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#267764 - 22/10/2005 19:36 Installing XP with SATA drivers and no floppy drive?
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3996
Loc: Manchester UK
Is this possible? I haven't had a floppy drive in 5 years. Is it possible to install the silicon image SATA drivers while installing XP. I really dont want to have to buy one just for this.
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#267765 - 22/10/2005 20:00 Re: Installing XP with SATA drivers and no floppy drive? [Re: andym]
pgrzelak
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Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
Perhaps a bootable USB flash key?
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#267766 - 22/10/2005 20:36 Re: Installing XP with SATA drivers and no floppy drive? [Re: andym]
Attack
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Registered: 01/03/2002
Posts: 599
Loc: Florida
I have a USB floppy but the XP install will not see the drive. You will need to make a custom install cd using the slipstream instructions. The combination of these two sites should get you going. I would strongly recommand slipstreaming XP2 as this will greatly speed up your install/configure times.

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp
http://www.maximumpc.com/2005/01/how_to_slipstre.html

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#267767 - 22/10/2005 20:43 Re: Installing XP with SATA drivers and no floppy drive? [Re: pgrzelak]
andym
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Alas not it seems, whilst it can see it as a drive to install XP on, it'll only load device drivers off a floppy.

It looks like slipstreaming is going to be the only solution, but that's something to try tomorrow I think.
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#267768 - 23/10/2005 10:33 Re: Installing XP with SATA drivers and no floppy drive? [Re: andym]
muzza
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Registered: 21/07/1999
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odd, i've had no problems when the SATA is on the motherboard, the bios handles it all. Installing drivers for RAID cards is a right pain. I can't believe that server 2k3 STILL relies on making floppies for the installation of drive hardware. How freakin difficult can it be to load the driver off CD? Sometimes fitting the drivers on a floppy is difficult in itself
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#267769 - 23/10/2005 11:02 Re: Installing XP with SATA drivers and no floppy drive? [Re: muzza]
tman
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Registered: 24/12/2001
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Plain SATA works on the motherboard without needing special drivers because it is emulating a plain IDE controller. You still need the drivers if you want to use the SATA specific features however.

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#267770 - 23/10/2005 11:44 Re: Installing XP with SATA drivers and no floppy drive? [Re: tman]
sein
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Registered: 07/01/2005
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Plain SATA works on the motherboard without needing special drivers because it is emulating a plain IDE controller

That would be 'legacy mode' in the BIOS. It works well, but is not supported by every controller.
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#267771 - 23/10/2005 15:12 Re: Installing XP with SATA drivers and no floppy drive? [Re: sein]
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
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It doesn't appear to have a legacy mode, everything that turned up after a little googling says you either need to slipstream the drivers in or have a floppy drive.
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#267772 - 23/10/2005 16:03 Re: Installing XP with SATA drivers and no floppy drive? [Re: andym]
andym
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Registered: 17/01/2002
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As an aside, I find it unbelievable that it is easier to install XP on Virtual PC under OS X than it is on a run of the mill x86 box.
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#267773 - 24/10/2005 01:05 Re: Installing XP with SATA drivers and no floppy drive? [Re: andym]
robricc
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Registered: 30/10/2000
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Loc: New Jersey, USA
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As an aside, I find it unbelievable that it is easier to install XP on Virtual PC under OS X than it is on a run of the mill x86 box.

An x86 box with an on-board SATA controller that can't function in legacy mode isn't exactly run of the mill. I've only come across that once (a Shuttle board) and I've built plenty of machines with SATA drives. I find it unbelievable that someone who can build their own computer doesn't have a legacy floppy drive around.

PS- I can send you one if you'd like, but I doubt it's worth the duty and trip across the ocean.
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#267774 - 24/10/2005 01:50 Re: Installing XP with SATA drivers and no floppy drive? [Re: Attack]
drakino
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Registered: 08/06/1999
Posts: 7868
I prefer nLite for doing slipstreamed Windows disks. Makes the process much faster, especially when such a thing is likely to be done only once or twice.

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