Installing a SATA hard disk

[scarface]

Im about to install a SATA 1 hard disk on socket A motherboard and according to what I read I need to install the sata drivers by means of a floppy disk.

Problem is , there is no floppy drive mounted on the pc, and don't even have a floppy disk ! lol

Is there a way to avoid using a floppy ????

[Stewwi]

Originally posted by scarface
Im about to install a SATA 1 hard disk on socket A motherboard and according to what I read I need to install the sata drivers by means of a floppy disk.

Problem is , there is no floppy drive mounted on the pc, and don't even have a floppy disk ! lol

Is there a way to avoid using a floppy ????


u need the floppy when installing windows on it. If windows is already installed just plug it in windows will find it.

[scarface]

Originally posted by Stewwi
u need the floppy when installing windows on it. If windows is already installed just plug it in windows will find it.

no it will be a fresh windows installation. the previous hard disk just died (fcukin maxtor)

[Stewwi]

Originally posted by scarface
no it will be a fresh windows installation. the previous hard disk just died (fcukin maxtor)

ull have install a floppy drive for the instalation and the drivers can be found on the mobo cd, suppost ull find an option to create a floppy disk with the drivers


oh and when the windows installation starts press f6

[Pirvy]

you probably dont even need a floppy disk - you can set your motherboard in the bios to make your sata ports 'emulate' parallel ata boards. i remember this was possible on 865/nforce boards dunno if it still applies

[johnmaclane]

socket A needs the driver

[scarface]

heh ok mela issa nara x namel
thanks alissa

[Liquid]

regarding the floppy you can make it using the mother drivers, at least my asus has it

I did not use any floppy to install the sata and my windows is on it (socket 939 though), just try it u

[wolverine]

did you manage to install without a floppy?

cos the psu im getting doesnt have a floppy connector :| and i dont know an alternative how to install the sata drive

tho i have an ide hard disk, so maybe i install windows on it and then install the drive when i start windows (i still need windows to be on the sata drive) or stick the floppy drive to another psu

but still sucks as a solution, cant you install them from cd / pendrive / something ?

[scarface]

li tista tamel huwa tikkonfigerja windows biex isibhom mill-ewwel is-sata u b ekk meta tinstalla l-windows isibha wahdu , but it takes some time and patience.

jien li amilt hadt is-sata jien u l-ide tiei tajtha lit tfajla lol

[hex4]

badboy is expert in SATA

ask him