Guest big-ell Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 hi i have a machine with vista on a sata hdd but i have a second sata hdd and i want to install xp on it but no matter what i try when booting from disc it inspects components then goes to blue screen says if you need to install a third party scsi or raid driver press f6 and stays there and it wont carry on any advice would be greatly appreiciated regards big-ell
Guest Jerry Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 Re: xp install help I'm assuming you are booting with the XP CD in the CD-ROM drive. Because XP does not have SATA drivers you must tell it where to find them; that's done by using the floppy you have that has the drivers on it and when asked by the XP install routine you press F6 at the appropriate time and point to the drivers on the floppy. "big-ell" <big-ell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:014C22E9-2DF7-49ED-96AA-160EEC0CA9F6@microsoft.com... > hi i have a machine with vista on a sata hdd but i have a second sata hdd > and > i want to install xp on it but no matter what i try when booting from disc > it > inspects components then goes to blue screen says if you need to install a > third party scsi or raid driver press f6 and stays there and it wont carry > on > > any advice would be greatly appreiciated > > regards big-ell
Guest philo Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 Re: xp install help "big-ell" <big-ell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:014C22E9-2DF7-49ED-96AA-160EEC0CA9F6@microsoft.com... > hi i have a machine with vista on a sata hdd but i have a second sata hdd and > i want to install xp on it but no matter what i try when booting from disc it > inspects components then goes to blue screen says if you need to install a > third party scsi or raid driver press f6 and stays there and it wont carry on > > any advice would be greatly appreiciated > > regards big-ell at that point you need to press F6 and load the SATA drivers... but I'd be cautious about installing XP *after* Vista
Guest Alan Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 Re: xp install help Hi Jerry, What if someone doesn't have a floppy drive on their machine? Can these drivers be loaded via a flash drive or some other method? Alan "Jerry" <ChiefZekeNoSpam@MSN.com> wrote in message news:elbrSYtOJHA.780@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > I'm assuming you are booting with the XP CD in the CD-ROM drive. Because > XP does not have SATA drivers you must tell it where to find them; that's > done by using the floppy you have that has the drivers on it and when > asked by the XP install routine you press F6 at the appropriate time and > point to the drivers on the floppy. > > "big-ell" <big-ell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:014C22E9-2DF7-49ED-96AA-160EEC0CA9F6@microsoft.com... >> hi i have a machine with vista on a sata hdd but i have a second sata hdd >> and >> i want to install xp on it but no matter what i try when booting from >> disc it >> inspects components then goes to blue screen says if you need to install >> a >> third party scsi or raid driver press f6 and stays there and it wont >> carry on >> >> any advice would be greatly appreiciated >> >> regards big-ell > >
Guest Xandros Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 Re: xp install help Actually XP with SP2 or SP3 does not require additional drivers to recognize SATA drives. -- Xandros "Jerry" <ChiefZekeNoSpam@MSN.com> wrote in message news:elbrSYtOJHA.780@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > I'm assuming you are booting with the XP CD in the CD-ROM drive. Because > XP does not have SATA drivers you must tell it where to find them; that's > done by using the floppy you have that has the drivers on it and when > asked by the XP install routine you press F6 at the appropriate time and > point to the drivers on the floppy. > > "big-ell" <big-ell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:014C22E9-2DF7-49ED-96AA-160EEC0CA9F6@microsoft.com... >> hi i have a machine with vista on a sata hdd but i have a second sata hdd >> and >> i want to install xp on it but no matter what i try when booting from >> disc it >> inspects components then goes to blue screen says if you need to install >> a >> third party scsi or raid driver press f6 and stays there and it wont >> carry on >> >> any advice would be greatly appreiciated >> >> regards big-ell > >
Guest Xandros Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 Re: xp install help It sounds like you have a version of XP that has SP1 or lower. If your version of XP has SP2 or SP3 then it should recognize the SATA drive and install XP to it. If you do have an older version of XP then use the slip stream method here http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/slipstream.htm . Keep in mind that you will need a boot manager if you plan to install XP after Vista is already installed. Some BIOS enable you to pick the drive to boot and display a key or key combo to press during startup. If not you will need software to enable you to boot the drive of your choice. BootIt NG can facilitate that. Do a search for it. -- Xandros "big-ell" <big-ell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:014C22E9-2DF7-49ED-96AA-160EEC0CA9F6@microsoft.com... > hi i have a machine with vista on a sata hdd but i have a second sata hdd > and > i want to install xp on it but no matter what i try when booting from disc > it > inspects components then goes to blue screen says if you need to install a > third party scsi or raid driver press f6 and stays there and it wont carry > on > > any advice would be greatly appreiciated > > regards big-ell
Guest peter Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 Re: xp install help Everyone already told you how to install the SATA drivers when Installing XP. I am here to tell you that by leaving the Vista HD hooked up during the XP installation XP will overwrite the Vista Boot sector and you will only be able to boot into XP. Vista has a completely different way of doing a Dual Boot. If your BIOS is capable of displaying the HD boot choice during startup by means of pushing F? then by all means disconnect the Vista HD and then Install XP onto the other HD. If your BIOS is not capable of that you would need to enter the BIOS each time you boot and choose which HD to boot from. If you install XP with the Vista drive connected it will not create a dual boot unless you run the startup repair option from the Vista DVD after you have XP installed. Do a google for Vista dual boot and you will see various programs that you can use to edit the Vista boot sector files. I prefer the 2 separate HD choices with the F? option on boot...easier to undo peter "big-ell" <big-ell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:014C22E9-2DF7-49ED-96AA-160EEC0CA9F6@microsoft.com... > hi i have a machine with vista on a sata hdd but i have a second sata hdd > and > i want to install xp on it but no matter what i try when booting from disc > it > inspects components then goes to blue screen says if you need to install a > third party scsi or raid driver press f6 and stays there and it wont carry > on > > any advice would be greatly appreiciated > > regards big-ell
Guest Ray Parrish Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 Re: xp install help Hello, I've been lurking, now I'll speak, er... type. 8-) The following link is a step by step tutorial with screen shots on how to install Windows XP in a dual boot configuration with Vista when Vista has been installed on the system first. http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_vista_and_xp_with_vista_installed_first__the_stepbystep_guide.htm Later, Ray Parrish peter wrote: > Everyone already told you how to install the SATA drivers when > Installing XP. > I am here to tell you that by leaving the Vista HD hooked up during the > XP installation XP will overwrite > the Vista Boot sector and you will only be able to boot into XP. Vista > has a completely different way of doing a Dual Boot. > If your BIOS is capable of displaying the HD boot choice during startup > by means of pushing F? then by all means disconnect the Vista > HD and then Install XP onto the other HD. > If your BIOS is not capable of that you would need to enter the BIOS > each time you boot and choose which HD to boot from. > If you install XP with the Vista drive connected it will not create a > dual boot unless you run the startup repair option from the Vista DVD > after you have XP installed. > Do a google for Vista dual boot and you will see various programs that > you can use to edit the Vista boot sector files. > I prefer the 2 separate HD choices with the F? option on boot...easier > to undo > > peter > > "big-ell" <big-ell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:014C22E9-2DF7-49ED-96AA-160EEC0CA9F6@microsoft.com... >> hi i have a machine with vista on a sata hdd but i have a second sata >> hdd and >> i want to install xp on it but no matter what i try when booting from >> disc it >> inspects components then goes to blue screen says if you need to >> install a >> third party scsi or raid driver press f6 and stays there and it wont >> carry on >> >> any advice would be greatly appreiciated >> >> regards big-ell > -- http://www.rayslinks.com/ Web index of human reviewed links. <http://www.rayslinks.com/Troubleshooting%20and%20fixing%20Windows.html> Trouble shooting and Fixing Windows http://www.writingsoftheschizophrenic.com My poetry in web pages
Guest Alan Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 Re: xp install help Hi Xandros, I did a Window XP repair install on my Dell computer a month ago to fix my Help and Support using the SP2 Installation CD supplied by Dell. Although my machine doesn't have RAID, the computer does use the Intel RAID Bios. I didn't press the F6 key when prompted to press it if I needed to load other drivers. However, about 5 minutes into the Installation, a dialog box popped up and prompted me for the location of the RAID SATA drivers. I had to navigate to a place on my hard drive to where the drivers were located in order to continue with the installation. Is it because I'm using a Dell XP CD that I had to manually load the SATA drivers? Alan "Xandros" <arron.neus*remove*@gmail.com> wrote in message news:%23OMXFquOJHA.2312@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Actually XP with SP2 or SP3 does not require additional drivers to > recognize SATA drives. > > -- > > Xandros > > > "Jerry" <ChiefZekeNoSpam@MSN.com> wrote in message > news:elbrSYtOJHA.780@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> I'm assuming you are booting with the XP CD in the CD-ROM drive. Because >> XP does not have SATA drivers you must tell it where to find them; that's >> done by using the floppy you have that has the drivers on it and when >> asked by the XP install routine you press F6 at the appropriate time and >> point to the drivers on the floppy. >> >> "big-ell" <big-ell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:014C22E9-2DF7-49ED-96AA-160EEC0CA9F6@microsoft.com... >>> hi i have a machine with vista on a sata hdd but i have a second sata >>> hdd and >>> i want to install xp on it but no matter what i try when booting from >>> disc it >>> inspects components then goes to blue screen says if you need to install >>> a >>> third party scsi or raid driver press f6 and stays there and it wont >>> carry on >>> >>> any advice would be greatly appreiciated >>> >>> regards big-ell >> >> > >
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