Q: I tried to install Windows XP Home on a newly built PC. My SATA HDD is properly installed, but is not recognized by the XP installer. I know I need to install drivers for the HDD, but I have no floppy, so when I need to install A: nothing happens.
What can I do? I have at my disposal:
portable USB 2.0 USB Zip HDD
portable drive
another PC . but no floppy (
TIA
Re:Drivers MUST be on a floppy unless you slipstream them onto the Windows installer CD (more trouble than it's worth).
Who doesn't have 2 or 3 old floppies lying on the shelf? Pull one out of another computer temporarily or buy one (or invest in a USB Floppy if you do repair work).
If I were you I would install a floppy. I'd never go without one on a system that needed drivers loaded. What happens if you ever need to run a repair install, a boot sector repair or just access the repair console in the future? You'll be up the creek without a floppy.
Much as they're trying to phase them out, I would never own a system without a floppy. Still required for trouble shooting if nothing else.
Re:Originally posted by: guy
don't u have another machine….(Like the one youj are using right now to post/reply). Download the drivers from the manufacturer's site and burn it into a cd or usb drive and then transfer it over.
IIRC, the F6 process redirects you to the A drive (diskette) and does not give you the option of browsing, so putting the drivers on a cd/usb drive won't help.
Re:don't u have another machine….(Like the one youj are using right now to post/reply). Download the drivers from the manufacturer's site and burn it into a cd or usb drive and then transfer it over.
Re:What motherboard is it, exactly?
Re:As far as I know, the mighty "hit F6 to add additional drivers" is a floppy only process. Could you slipstream the needed drivers onto a XP cd? You would not need to permanently install the floppy, just lay it inside the PC for the install process.
Re:was hoping to find a solution where I don't have to do that
I haven't used a floppy in 2 years…it kills me that I need one to build a pc :confused:
Re:Buy a floppy drive, maybe? They only cost about $12.00 -> problem solved.
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