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XP - Sata Install problem
08-10-2007 5:52 PM
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XP is giving me a hard time, having asked me if I want to create a parition on the target drive it then says it needs to copy some files across but that is can't because the drive doesn't have a valid boot sector for XP.
If I have to I guess I could put a drive in another machine format is and try again. I remember the days when XP didn't recognise SATA drives without extra drivers during install, but surely as it can see all three this isn't the problem any more?
Any ideas for a quick solution?
Re: XP - Sata Install problem
08-10-2007 5:58 PM
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Can you try disconnecting the two drives you aren't going to use and trying to install on the remaining one as I suspect it is trying to put some files on one of the other SATA drives
Re: XP - Sata Install problem
08-10-2007 6:04 PM
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08-10-2007 6:24 PM
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08-10-2007 6:35 PM
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I seem to remember reported problems using the off chip SATA port on some motherboards
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08-10-2007 6:46 PM
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08-10-2007 7:04 PM
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08-10-2007 7:23 PM
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Re: XP - Sata Install problem
08-10-2007 7:26 PM
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I think it was two problems. One being the three drives, the other I noticed that the floppy activity light was staying on, once I disconnected the floppy and reduced to one disk it seems happy to install.
I think I have seen this before when a badly connected floppy hangs the system. Which keep the floppy light on power or data cable connected wrongly?
Re: XP - Sata Install problem
08-10-2007 7:30 PM
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08-10-2007 7:51 PM
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08-10-2007 8:33 PM
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Re: XP - Sata Install problem
09-10-2007 9:01 AM
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Quote from: God Like you I didn't think it was possible to cable a floppy the wrong way anymore!
I was cabling up a PC the other week and when I came to the Floppy I followed convention of pin 1 next door to the power socket. I later discovered it was reversed.
PCs generally don't come with floppy drives these days anyway (no-one needs them any more :-\) and an external USB device is usually offered.
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Re: XP - Sata Install problem
09-10-2007 10:38 AM
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Thanks for you help folks.
Re: XP - Sata Install problem
09-10-2007 12:06 PM
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"Try booting from a bootable floppy" no floppy drive installed.
'Keyboard failure...press f1 to continue' !!!!
'Modem failure....download fresh drivers from the maker's site !!!
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