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[xmyxgiantx]

I've been having trouble setting up XP Pro on my buddies new machine:

A64 3400+
1GB PC4000 HyperX
Abit KV8-MAX3
9800Pro
200GB Maxtor SATA


I boot up to the XP install screen and prompt F6 for it to install the SATA drivers from the Abit floppy disk..and after I do, it still says there is no HD it install XP onto.

Has anyone had experience with this mobo and SATA that there is some special way to get it to work?

I've enabled OnChip SATA RAID in the bios and the Maxtor drive appears to recognize when it is going through the SATA raid bootup screen..

Thanks

 

[phil2004]

Slightly off-topic, but when I set up my Opteron motherboard (Tyan Tiger K8W), XP Pro, and single SATA drive I just did exactly what you did but with the SATA BIOS settings set to normal rather than RAID - worked without a problem.

 

[xmyxgiantx]

Well, we figured it out. It was pretty simple driver issue, a little too simple. heh