XP on sata, cant load even with driver.

[thyristor44]

Hello
I have a Dell vostro with a sata hard drive and cant get xp to load even with using the f6 extra driver install from floppy. It does recognise the drive and loads files but when it comes to reboot time it doesn't.
Any ideas please.
Thanks
thyristor44

[darkbus]

Re: XP on sata, cant load even with driver.

I'm not sure why you are getting that issue, but how come you are wanting to install XP over windows 7?

[ecsbox360]

Re: XP on sata, cant load even with driver.

Have you tried turning off sata in the bios? If you use the XP sata drivers - you should turn the option off in the bios as it interferes with the XP install recognising the drive.
Let us know how you get on.

[findeciclo]

Re: XP on sata, cant load even with driver.

Windows XP 32 bits or XP 64 bits?.
Windows XP old installation or Windows XP formatting HD?.
Service pack 3 or not?
Chipset MoBo drivers installed or not?

Regards.

[thyristor44]

Re: XP on sata, cant load even with driver.

Blank hard drive, formatted fat32,32bit system and xp. Dont know about mobo drivers, its an old copy of xp but has worked on everything so far except sata. I have a choice of ata or d... something mode for drive. Neither works.

[darkbus]

Re: XP on sata, cant load even with driver.

[QUOTE=thyristor44;167249]Blank hard drive, formatted fat32,32bit system and xp. Dont know about mobo drivers, its an old copy of xp but has worked on everything so far except sata. I have a choice of ata or d... something mode for drive. Neither works.[/QUOTE]

Try and get hold of a windows XP service pack 3 disk. That will have greater support for hardware, XP came out in 2001, so is 10 years old, the service packs will improve both the operating system and the install process.

[thyristor44]

Re: XP on sata, cant load even with driver.

I have managed now, thanks everyone for help.
It revolved around the blank hard drive not quite being blank. I did get acronis disk director to recognise the sata drive in safe mode and formatted it properly and xp loaded.
Thanks once more
thyristor44

[joseram2000]

Re: XP on sata, cant load even with driver.

so you wont have problems detecting sata hd uses a version of Windows XP with service pack 3 which recognizes practically all through no fault of external drivers

[thyristor44]

Re: XP on sata, cant load even with driver.

This version had service pack3 on but I had prepared the hard drive using a live puppy linux cd and I think xp didnt like that even though it was formatted to fat32.
So many variables I have brain fade.

[joseram2000]

Re: XP on sata, cant load even with driver.

another reason may be that the changes are in hd sata raid mode and not as ide, but hey if you're not going to install and do not need the advice

[findeciclo]

Re: XP on sata, cant load even with driver.

If XP doesn't accept your SATA disc, install Win 7. Is sure that 7 will accepts your SATA HD.
Anyway look for pack of SATA drivers, the packs uses with nlite application.
Nlite is an application to change many things on windows XP, skins, install drivers, last updates. But it is to make your oun XP.
So look for these SATA drivers.
Or reinstall windows XP with Service Pack 3 and SATA drivers included. There are many unnatended XP O.S. all over internet.
So install one of them and then sure, sure, sure you will enjoy with your SATA HD.
So on, go to Control Panel, Hardware devices management, and check if your SATA device appears there.
Or maybe it can be inactive. Here you can active your device.
Start button->My PC->Right button->manage(administrate)->storage->Disk Management->

Then you will see all disks attached to your pc, and look for the status, if someone is inactive, active it and then it will works ok.

Regards.

[thyristor44]

Re: XP on sata, cant load even with driver.

I will try 7 but dont have it yet and dont like giving cash to the firm.

[kiss_ro]

Re: XP on sata, cant load even with driver.

The solution is very easy - you need to make a modified XP installation disk with the drivers preinstalled in the boot cd. The problem is that when you'll install from the "F6" option the instalation doesn't copy all the files needed to start the disk / OS. Try "nLite" to manufacture a new XP boot disk and you'll see that is working - it doesn't matter if it's with SP2, SP3 or if the installed driver is WHQL certified or not. The original branded installation CD's are made using the same idea.

Now I saw that "findecilclo" has already gave you this solution...

[stonecityboys]

Re: XP on sata, cant load even with driver.

In win7 i do not had any kind of problem with any drivers.
All hdd etc have been found correctly...
Try it

[joseram2000]

Re: XP on sata, cant load even with driver.

If you xp sp3 reconcoe no hard disk, then the modified test sata in bios.
Put it in IDE mode instead of raid
It has to work if or if