New installation

[Jayzero]

I am about to build a new PC for the first time in five years. I will be
using XP for the first time and will also be using a new SATA hard drive.
Through using google, I have ascertained that I need to have the mobo's SATA
driver on a floppy disk ready to install at the F6 prompt. However, I am
under the impression that the hard drive needs to have been partitioned
and/or formatted prior to this. Can this be done by using a winME start-up
disk and later converting the disk to ntfs format? Or can this all be done
by the XP set-up?

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[joust in jest]

Set your BIOS to boot from CD. Put the XP CD in the drive. Boot from the
CD and use WinXP to partition and format the drive using NTFS.

Tip: Many people find XP installation goes smoother on a bare-bones system
(mobo, CD, hard drive, video card, and nothing else). Personally, I disable
on-board sound, lan, and modem in the BIOS until after I have XP running and
get the mobo drivers installed.

steve


"Jayzero" > wrote in message
...
> I am about to build a new PC for the first time in five years. I will be
> using XP for the first time and will also be using a new SATA hard drive.
> Through using google, I have ascertained that I need to have the mobo's
SATA
> driver on a floppy disk ready to install at the F6 prompt. However, I am
> under the impression that the hard drive needs to have been partitioned
> and/or formatted prior to this. Can this be done by using a winME
start-up
> disk and later converting the disk to ntfs format? Or can this all be done
> by the XP set-up?
>
> --
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> My life needs a rewind/erase button.
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
>
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> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.693 / Virus Database: 454 - Release Date: 31/05/2004
>
>

[Byte]

In additon to jousts's advice, recommend you have no external
peripherals connected, such as printers, scanners, digital cameras, etc.
Just your mouse and keyboard and speakers.

[Jayzero]

Thank you both for your help.


"Byte" > wrote in message
...
> In additon to jousts's advice, recommend you have no external
> peripherals connected, such as printers, scanners, digital cameras, etc.
> Just your mouse and keyboard and speakers.


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[joust in jest]

"Jayzero" > wrote in message
...
> Thank you both for your help.
>
>
> "Byte" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In additon to jousts's advice, recommend you have no external
> > peripherals connected, such as printers, scanners, digital cameras, etc.
> > Just your mouse and keyboard and speakers.
>
>
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> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.698 / Virus Database: 455 - Release Date: 02/06/2004
>
>
You are welcome,
steve