how to install W2K to SATA HDD?

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I'd like to install W2K to a laptop which has an SATA HDD. Is there any
quick and easy way to get around the no SATA driver issue (don't want to
have to create a slip-stream CD)?
 
Hello someone,

During initial installation press F6 and have the disk drivers on diskette.

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To do a clean install, either boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom or setup
disks. The set of four install disks can be created from your Windows 2000
CD-Rom; change to the \bootdisk directory on the CD-Rom and execute
makeboot.exe (from dos) or makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow the
prompts.

(Note: If your drive controller is not natively supported then you'll want
to boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom. Then *F6* very early and very
important (at setup is inspecting your system) in the setup to prevent drive
controller detection, and select S to specify additional drivers. Then later
you'll be prompted to insert the manufacturer supplied Windows 2000 driver
for your drive controller in drive "A")

Setup inspects your computer's hardware configuration and then begins to
install the Setup and driver files. When the Windows 2000 Professional
screen appears, press ENTER to set up Windows 2000 Professional.

Read the license agreement, and then press the F8 key to accept the terms of
the license agreement and continue the installation.

When the Windows 2000 Professional Setup screen appears, all the existing
partitions and the unpartitioned spaces are listed for each physical hard
disk. Use the ARROW keys to select the partitions Press D to delete an
existing partition, If you press D to delete an existing partition, you must
then press L (or press ENTER, and then press L if it is the System
partition) to confirm that you want to delete the partition. Repeat this
step for each of the existing partitions When all the partitions are deleted
press F3 to exit setup, (to avoid unexpected drive letter assignments with
your new install) then restart the pc then when you get to this point in
setup again select the unpartitioned space, and then press C to create a new
partition and specify the size (if required). Windows will by default use
all available space.

Be sure to apply SP4 and these two below to your new install before
connecting to any network. Internet included. (sasser, msblast)
http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx


Then

Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...CF-8850-4531-B52B-BF28B324C662&displaylang=en
and
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-067.mspx


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Andy said:
If the Bios allows it, set the mode of the SATA interface to IDE.
Click to expand...

Just checked the BIOS and it has two settings for SATA;
AHCI (default)
Compatibility

I tried doing a repair (needed to fix the boot sector) with an XP2 PRO CD,
BIOS set to compatibility and it blue screened. So I don't know what that
mode does but it didn't work (neither worked). The PC is an X60 Thinkpad
laptop. Intel controller.
 
Looks like I need to find SATA drivers and put them on a floppy (I have a
USB floppy). The preliminary searching returned nothing. The PC is an IBM
Thinkpad laptop, model X60. Hopefully we'll find them!

Thanks for the input guys!
 
Dave, you are the man! Gonna take you fishin' with me cuz you know where
the good catches are!

Thanks a bunch for the links (and info in above post)!
 
I don't know if it helps much, but I am curious. I would probably try getting
an inexpensive SATA- USB adapter and try to install Windows 2000 as a USB
drive. Once you get all the drivers setup you should be able to reinstall the
SATA drive in the laptop. The BIOS must be able to boot to USB - If you can
boot to a USB floppy it might work.
 
Rob From Texas said:
I don't know if it helps much, but I am curious. I would probably try
getting
an inexpensive SATA- USB adapter and try to install Windows 2000 as a USB
drive. Once you get all the drivers setup you should be able to reinstall
the
SATA drive in the laptop. The BIOS must be able to boot to USB - If you
can
boot to a USB floppy it might work.
Click to expand...
That's a good idea Rob. I do have an adapter. Will probably try adding
Intel's 945 files to a floppy and try that first. If no joy will try the USB
trick. I have a concern however if W2K will be 'smart enough' to see wrong
HDD drivers are being used and switch to Intel SATA drivers. Hmmmm? If still
no joy will have to slipstream. Many people say its easy, I've not tried it.
And for the sake of saving time (hopefully) will try the floppy drivers
thing first. Thanks
 
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