Windows XP will not intall on a SATA drive

[Mike_BEE]

I just recently purchased a new 915P chipset board with
SATA on board (ICH6R CHipset). The BIOS detects the HDD,
but when Windows XP Pro trys and format it, it say it can
not create the partition that I requested. I downloaded
Seagate Utilities to pre-format it prior to install
Windows XP Pro. This does not work either.

MSI 915P Combo board
Intel 530 socket 775
1 gig of Cosiar XMS ram
80 gig SATA Seagate
Gigabyte nVidia PCX 5900
400 Watt power supply.

Any Ideas out there.

 

[root]

I just recently purchased a new 915P chipset board with
SATA on board (ICH6R CHipset). The BIOS detects the HDD,
but when Windows XP Pro trys

You mean during the boot from the XP CD and the disk prep step there?

and format it, it say it can
not create the partition that I requested.

Can you remember exactly what it said and exactly where you were in the
process when it said whatever?

I downloaded
Seagate Utilities to pre-format it prior to install
Windows XP Pro. This does not work either.

How does that fail exactly?
Have you checked the MSI FAQs for the issue? An XP Pro install is the very
first thing any tester would try so it's hard to believe that the problem is
endemic. Does a Seagate diagnostic for the drive pass?

 

[Mike_Bee]

I put the Windows XP Pro disk and boot from the DVD-ROM,
It copies the need drivers and files to run the hardware
on the computer and it asked me what drive I would like
to put the OS on. I choice the only one and it ask me if
I want to format it as an NTFS Partition and choice that
on. It attempt to format, but after 100% it say it is
unable to create a PArtition on this drive.

I am able to install it on a IDE drive. I have an OS on
the IDE drive. When I get into Windows I go to disk
manager and there is no drive reconnized. I think the
controller is messed up. I hope this helps.

Mike

 

[CS]

On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 14:19:29 -0700, "Mike_Bee"

The XP install program can not install to a SATA drive unless you
either supply drivers during the install, or, your motherboard
controller (SATA) is activated in the CMOS setup and XP "sees" it.

 

[Mike_BEE]

I am pretty sure I have the right drivers and when I am
in Windows it does not see it. I am having lots of
trouble with issue.

 

[V Green]

I just recently purchased a new 915P chipset board with
SATA on board (ICH6R CHipset). The BIOS detects the HDD,
but when Windows XP Pro trys and format it, it say it can
not create the partition that I requested. I downloaded
Seagate Utilities to pre-format it prior to install
Windows XP Pro. This does not work either.

MSI 915P Combo board
Intel 530 socket 775
1 gig of Cosiar XMS ram
80 gig SATA Seagate
Gigabyte nVidia PCX 5900
400 Watt power supply.

Any Ideas out there.

Look in your BIOS for On-chip Serial ATA options.
Set it to "Combined" or SATA Only. Don't install any
other drives just yet other than optical so you can install XP.
AFTER you get XP installed and running, THEN go back
and set SATA mode to "Enhanced" and put your other drives
in if you have any.

This worked here with an ASUS PC-DL / ICH5R
chipset and a 120G SATA Seagate.

 

[CS]

On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 15:45:37 -0700, "Mike_BEE"

But... are you installing the drivers PRIOR to the XP installation
program reading the hard drive? In other words, you must install the
SATA drivers during the install process. Did you do this?

If not, the installation program can not read or write to the hard
drive.

 

[Mike_BEE]

Like I said, I am pretty sure that I am. I press F6 and
put the disk that came with the motherboard. Even in
Windows it does not detect it after install all the
drivers from the CD that came with the motherboard.