maxtor spec for your model its sata1
There are no sata jumpers on the hd, only the std hd master/slave/cable
select jumpers.
Is it seen in the bios?

 

[Guest]

It isn't recognised in the BIOS. i had the same problems with my old HD
though (referred to previously). During my previous upgrade, until i went
through the installation process and installed the SATA drivers for the
motherboard, the HD wasn't recognised then either.

The new HD is SATAII (see link)

http://www.maxtor.com/_files/maxtor/en_us/documentation/data_sheets/diamondmax_11_datasheet.pdf

 

[Guest]

....and the jumper to allow the drive to operate as SATA1 is referenced on
page 11 of 19 on the 'installing the drive section' at the following link

http://www.maxtor.com/_files/maxtor...uides/dm_11_sata300_installation_guide_en.pdf

 

[DL]

I see, I made the mistake of thinking the model # you gave was the new
driver

 

[DL]

Unfortunately I'm unable to access the Asus mobo manual, at any location.
Their FAQ's do show one for sata hd not being detected in the bios, but this
seems to refer to a different version chipset.
If the hd is not being detected in the bios this needs to be resolved,
before you can go further.
Either recheck the mobo manual instructions or, see below ng
I'd suggest posting to alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus