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Hello there,
I have just finished building my 1st PC and i would like to know how to install the hard drive, i have installed i into the case and connected it to the motherboard, but i cant install any software because i dont have an operating system on there. ...
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Hello there,
I have just finished building my 1st PC and i would like to know how to install the hard drive, i have installed i into the case and connected it to the motherboard, but i cant install any software because i dont have an operating system on there. It wont let me install the OS because it doesnt think there is a Hard drive there. any help would be welcome thanks. |
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hi
for that you Mainboard should support the Sata Hdd point: since nothin is imposible you can install a Sata Hdd on old computers P4& so on ...! only thing you will need would be a IDE to SATA cable Keep up with that pal Goodluck |
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If you have a Floppy drive, you can grab the SATA drivers from your mobo disk and put them on a floppy. I'm assuming you are trying to install a non SP2 version of XP ....... there will be a message right at the beginning of installation asking you to hit F6 to install third party drivers see here :
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http://pcsupport.about.com/od/operat...llxpnew1_3.htm If you have no Floppy drive or cannoot hook one up temporarily, you could use nlite to slipstream SP2 and your SATA drivers. Have a look here for free download : http://www.nliteos.com/ This will allow you to create a new XP Installation disk, with SP2 and SATA Drivers integrated. My System: Home Build
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Make sure SATA is enabled in your BIOS I've made that mistake myself.
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Connected it to the PSU? :p
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