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  1. August 16th, 2004, 11:26 PM #1
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    WinXP install doesn't see drive

     
    hello again
    its me project vegas with another wonderful question
    ok here we go i just got my new hd from western digitial
    caviar 80 g hd sata , my bios identifies the hd but when i try
    to install windows it says windows did not find and hard drives installed
    on your computer so here iam overloaded on caffine wanting to get my
    baby going again i need help please
    thanks in advance
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  2. August 16th, 2004, 11:34 PM #2
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    winXP??

    you have to get the sata driver on the floppy...when you first start the windows XP install it will flash on the bottom of the screen "press f6 for third party drivers" (or similar)...so press that and then after a while it'll ask for the floppy
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  3. August 16th, 2004, 11:40 PM #3
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    yes i tried that where can i get the sata driver i got my harddrive oem or can i get it from asus ??
    thanks john prophet
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  4. August 17th, 2004, 12:04 AM #4
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    anyone else have this problem seriously please i need help
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  5. August 17th, 2004, 12:05 AM #5
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    the sata driver comes with the motherboard or the sata controller....

    what motherboard is it?

    (details, details)
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  6. August 17th, 2004, 12:06 AM #6
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    asus p4s80d thank you

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  7. August 17th, 2004, 12:07 AM #7
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    The driver would be for the motherboard, NOT the hard drive.

    Knowing the motherboard model would be a big help!!!!!!!!!!!

    EDIT - That's a P4S800D

    http://www.asus.com/support/download...05.zip~zaqwedc
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  8. August 17th, 2004, 12:13 AM #8
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    evil rick you are a lifesaver thankyou thankyou

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  9. August 17th, 2004, 12:18 AM #9
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    ER..stealing my thunder again! lol
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  10. August 17th, 2004, 12:41 AM #10
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    so evil rick how can i make this a bootable disk ??
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  11. August 17th, 2004, 12:45 AM #11
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    well that link is a zip file..so u unzip it...then you put the files on a floppy..it doesn thave ot be a bootable floppy cuz your not going to boot from it

    when you unzip it there will probably be some "loose" files sitting there...like .inf .vxd .sys files etc....put them on the floppy...but there might be a pdf manual and a folder named "gui"...you dont need those for the initial install and they wont fit on the floppy anyway
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  12. August 17th, 2004, 12:48 AM #12
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    how about these files .dll .cab .cat . inf .mpd

    thanks again
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  13. August 17th, 2004, 12:50 AM #13
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    those files you mentioned above are needed exept the PDF file or manual
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    there is no manual or pdf lol
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  15. August 17th, 2004, 12:51 AM #15
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    yeah..all the loose files sitting there...I just named a few..but not the pdf manual or gui folder
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    loose folders meaning what im lost here
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  17. August 17th, 2004, 01:13 AM #17
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    uhh.."loose" as in "not in a folder"
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    there's alot of loose files none are in a folder
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  19. August 17th, 2004, 01:22 AM #19
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    then get em all......

    I was looking at an unzipped raid driver and guessing what yours had in it

    the one I was looking at had a pdf manual and also a folder named "gui"

    but if you dont have that just put everything that unzips on the floppy


    one way to think abou tit is..if you right click all those files and do "properties" and they will all fit on the floppy then put em all on..the install will choose which files it wants etc....i was just thinking maybe there was a manual and other stuff that wont fit on the floppy
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    what do you mean could you possibly download the file and talk me through it
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