SATA Question

[Vyx]

If your installing a SATA drive, not in raid but just a single drive, do you need to install drivers or anything?

Like when first setting up windows, it said press "key" to install scsi or raid driver. I dont need to do anything like that right?

This is with onboard SATA if that matters...and there is no floppy drive on the computer im trying to install it on...

[VHockey86]

It depends on the SATA chipset and the version of windows you are using.

Windows XP w/ SP2 on the install disc should work with just about any standard SATA controller.

When you get to the partitioning stage of the install...and if it sees your drive(s) - then you are fine.

[Vyx]

Thanks.

It's a Dell dimension 4700 I'm repairing for a friend. I get everything all backed up, all the drivers on a jump drive when it occured to me that i might need a sata driver. I look down and there is no floppy drive and i had no idea what to do lol.

[carl33p]

For the most part, SATA should be plug and play. Although i have seen many people run into problems, wanting drivers to install and whatnot.

[TheBigCarp321]

My board requires me to make a driver disk during the xp install. I have the 939-dualsata2