Trying to install XP Pro

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I'm putting together my own system, and I have a ASUS P4P800-VM with a WD SATA 80G HDD. My prob is, the section in XP setup where you get to select/create/delete partitions, there is an error message that says "this partition cannot be accessed

I tried the XP-SP1 Floppy's but to no avail. I got a Win 98 Startup disk and tried FDISK, but to no avail. Says No fixed disks present

My other PC is a dell and it doesnt have a SATA connection, so I cant even put it in there and try formatting from there

Help please.
 
You have to press F6 if I recall correctly to load SATA
drivers, when prompted/


| I'm putting together my own system, and I have a ASUS
P4P800-VM with a WD SATA 80G HDD. My prob is, the section
in XP setup where you get to select/create/delete
partitions, there is an error message that says "this
partition cannot be accessed"
|
| I tried the XP-SP1 Floppy's but to no avail. I got a Win
98 Startup disk and tried FDISK, but to no avail. Says No
fixed disks present.
|
| My other PC is a dell and it doesnt have a SATA
connection, so I cant even put it in there and try
formatting from there.
|
| Help please.
 
Where are SATA Drivers


----- Jim Macklin wrote: ----

You have to press F6 if I recall correctly to load SAT
drivers, when prompted


| I'm putting together my own system, and I have a ASU
P4P800-VM with a WD SATA 80G HDD. My prob is, the sectio
in XP setup where you get to select/create/delet
partitions, there is an error message that says "thi
partition cannot be accessed

| I tried the XP-SP1 Floppy's but to no avail. I got a Wi
98 Startup disk and tried FDISK, but to no avail. Says N
fixed disks present

| My other PC is a dell and it doesnt have a SAT
connection, so I cant even put it in there and tr
formatting from there

| Help please
 
Did you get a disk with the SATA drive? Have you looked on
the WD web site?

Have you read the mobo and drive manuals?


| Where are SATA Drivers?
|
|
| ----- Jim Macklin wrote: -----
|
| You have to press F6 if I recall correctly to load
SATA
| drivers, when prompted/
|
|
|
| | I'm putting together my own system, and I have a
ASUS
| P4P800-VM with a WD SATA 80G HDD. My prob is, the
section
| in XP setup where you get to select/create/delete
| partitions, there is an error message that says "this
| partition cannot be accessed"
| |
| | I tried the XP-SP1 Floppy's but to no avail. I got
a Win
| 98 Startup disk and tried FDISK, but to no avail.
Says No
| fixed disks present.
| |
| | My other PC is a dell and it doesnt have a SATA
| connection, so I cant even put it in there and try
| formatting from there.
| |
| | Help please.
|
|
|
 
Hi Oz

Although, as Jim and S.Heenan have suggested, the F6 method is sometimes
required to introduce third-party drivers for installation on a SATA hard
drive, your mainboard has the fully integrated ICH5 controller which should
use standard IDE drivers that are present on the XP installation CD.

This should enable you to install as normal without having to intervene.

Check that the hard drive cables are correctly and firmly connected.

Check you have the appropriate BIOS settings for the SATA drive - your
mainboard manual should provide this info.

Hope that helps
Pete
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I'm putting together my own system, and I have a ASUS P4P800-VM with a WD
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SATA 80G HDD. My prob is, the section in XP setup where you get to
select/create/delete partitions, there is an error message that says "this
partition cannot be accessed"
I tried the XP-SP1 Floppy's but to no avail. I got a Win 98 Startup disk
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and tried FDISK, but to no avail. Says No fixed disks present.
My other PC is a dell and it doesnt have a SATA connection, so I cant even
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put it in there and try formatting from there.
 
Hi again Oz

You may want to check the Asus site for a BIOS update.

The latest version is 1012 and refers to "Fix certain SATA items will
disappear in BIOS setup"

Hope that helps
Pete
 
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