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. One of the first things youll see is the above option to press f6. I believe this is the only way to get sata drives working. 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. Installing the operating system onto a raid volumef6.
How can windows xp setupf6 use a usb flash drive instead of a floppy drive to find drivers for a sata hard drive. Windows xp 64bit,windows xp 32bit,windows vista 64bit,windows vista 32bit,windows 8. The computer seems to have an ich9 sata controller, so i got the driver files from intel and put them on a floppy disk. When i do a normal installation i have to put a floppy drive in with my sata harddrive driver files and i press f6 right at the start of the installation. Researching the internet, i discovered that windows needs an ahci controller driver and that i could either use f6 to install the correct driver from a floppy disk during setup or slipstream the driver into a windows installation cd using a. Usually windows drivers can be installed when installation of the windows itself is complete.
Motherboard manufacturers started to implement the new standard years ago, when the technology was young and expensive. Now, as the sata hdd prices have lowered to a level where anybody can afford to. In order to install windows xp at least on a sata drive whose controller is not included by default on the xp installation media. When you press f6 the loading process continues normally, but it will ask the driver before the menu installation, repair, leave.
Then during the textmode phase of the setup process we press f6 key to install a third party scsi or raid driver. The chart below shows the circumstances in which you must use the f6 installation method during an operating system installation. Once raid is set up and you go through the f6 raid driver procedure, the installation of windows xp should continue normally. In addition, it has some really interesting articles on cuttingedge hardware on the front page. But this version is very rare as the operating system and download the driver sata, hdd or hard drive. Installing windows xp on a sata drive open sourcery. This way works great for 3d video card drivers, sound drivers, network drivers etc.
When you want to install windows xp, you need to press f6 to provide the sata driver that will allow it to find your sata hard drive and thus use. When the following press f6 if you need to install a third party scsi and raid driver message is displayed in the lower part of the screen press f6 key. Press the esc key to exit the bios setup utility and reboot the workstation using the windows xp installation media. If the sata controller is recognized during setup without special drivers, then you can complete the installation. When installing xp to a physical machine with a sata disk there are drivers available that allow installation of xp on a physical sata disk. Both these drives sets have been inserted in to the xp disk and an iso image burned. I tried to load the sata drivers at f6 during installation, but without a floppy drive i cant do this. Installing xp home to a sata i can not load the drivers at. 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. Note after installing the operating system, if your system keeps rebooting automatically, refer to the following recommended solutions. Windows xp install sata driver f6 weathersoftwaress diary. If you have a system which uses a sata ahci hdd controller, also add that driver too if it is present.
Everyone who uses sataraid face a problem during installation of xp. Install windows xp on sata without a floppy f6 rockmanx. Installing windows xp with f6 ahciraid drivers from dvd. Wasted hours to try with a floppy disk, driver would load with f6 in setup, but wouldnt after the xp setup started to copy the files to the hard drive. On starting the xp installation, i hit f6 and select the correct controller from the list. To reconize hdd we need to press f6 for third party driver installation. Share flag this conversation is currently closed to new comments. Watch carefully as the windows xp installation progresses and look carefully at the text at the bottom of each screen. If your win xp cd, does not support your sata controller, you will need to load drivers to uses at f6. Windows xp install crashes when bios is set to ahci.
Installing sata drivers pre xp installation hardware. Moreover, we need the drivers for the sata controller provided by the manufacturer. See here for a list of ahci drivers included with the f6 xp install process used in e2b. This makes easy to add support of controllers with nonstandard layout of control registers. Sometimes installing windows can be a truly challenging problem. When you install win xp, setup can not find your hard drive. If your sata drive supports ahci, you can use the f6 driver diskette during windows xp setup. This will not install the driver, it will only extract the driver files to. Using the drive mode during boot, enter the bios setup by pressing f2. With problematic driver being included in the installation package you can install windows xp on your sata hddbutthe installation package is on the hdd. Sata drivers slipstream into windows xp cd page 15. Installing windows xp on a serial ata hard drive is not an easy task, because the system does not recognize sata drivers at startup. Ive never really messed around with doing the f6 installation of raid drivers when installing xp.
How to add sata drivers to a windows xp installation disc. Unattended xp pro installation and sata drivers normally. Windows xp still requires drivers for some early sata controllers even if you set them to ide. Whats f6 floppy drivers for windows xp installation. After the initial setup, check for driver updates from the os or controller manufacturer. Raidsata slipstream in xp no f6 needed while installation. Problem installing windows xp pro 64bit with f6 ahci driver. Recover your windows operating system with the automated system recovery function. Install windows xp from an iso on a usb drive onto a sata hard disk without nlite using easy2boot duration.
The scsi f6 floppy based driver for xp is included in workstation. After the extraction is completed, the driver files can be found in. 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. Standard windows xp installation can only read sata drivers files. When press f6 if you need to install a thirdparty scsi or raid driver. 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. Insert the installation cd of windows xp and boot up the computer. How to add sata drivers to a windows xp installation disc youtube. The f6 installation method allows you to install a thirdparty mass storage driver during windows setup. The message displays during textmode phase at the beginning of windows xp setup. Sata drivers load in windows xp setup on dual boot or sata drivers slipstream into. How to install windows xp with builtin f6 floppy drivers for ahciraid disk using.
You will be asked to press the s key to load the sata drivers, which you should now see on your usb fdd. Unable to install the ahci or raid driver using the f6 installation procedure because the system does not have a floppy drive. Press f6 if you need to install a third party scsi or raid driver. Installing windows xp with f6 ahciraid drivers from usb only.
Sata drivers slipstream into windows xp cd windows 7. I need the correct intel chipset drivers that i can install using f6 in the process. Need sata driver for dell e520 december 2008 forums cnet. How to install xp pro drivers from usb no floppy super user. Sata hard drives have become more and more appreciated tending to substitute the ide drives due to the increasing speed they offer.
The original windows xp installation cd, a freeware application named nlite and a blank cd. All of which prompts me to ask is there a sata driver for xp tha works with workstation. You can identify your ahci controller using the list disk controller pci ids l menu. I have the sata controller drivers and have made the relevant floppy disk. Select windows xp 32bit or 64bit windows xp if this is the case. Install ahci raid driver under windows xp on aimb780. Implemeted virtual addressing for controller registers. I opened the zip file and found a utility that creates an xp installation driver floppy image.
When i first tried to install xp, i got the bsod during the first phase of the installation process. 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. The latest windows xp sata raid drivers for my vt8237 were easily located on this site. Load sata controller drivers with a floppy disk is the best way. At the windows setup screen this should be the second screen after installation starts you should see, at the bottom of the screen, a message saying. To download the sata driver, go to the website of the manufacturer of your motherboard. Unless it is cdrom of the windows xp sp2 application being completed the blue back occurs at last stage of boot. Ich6 sata f6 driver i accept the terms in the license agreement. Installing sata drivers pre xp installation posted in hardware, components and peripherals. Raid driver is required for installing windows xp on a. I installed asus sata driver after windows xp was installed. Raid driver is required for installing windows xp on a sata.
Install windows xp on sata without a floppy f6 my nix. Disable the nativesata in the bios if the bios provides an option to disable the nativesata configuration in the bios, do the following steps. How to inject sata drivers ahci after xp installation. Cannot install on sata drive, f6 wont work techspot forums. If you are attempting to install xp and you really do need to add the sata driver using the f6 method, then you do have an option with the driver package file you downloaded. I am using an asus p5w64ws mb, xp pro sp3, and an older 74gb wd raptor.
Installing windows xp with a 3rd party sataraid driver. Note press f6 during windows setup to read from floppy. Sata driver for win xp 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. Install windows xp on sata without a floppy f6 my nix world. 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. When the installation begins, i press f6 and install the ich9 driver. But in some cases those who dont have floppy drive or sometimes floppy currupts floppy is not reliable anymoremost people dont have a usb floppy drive. Press the f6 key when you see the message press f6 if you need to install a sataraid driver. When windows prompts you shown at the bottom of screen, press the f6 key to install the third party drivers for the serial ata hard drive you do not have a floppy drive in this case, you need to unzip the drivers for the sata controller and use the nlite software to integrate them on the windows xp installation cd. Download a floppy sataraid driver, extract it to floppy disk and then when installing xp, you need to press f6 at the specified time to install the driver. After pressing f6, setup will load some more files, then ask if there are. I burned an iso of windows xp which i found here on mdl and changed the bios setting from raid to ahci.
The sata controller driver can usually be found on the cd or website of the system, motherboard or sata controller card manufacturer. I integrated the sata driver with help of your tutorial, voila, worked at the second try, the first try i forgot to remove the floppy disk. 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 the package along with. No floppy drive for f6 install of raid driver intel. The xp goes through it loading f6 selected and i get to the end where.
Im trying to do a repair install, but i cant get to the setup screen. We have just purchased 20 new fujitsu siemens s7020 laptops. Serial ata sata drives are the latest in the hard drive fashion and, in theory, installing windows on the drive should prove relatively simple. Hp notebook pcs how to add serial ata sata drives to a. Sata controller is in ahciraid mode, so you need to use f6 floppy disk supplied by hardware vendor. What do i do with these driver files and how do i get around the need to press f6 because with it being unattended i imagine that this is not going to be an option. Fixed bug too long delay in hdd cache flushing code.
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