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I need to run a repair install on Windows XP on a Seagate SATA drive. It's plugged into an ASUS motherboard. The repair doesn't recognize the partition (unknown) and from what I understand, that's because I need to load the SATA drivers before I proceed.
David
Posted 2011-06-07T08:48:02.807
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Sometimes, like it sounds in your case - You will need to load SATA drivers during a repair / install. When the XP disc is loading - It will say something similar to 'Press F6 to load SATA drivers' - This will begin a search on the floppy drive.
If you download the drivers for your motherboard, you should be able to find them from asus support site, extract them onto a floppy disc and your good to go.
steve
Posted 2011-06-07T08:48:02.807
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don't have a floppy disc drive. If i burn the drivers to a CD-rom will that work? And do I just get the standard SATA drivers for my moterboard? – David – 2011-06-07T09:36:25.110
A CD might work - As long as you have two drives. Your XP CD is in one - Might be able to take it out temporarily though. Yes standard SATA drivers should be fine. – steve – 2011-06-07T09:40:41.673
I'm having a go with this: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Windows-XP-On-SATA-Without-a-Floppy-F6-47807.shtml
– David – 2011-06-07T10:05:26.153nope, didn't work.. – David – 2011-06-07T10:43:04.933
What about it didn't work? Did you get an error? – uSlackr – 2011-06-07T11:35:21.827
With XP, ONLY a floppy will work...It will not search anywhere else but A:. You will need an external floppy drive to move forward. – KCotreau – 2011-06-07T11:40:24.833
If you did not have the proper Sata driver, setup would not see the hard drive at all. Unknown partition is a sign of another more serious problem. – Moab – 2011-06-07T10:53:26.883