Installing windows xp on a serial ata hard drive is not an easy task, because the system does not recognize sata drivers at startup. If your sata drive supports ahci, you can use the f6 driver diskette during. Windows xp installation and sata drivers dell community. Press the esc key to exit the bios setup utility and reboot the workstation using the windows xp installation media. On starting the xp installation, i hit f6 and select the correct controller from the list.
If your win xp cd, does not support your sata controller, you will need to load drivers to uses at f6. Insert your windows xp installation cd into your cddvd drive. Discussion in windows xp started by kreator, dec 9, 2009. Installing sata drivers pre xp installation hardware. F6 intel sata hdd driver download if you want to wipe the drive and start over, why not just use pc restore to reset the hard drive to exactly the way dell shipped it. These sata controller drivers are normally supplied on disk but knowing dell they will have to be downloaded. Thus when following the f6 install procedure, the installation program asks for the driver in a fdd. Its a big problems to install windows xp if you do not have floopy. Disable the nativesata in the bios if the bios provides an option to disable the nativesata configuration in the bios, do the following steps. Install windows xp on sata without a floppy f6 my nix. When you try to reimage in windows 7, reimage can not find your backup hard drive.
Probleme installation xp avec ahci resolu comment ca marche. I did make the floppy from my mb cd for the driver files. Windows xp on vmware esx installing windows xp on vmware esx can pose problems, because xp doesnt include an esx virtual hard disk controller driver. As a result, this tutorial uses the intel sata drivers as an example. To resolve this problem, change the drive mode in bios.
Windows xp still requires drivers for some early sata controllers even if you set them to ide mode. Has anyone figured out how to install windows xp on a d630 in ahci mode rather than sata mode. In addition, it has some really interesting articles on cuttingedge hardware on the front page. Those same early sata controllers may only support sata 1. Feb 02, 2005 installing xp on a sata drive, i tried to do the f6 thing, but it wouldnt reconize the drivers on the floppy i put the drivers from the mobo on the floppy, but did not make any sub directories.
Need sata driver for dell e520 december 2008 forums cnet. Installing xp home to a sata i can not load the drivers at. These drivers must be on a floppy drive because the cdrom drive is in use as part of the windows xp installation. Download hp compaq nx6310 notebook intel sata ahci controller driver 5. For some reason, you dont want to use nlite to prepare windows xp 2003 installation cd with integrated drivers, and you want to install from original, unmodified installation disc. If your sata drive supports ahci, you can use the f6 driver diskette during windows xp setup. Downloaded latest sataraid ahci drivers and cannot get the drivers to load in new windows xp installation.
Yes needs to be specific, here is the driver you need to install xp, download the file and use winzip or similar software to extract the contents of the exe file to a folder of choice, after extraction, these are the files needed to install xp using the f6 method, or slipstream the extracted drivers into the cd using nlite. Windows xp installation stability problems with sata raid h. This driver package provides the necessary installation files of xtreamer ultra intel sata driver 8. The chart below shows the circumstances in which you must use the f6 installation method during an operating system installation. Aug 19, 2005 installing sata drivers pre xp installation posted in hardware, components and peripherals. Oct 16, 2014 hello there, i am trying to install windows xp home edition, with sp 2 on new hard drive, as current is about to fail soon, but when i try to run windows xp install disc, after it is done with. Load sata controller drivers with a floppy disk is the best way. Disable the native sata in the bios if the bios provides an option to disable the native sata configuration in the bios, do the following steps. With trim and ahci it means you can only use vista and win7 which come with an ms ahci 1. If you have problems integrating sataahci drivers into windows xp, read this section. In order to run a car diagnostics package that is known to unstable on windows versions later than xp i completely reformatted the sata drive on a 5 year old laptop running win7 home. Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer error. We have a driver problem strictly because the sata. Hp notebook pcs how to add serial ata sata drives to a.
Ich9mem sata ahci driver which is correct for my personal laptop. Aug 06, 2009 windows sata driver in bootcamp standard is ms and not intel. Windows xp install cd never gained the ability to install directly onto this sata, ahci. Installing windows xp with f6 ahciraid drivers from usb only. Yes, i did hit f6 when requested and loaded the driver ia. But after i finished the installation of red hat linux 9. The driver installation floppy is not bootable at least it shouldnt be, so it will be ignored during the installation reboots. Unable to install the ahci or raid driver using the f6 installation procedure. We have just purchased 20 new fujitsu siemens s7020 laptops. Find answers to how do i recover my windows xp installation sata driver problem.
Xp setup using f6 to install sata driver controllers. Nov 07, 2012 installing windows xp on a serial ata hard drive is not an easy task, because the system does not recognize sata drivers at startup. Sep 07, 2012 problem installing win7 x64 on ahci enabled sata iii hdd. I can install vista and the drive fine using the bios sata ide setting though the udma does not seem to be what i expected but whenever i change the. Hello there, i am trying to install windows xp home edition, with sp 2 on new hard drive, as current is about to fail soon, but when i try to run windows xp install disc, after it is done with. No floppy drive for f6 install of raid driver intel. Also f6 floppy sata ahci driver installation method does not work either. Youre trying to install windows professional 2000, server 2000, xp or server. When i copied the files onto a floppy disk and tried to install win xp it still didnt work. Ms ahci will be less performant than an intel driver.
Windows xp pro sp2 fares a little better with sata drivers, but here is what can be done in cases where the driver is not recognized. I understand the xp installation cd doesnt have the right driver for sata ahci. Im encountering some problems with sata hdd when installing the drivers of the motherboard under windows. Note press f6 during windows setup to read from floppy. So i followed the asus p8p67 manual and created a floppy disk. Raid driver is required for installing windows xp on a. Drivers problems installing xp on sata drive techspot. Note after installing the operating system, if your system keeps rebooting automatically, refer to the following recommended solutions. Throughout this example ill be using the intel ich9mem sata ahci driver which is correct for my personal laptop. Intel sata preinstall driver for ahci raid mode note. When press f6 if you need to install a thirdparty scsi or raid driver. Windows sata driver in bootcamp standard is ms and not intel.
Sata installation problems with ahci and vista techpowerup. The latest windows xp sata raid drivers for my vt8237 were easily located on this site. When you install xp when you have a sata drive, at a certain point you have to press f6 to install any third party drivers or something similar. I looked around this forum and found similar problems and tried their solutions. I had to install it from within 32bit xp home, though. The key problem under vista was supposable fixed in an nlite update but we havent confirmed. I tried to load the sata drivers at f6 during installation, but without a floppy drive i cant do this. Download hp compaq nx6310 notebook intel sata ahci controller.
As i said before i tried with the f6 installation with the matrix storage manager but still the hdds in ahci mode are not recognized my motherboard is intel dg35ec. How to install an ahci sata driver in windows xp, vista. I tried to load the sata drivers at f6 during installation. Windows xp install cd never gained the ability to install directly onto this sata, ahci and raid enabled storage controllers. The f6 installation method allows you to install a thirdparty mass storage driver during windows setup. I tried to press f6 when prompted, but it wouldnt work. Sata controller is in ahciraid mode, so you need to use f6 floppy disk supplied by hardware vendor.
For example, if you need to install windows xp because its an old hardware uncapable of running something better, and you need to install operating system to the sata hdd in ahci mode or to the raid controller with appropriate f6 floppy drivers, but you have. Go to the configuration sata drives menu, set configure sata to ide. Installing xp home to a sata i can not load the drivers at f6 as i dont have a floppy drive fitted. Note, not all usb floppy drives are natively supported by the microsoft windows xp installation. Hi, ive just assembled a new computer and ive spent the last few hours scouring the internet for a fix to my windows install problem, but have been unable to overcome it. F6 installation method for intel rapid storage technology. How to install an ahci sata driver in windows xp, vista and. Latitude d630 windows xp installation dell community. Msi doesnt create the driversthe drivers are supplied by the manufacturer of the lan, the chipset, the audio, etc. Problem installing win7 x64 on ahci enabled sata iii hdd i use an win7x64 bootable usb stick made with the ms usb program its known good as ive used it to install on my own system but trying get it to install on a new system is a complete waste of time in ahci mode. Blue screen error on windows xp with lsi sas hba and ahci setting. This package is used to create a diskette that is needed during a new operating system installation to ensure that the notebook hard drive is detected and usable for the installation. Sata drivers slipstream into windows xp cd page 15.
Installing sata drivers pre xp installation posted in hardware, components and peripherals. Installing xp home to a sata i can not load the drivers at f6. On other systems that i have built, during the windows xp installation procedure, i was prompted for an installation driver disk for sata devices. Find answers to sata raid 1 driver w fresh install of xp problems from. Information on how to use the f6 installation method if your system does not have a floppy drive. I want to install windows xp pro sp2 onto a serial ata hdd. If you install windows xp on a modern system, you may experience a. Problems with windows install, sata after f6 page 1 of 2 1 2. Aug 26, 2011 if your win xp cd, does not support your sata controller, you will need to load drivers to uses at f6. This will help if you installed an incorrect or mismatched driver. Where can i find the correct driver to include on the slipstreamed cd. Installing windows xp, sata drivers october 2014 forums. This document describes installing native serial ata sata drives on a computer that is using windows vista.
Xp pro installation with sata raid hard drive pc hardware. My problem is that at that particular time f6 doesnt work, the f keys work before or after as eventually i get a message saying set up did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer. I can install vista and the drive fine using the bios sata ide setting though the udma does not seem to be what i expected but whenever i change the bios setting to ahci, i get problems upon installing. Raid driver is required for installing windows xp on a sata. The driver installation floppy is not bootable at least it shouldnt be, so it. Windows xp comes with only specific disk controller drivers built into the installation cd and includes neither the buslogic nor the lsi logic driver. And that is as desricbed, only four adapters are displayed when using the f6 method during xp setup, to install sata driver controllers, none of which worked or matched the adapter described in this lenovo driver support page or this lenovo support page describing how to install windows xp for t60 and t60p thinkpads. Sata drivers load in windows system image recovery how to load sata drivers in windows system image recovery this will show you how to load the sata drivers in system image recovery in windows 7. I have a five years old compaq 6820s laptop which, like any laptop that respects itself, ships with a intel ich8m chipset i. For some reason, you dont want to use nlite to prepare windows xp2003 installation cd with integrated drivers, and you want to install from original, unmodified installation disc. This article shows how to install windows xp on sata without a floppy f6.
If you already installed a previous version of this driver, we recommend upgrading to the last version, so you can enjoy newly added functionalities or fix bugs from older versions. Install windows xp on sata without a floppy f6 my nix world. Sata raid 1 driver w fresh install of xp problems solutions. Sata drivers load in windows xp setup on dual boot. Guide how to get windows xp working with modern hardware 2. Sometimes installing windows can be a truly challenging problem.
If the shiny new sata drive isnt showing up in your dusty old p4 box, check the board manufacturers site for an f6 driver. Recover your windows operating system with the automated system recovery function. Sata drivers load in windows xp setup on dual boot or sata drivers slipstream into windows xp cd your asus has a intel sata controller. How to fix blue screen when installing windows xp aio boot. I opened the zip file and found a utility that creates an xp installation driver floppy image. How do i recover my windows xp installation sata driver. What you need to be installing is the sata controller driver at f6 so that the hard drive is located further along in the xp installation. Install windows xp on sata without a floppy f6 no floppy. Problem installing win7 x64 on ahci enabled sata iii hdd. Ich9me m sata ahci driver which is correct for my personal laptop. Feb 22, 2007 install windows xp on sata without a floppy f6 no floppy. Storage technology f6 driver diskette version to a folder on your system. Dec 18, 2012 do you ever wondered how to install windows xp on sata without a floppy drive these days i have met a new challenge regarding the windows os install.
Describes windows xp operating system installation problem with stop error. Here are 2 ways to integrate the sata drivers into your windows xp cd allowing installation without the need of a floppy drive. Computers built for windows xp use nativeati technology to control hard drives, while windows vista uses native serial ata sata technology. Mikeknooop well of course if you have a single hard drive you cannot setup a raid configuration, you need at least two drives to do this what you need to be installing is the sata controller driver at f6 so that the hard drive is located further along in the xp installation. Windows xp installation stability problems with sata raid. Sata drivers load in windows xp setup on dual boot or sata drivers slipstream into. The 1st time it prompts for the driver f6 method it detects the hard drive ok, but then just a few minutes after formatting the hard drive setup prompts for the intel matrix storage manager driver ag. I have tried to get the sata driver for windows xp sp3, but now intel only give ich9 drivers. Download hp compaq nx6310 notebook intel sata ahci. Create a windows xp slipstreamed disc with sata drivers. Installing an ati hard drive on a computer with windows vista will cause compatibility problems.
Installing windows xp with f6 ahciraid drivers from dvd. Sata driver problem xp preinstall hardware heaven forums. One of the major problems that has plagued windows xp is its never had the facility to install itself onto some newer hardware without the need for extra steps. But you can avoid problems by installing the right driver. Obviously youll substitute that with whatever driver is appropriate for your own computer. Installing windows xp on a sata drive open sourcery. On a side note, windows vista business 64bit is installed to the other partition on that drive. I tried to load the sata drivers form the mobo cd to a floppy and hit f6 and install the sata drivers to no avail floppy drive just clicks 4 times, then. When installing windows xp, i pressed f6 and then s to load driver from the usb floppy disk. Find answers to sata raid 1 driver w fresh install of xp problems from the expert community at experts exchange. Jan 05, 2008 the latest windows xp sata raid drivers for my vt8237 were easily located on this site.
You need to install windows xp or windows 2003 server onto pc or server without floppy. Gigabyte ex38ds4 ich9r raid controller hard drives. I have the sata controller drivers and have made the relevant floppy disk. I downloaded the intel drivers from my system using my service tag.
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