Re: Brian K and Tom Scales

I really need an exact sequence of events if I'm going to give this one more
try.
I don't see SATA AHCI in the BIOS. Is that the same thing as RAID On?
Provided it is...
Put the XP SP 2 cd in the bootable optical drive
Insert the floppy that those Matrix Storage device drivers (unzipped)
Turn off the computer
Turn it back on, hit F2 to enter the BIOS
I make the change to RAID On, save and exit.
I get a message saying to press any key to boot from the CD
THEN WHAT? Is this when I hit the F6 key to load the storage device
drivers?
Will XP then continue reformat the drive and reinstall?


"Brian K" <remove_this@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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If you can't get SATA AHCI working, I'd start again. Delete the WinXP
partition. Choose SATA AHCI (or whatever the correct AHCI is for your
computer) in the BIOS. Boot from the WinXP CD and load SATA drivers from a
floppy by pressing F6. You have all the other drivers now so it shouldn't
take too much time.




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