Ok, so I spend 2500 on an HP laptop, go to install XP Pro and realize that I have no floppy drive to F6 the SATA controller drivers. Even worse, I realize I have no floppy on my desktop which I have owned for a year now and cant unzip the files from HP that require a floppy to install.

Calling HP was no help, they told me to live without the SATA support and turn it off in the BIOS.

Anyways, does anyone know how I can maybe add these to an XP CD or load them from a flash drive?

Thanks again

Travis

Integrate Them!!

(I think this also allows you to use $OEM$ folders)

http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/36/

It requires reburning, modding and stuff but shouldn't be a problem if you are making an unattended disc. If you're not, you'll need halfanhour and a cd-rw.

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=81169

download these drivers: http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=175

lookup your SATA controller on the HP website

ONLY add that specific driver to your CD via nlite (TEXTMODE!)

If it doesn't work - make sure OEMPREINSTALL=No

Additionally it could help to delete the HP Recovery partition (if any) and to revert the BIOS back to default settings - otherwise I had some problems with missing files during setup (curious!) or it won't boot from CD ...

Sorry to bump this, but i'm having the exact same problem

I have recently bought a HP laptop, and I refuse to live with the default OEM Windows XP Home edition install....yuck

So I put in my Windows XP Pro SP2 CD and..... Hard Drive not detected

I really cant be fussed with making a fresh Windows XP Pro SP2 CD with integrated SATA drivers, so I was wondering if I could do something like this:

1) Turn off SATA in the BIOS (There's a clear option for it - "For legacy systems" its says)

2) Install Windows XP Pro SP2

3) Install *THIS*

4) Turn SATA back on in the BIOS

Would this work? Or once i've turned SATA off in the BIOS, does it really have to stay off?

Any/all help very much appreciated!

John

the two posts above yours have the answer to your question you should have read

the two posts above yours have the answer to your question you should have read

I did, and they dont!

If you read my post, I said i'm NOT looking to integrate drivers or anything.

I really cant be fussed with making a fresh Windows XP Pro SP2 CD with integrated SATA drivers, so I was wondering if I could do something like this:

1) Turn off SATA in the BIOS (There's a clear option for it - "For legacy systems" its says)

2) Install Windows XP Pro SP2

3) Install *THIS*

4) Turn SATA back on in the BIOS

Once you've done that, you'll probably get a NO_ACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE error. I don't even think you'll be able to install the Intel SATA driver and application with SATA disabled in the BIOS... It will probably say it can't find a SATA controller and abort.

You could try an external usb floppy drive dont know if this would be available whilst runing setup though.

Regards

Colin Bate

I really cant be fussed with making a fresh Windows XP Pro SP2 CD with integrated SATA drivers, so I was wondering if I could do something like this:

1) Turn off SATA in the BIOS (There's a clear option for it - "For legacy systems" its says)

2) Install Windows XP Pro SP2

3) Install *THIS*

4) Turn SATA back on in the BIOS

Once you've done that, you'll probably get a NO_ACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE error. I don't even think you'll be able to install the Intel SATA driver and application with SATA disabled in the BIOS... It will probably say it can't find a SATA controller and abort.

Ah ok.

I tell you what, i'll give it a go, and post the results here.

John

You could try an external usb floppy drive dont know if this would be available whilst runing setup though.

Regards

Colin Bate

I was thinking about this, but AFAIK, the Windows XP installer wont detect USB devices

Edited September 1, 200619 yr by *John*

there is nothing against driver integration ...

I was thinking about this, but AFAIK, the Windows XP installer wont detect USB devices

Actually, yes it will.. Some things it can detect and see as drives.. Some USB floppy drives with the right motherboard and bios combination.. Not to get to specific, but I cant say it will work with all motherboard and drive combinations. I know for a fact it does work though.