Can I set up a SATA hard drive as Primary and install Windows XP

[Stuart]

I only have one hard drive and want to set it up as the primary drive. I put
the Windows XP CD in the drive but when I asked it to set up Windows it said
it couldn't find a hard drive. When i clicked it to set a partition I got
the Windows blue screen of death and had to physically shut the computer
down.
Any help welcome
regards.... Stuart

[Andrew E.]

You can do two options,download the DOS utility from the hd mfg,boot
to it on a floppy disk,then do a format,low-level or full,then retry xp.
Or and you may need to anyway,when booting to xp cd,press the F6 option,
then press S at screen,install the floppy for the SATA controller,select the
controller from floppy menu,then press enter,then S again,then controller
again,then press enter.The last S specified to use the drivers from floppy,
otherwise it asks to use windows drivers.

"Stuart" wrote:

> I only have one hard drive and want to set it up as the primary drive. I put
> the Windows XP CD in the drive but when I asked it to set up Windows it said
> it couldn't find a hard drive. When i clicked it to set a partition I got
> the Windows blue screen of death and had to physically shut the computer
> down.
> Any help welcome
> regards.... Stuart
>
>
>

[joxy]

The WXP installation gives you an option to load SATA drivers before it
begins.
These are normally on the motherboard software and may need to be copied to
a floppy.