Installing XP pro on an 160GB SATA drive

[Guest]

When installing, all I get is 'setup is inspecting your computers hardware
configuration' white writing on a black screen then blank screen. No blue
screen of the windows setup program.
My bios sees the 160gb SATA no problem, but the windows setup program won't
run, it just hangs, tried removing all pci cards from system.
Even run the drive in another machine as a secondary drive, xp sees it no
problem, formatted it no problem, but if I try to install on it, nothing.

Any ideas? Is my drive faulty (its brand new)?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

When installing, all I get is 'setup is inspecting your computers
hardware configuration' white writing on a black screen then blank
screen. No blue screen of the windows setup program.
My bios sees the 160gb SATA no problem, but the windows setup program
won't run, it just hangs, tried removing all pci cards from system.
Even run the drive in another machine as a secondary drive, xp sees
it no problem, formatted it no problem, but if I try to install on
it, nothing.

Any ideas? Is my drive faulty (its brand new)?

Are you pressing F6 at the beginning of the installation and putting in a
copy (usually a floppy diskette) of your SATA controller drivers?

 

[Guest]

Before installing xp,you need to adjust the BIOS for a SATA drive,Usually
found in advanced features.Set OnChip serail ATA for enhanced,then advanced
features,hard disk priority,set to bootable add-in device (on board
SATA),youre
settings may vary but thiers always 2 or 3 settings for a SATA to run,chk
youre
owners manual....

 

[Guest]

The machine i'm trying to install it on already has a working SATA drive with
the OS on, so no BIOS settings should need changing.
As for pressing F6, like I said, it doesn't get as far as the windows setup
screen (the blue one) where it asks you for the F6 for a third party SCSI or
RAID driver.
Its just a blank black screen after the aforementioned message.

any more ideas?

 

[Billy]

Like Chris says, you need to go into sata setup and create a boot array
first then install XP

 

[peterk]

you need to push any key to boot off the CD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
peterk