In order to install windows xp at least on a sata drive whose controller is not included by default on the xp installation media, you have to press f6 key once the installation sequence starts in order to load any 3rd party sataraid driver. When the bios is set to raid mode, the raid driver must be installed before you install the os. Installing windows xp with a 3rd party sataraid driver software. Msi p6ngml sata raidahci floppy driver for xpvista.
Download amd ahci compatible sata raid controllers driver. I configured the bios for raid when i load windows xp pro oem i hit f6 to install the raid driver. Not all usb floppy drives are natively supported by the microsoft windows xp installation. On starting the xp installation, i hit f6 and select the correct controller from the list. Aug 06, 2005 when enabled by appropriate software, the sata controller raid or ahci is properly recognized by the system and all of its features are made accessible. Jun 21, 2007 my computer doesnt have a floppy drive. Install xp on sata system with no floppy simpswr, thank you for the advice, however, the dimension 8400s do not have a standard floppy driver controller there is nowhere to even plug a floppy cable into the motherboard. Build a pc creating sata drivers floppy do i need a.
Oct 17, 2009 i have a new computer with a gigabyte gaep45ud3p mother board. Downloads for intel rapid storage technology intel rst. Select via serial or whichever controller your motherboard supports ata raid controller windows xp. Aug 07, 2006 the windows xp sp 2 has sata drivers and does not ask forr a floopy, it will pick up the hard drive, the sata drivers are easyily avalible, just copy to a disk and thenin case the system asks. Install windows xp on sata without a floppy f6 my nix. You will be asked to press the s key to load the sata drivers, which you should now see on your usb fdd. I have the sata controller drivers and have made the relevant floppy disk. The rest of this article assumes that you have to install windows xp on sata disk. Press the f6 key when you see the message press f6 if you need to install a sataraid driver.
If not, it might just have the driver on it, in which case youll have to create the. Raid driver is required for installing windows xp on a. Sataraid card driver windows xp home and professional. Download msi p6ngml sata raidahci floppy driver for. However, most desktop computers and all laptops dont come with a floppy drive these days, and what makes it worse is you cannot use anything else such as a usb stick to put the drivers. Download msi p6ngml sata raidahci floppy driver for windows. After the raid is set up on the drives and controller, you will have to have the drivers on a usb or floppy drive, inserted into the pc, before you boot.
To install an windows 2000 or xp on a sata raid hard drive, a floppy drive or usb floppy drive and floppy disk with the correct raid drivers. Sometimes installing windows can be a truly challenging problem. Nvidia mcp61mcp68 sata raid driver preinstall driver, press f6 during windows setup to read from floppy os. I can get the os to go past the f6 portion and i slipstreamed the toshiba raid driver into a copy of xp tablet 2005 but after.
Installing windows xp with a 3rd party sataraid driver. Need sata drivers for new xp install windows xp home and. In situations like this, you need to load the necessary drivers from a floppy disk at the. Press the f6 key when you see the message press f6 if you need to install a sata raid driver. The intel rapid storage technology intel rst floppy driver 17.
Install xp on sata system with no floppy dell community. Installing windows xp with f6 ahciraid drivers from dvd. Jul 05, 2011 you can install directly to a sata drive by giving xp the drivers prior to installation which can be done by using an f6 floppy or by integrating using nlite, instructions below or you can install it to an ide drive, install the sata drivers afterwards, and move the virtual hard disk to a sata controller. Sata raid driver is for users who plan to install windows os on sata sataii hdds with raid functions.
You might need to enter the system bios and set the usb emulation mode to floppy. Unable to install the ahci or raid driver using the f6 installation procedure because the system does not have a floppy drive. Download a floppy sata raid driver, extract it to floppy disk and then when installing xp, you need to press f6 at the specified time to install the driver. Jun 29, 2010 need sata drivers for new xp install posted in windows xp home and professional. Jan 10, 2008 adding raid or serial ata drivers to your windows cd will save you the trouble of using a floppy disc to manually install them every time you reformat. How to fix it use one of these methods to resolve the issue. If you are goinig to install winxp on a laptop, the best way is to embed the sata driver in your windows cd. Amd ahci compatible raid driver for floppy installation thinkpad x100e. Aug 19, 2005 installing sata drivers pre xp installation posted in hardware, components and peripherals. Installing windows xp on a serial ata hard drive is not an easy task, because the system does not recognize sata drivers at startup.
Xp setup will often ask for an sata or raid driver floppy disk to be inserted especially for newer sata systems. In addition to that, the computer will have the ability to read all adapter characteristics, such as model and manufacturer, and will also be able to manage physical disk drives through the. If your usb floppy drive is not recognized, try a different usb floppy. Build a pc creating sata drivers floppy do i need a floppy. Windows xp install cd never gained the ability to install directly onto this sata, ahci and raid enabled storage controllers. If you do not plan to use raid functions, it is not necessary to make a sata raid driver usb stick. Putting my raidsata drivers on my xp cd because i have no. Hi, i want to attempt a windows xp professional repair on a dell dimension 8400. It says to put it in the floppy drive and hit enter. Install ahci raid driver under windows xp on aimb780. Windows xp does not provide drivers for all the sata controllers, therefore, during the installation procedure, the user must insert a floppy with the drivers that came in. How can i install windows xp on a computer with no floppy drive that uses sata drives. Boot to win 7, load the drivers, once loaded, you will see only one drive, format and install win 7. Step 4 introduce windows to your drivers now that weve added our raidsata driver files to the mix, we need to tell windows setup about the existence of these drivers and how to use them.
Installing sata drivers pre xp installation hardware. Now insert the floppy disk containing the sata drivers into your floppy drive. Copy the raid driver from the tools and drivers dvd to a usb floppy drive. Amd ahci compatible sata raid controllers driver make floppy disk ver. Raid driver is required for installing windows xp on a sata. Need link to sata driver download for f6 floppy for xp. This workaround involves inserting the sataraid drivers into a.
How do i install windows xp on a sata drive without a floppy. Installing windows xp with f6 ahciraid drivers from usb only. This tends to be the case if you have a special type of storage, such as serial ata or a raid device. Now that weve added our raidsata driver files to the mix, we need to tell windows setup about the existence of these drivers and how to use them. Need link to sata driver download for f6 floppy for. No floppy drive for f6 install of raid driver intel. 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. We have just purchased 20 new fujitsu siemens s7020 laptops. Sataraid card driver posted in windows xp home and professional. Dec 18, 2012 in order to install windows xp at least on a sata drive whose controller is not included by default on the xp installation media, you have to press f6 key once the installation sequence starts in order to load any 3rd party sata raid driver. I own a dell dimension 8400 and i just installed a seagate 160gb sata hard drive. The usb floppy drive must be connected directly to a usb port on the workstation. To use raid functions, you need to make a sata raid driver usb stick before you install the operation system, such as windows 10.
Amd ahci compatible raid driver for floppy installation for. Connect the usb floppy drive to a usb port on the workstation. Windows xp install driver for sata floppy is not found 2nd time. Ich10r sata raid driver will not load on setup microsoft. I press f6 and it only looks for a floppy drive and doesnt give me the option to look anywhere else. It has two sata hard drives so i will probably need to have some drivers on a floppy drive when the repair sequence comes to the screen which asks you to press f6 if you need any special drivers. Install raid from usb flash drive before os installation.
Dec 23, 2005 i had a similar problem with xp and raid. Since the chenbro case does not have space for a floppy drive and the. Adding raid or serial ata drivers to your windows cd will save you the trouble of using a floppy disc to manually install them every time you reformat. Windows will next ask you to select a driver from the provided list. In situations like this, you need to load the necessary drivers from a floppy disk at the beginning of the setup process. Help please, sata raid driver install with xp december. Actually you will see these kinds of warning messages refer to the following picture twice during windows xp installation.
Amd ahci compatible raid driver for floppy installation. Download silicon image sii3112sil3512 raid driver 1. Need sata drivers for new xp install posted in windows xp home and professional. To load windows xp onto a sata drive you need to proceed as follows. Intel optane memory user interface and driver for system acceleration. Apr 04, 2009 my external usb floppy drive arrived today so i copied the contents of the \drivers\chipset\ xp \raid7xx folder to a floppy and tried installing with that. I have a new computer with a gigabyte gaep45ud3p mother board. Intel sataahciraid driver make floppy disk windows 7. Is there more needed than what the manual states on the floppy. If you are going to install winxp on a desktop, you can give the sata driver by means of a floppy when installing wizard ask you press f6 if you need to install a third party scsi or raid driver. The problem is that windows xp doesnt contain the necessary drivers to allow windows to see the drive so that windows can install it. Now you can download an intel sata ahci raid controllers driver creating a driver disk v.