D975XBX2 + XP doesn't find SATA hard drive for install.

[craftech]

I put my new system together using an Intel D975XBX2 motherboard, E6600 Core 2 Duo, and a Western Digital Raptor 74GB SATA Hard Drive.

I have an original Windows XP Pro disc from 2001 that I just opened (was using W98SE on my main computer).

I have tried a few times to install Windows XP Pro, but it keeps saying that there is no hard drive to install to.

Google search indicates pressing F6 and loading either a SATA device driver or the Intel Raid driver the board came with. There IS NO SATA driver on the Intel website and it doesn't say you need one. The Intel Raid driver doesn't do anything. I have tried changing bios settings and nothing I have tried works.

I think the problem is that the Windows XP Pro disc is too old to contain the proper drivers to recognize a SATA drive. If that is correct, what can I do about it?

Thanks for the help,

John

 

[mechBgon]

Start by confirming that your hard drive's SATA data cable is connected to one of the motherboard's topmost SATA jacks, which are black and are right next to the CR2032 CMOS battery. Is the HDD recognized now?

Important: Your out-of-date WinXP CD is going to leave you with a "raw" installation of Windows that would be a sitting duck for network worms to auto-infect it. Take precautions. Average survival time against network worms these days is reportedly around 5-6 minutes.

Oh, and another tip: install Service Pack 2 before you install motherboard drivers so you don't have to battle for USB 2.0 functionality.

 

[craftech]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
Start by confirming that your hard drive's SATA data cable is connected to one of the motherboard's topmost SATA jacks, which are black and are right next to the CR2032 CMOS battery. Is the HDD recognized now?

Important: Your out-of-date WinXP CD is going to leave you with a "raw" installation of Windows that would be a sitting duck for network worms to auto-infect it. Take precautions. Average survival time against network worms these days is reportedly around 5-6 minutes.

Oh, and another tip: install Service Pack 2 before you install motherboard drivers so you don't have to battle for USB 2.0 functionality.

The bios has been recognizing the hard drive all along so I am assuming it is correctly hooked up. I downloaded the service pack 2 update for multiple users from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/than...-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displayLang=en The single user update file was only available through windows update which of course requires an internet connection. If I can figure out how to install XP on my SATA drive I will install the service pack 2 file before I connect to the internet. Thanks for the tip about the newtork worms.

John

 

[Noema]

That's one heck of an old disk :Q

I strongly recommend that you do a slipstreamed Windows disk with SP2. It's ridiculously easy to do so and will save you many headaches.

The guide is in the link and you can also download nLite from there, which is the software used to create the Slipstreamed disk.

 

[craftech]

Originally posted by: Noema
That's one heck of an old disk :Q

I strongly recommend that you do a slipstreamed Windows disk with SP2. It's ridiculously easy to do so and will save you many headaches.

The guide is in the link and you can also download nLite from there, which is the software used to create the Slipstreamed disk.

It installed using the Raid controller floppy. I can't make a slipstreamed disc without first connecting to the internet using a Windows XP computer. Since the only one I have is the one I just installed I don't want a network worm infecting my computer while I download the SP2 information, etc.

I think the exe file I linked above should work if I copy it onto a CD and install it on the XP computer while not connected to the internet. No?

John

 

[Noema]

Yes. You can install SP2 while not connected from the .exe, no problem.

 

[skreet]

Check to make sure your motherboard bios isn't set for RAID mode. Sometimes they can be set between Standalone SATA and SATA RAID. And sometimes if you set SATA RAID, the RAID controller will see the drive but not assign it to a single volume, thus 'no disk found'.

Short version: Double-check all your BIOS settings.

Best of luck!
-kyle

 

[stevty2889]

Do you have the SATA set to IDE mode in the bios? That is the setting that will allow XP to recognize the drive, without the need to install drivers. Raid and AHCI mode require drivers for the drive to be seen.

 

[craftech]

I installed SP2 (for multi users) that I downloaded and burned to a CD without a hitch.
Unfortunately when I used Windows Update I chose "Express Update" and it installed the Authentic Windows Validation that cannot be uninstalled. What I wanted to do was to wait the thirty days until I was sure everything was working properly before registering my copy of Windows XP Pro, but now it won't allow me any more updates until I register because of the Authentication "update" it installed. Should have known better. So I downloaded Firefox and installed it for better security and will disable Active X and Scripting in IE for the thirty days until I am "allowed" to download the updates to protect my computer.

Yes I did choose IDE for the SATA mode at first, but it would not recognize the SATA drive woth the original install disc of Windows XP so I had to enable RAID mode and choose the correct driver off the Intel floppy. Then it worked. It should be fine I think.

Thanks again for all this help. I'll be making a slipstreamed disc for the future.

John

 

[mechBgon]

So I downloaded Firefox and installed it for better security and will disable Active X and Scripting in IE for the thirty days until I am "allowed" to download the updates to protect my computer.

At the end of 30 days you won't be able to log on, if you haven't Activated. So get your Activation out of the way before then. If you want to wait a while, make sure Automatic Updates is enabled like this pic :camera: and it'll fetch Critical updates and install them automatically, reducing your vulnerability.

 

[craftech]

Originally posted by: mechBgon

So I downloaded Firefox and installed it for better security and will disable Active X and Scripting in IE for the thirty days until I am "allowed" to download the updates to protect my computer.

At the end of 30 days you won't be able to log on, if you haven't Activated. So get your Activation out of the way before then. If you want to wait a while, make sure Automatic Updates is enabled like this pic :camera: and it'll fetch Critical updates and install them automatically, reducing your vulnerability.

I wanted to wait before I activated. Maybe a week or two. I manually removed Authentic Windows Validation garbage in the registry. As nearly as I can tell, Microsoft has fixed it so that no one can get security fixes for Windows XP or IE unless they allow this spyware on their computer. Right now it is gone and I will do without the "updates" and take my own precautions.

John

 

[mechBgon]

As nearly as I can tell, Microsoft has fixed it so that no one can get security fixes for Windows XP or IE unless they allow this spyware on their computer.

If you enable the Automatic Updates, your computer will get security fixes for itself, regardless of your activation or WGA status. Give it a try

 

[craftech]

Originally posted by: mechBgon

As nearly as I can tell, Microsoft has fixed it so that no one can get security fixes for Windows XP or IE unless they allow this spyware on their computer.

If you enable the Automatic Updates, your computer will get security fixes for itself, regardless of your activation or WGA status. Give it a try

Ahh, I didn't know that.

Thanks. I'll give it a try.

John

 

[craftech]

Originally posted by: craftech

Originally posted by: mechBgon

As nearly as I can tell, Microsoft has fixed it so that no one can get security fixes for Windows XP or IE unless they allow this spyware on their computer.

If you enable the Automatic Updates, your computer will get security fixes for itself, regardless of your activation or WGA status. Give it a try

Ahh, I didn't know that.

Thanks. I'll give it a try.

John

That's GREAT. Thanks. It found a WHOPPING "79" !!!! security updates and gave me a list before installing them all. I unchecked the Windows Genuine 'Disadvantage' and it installed all but that one. The I disabled automatic updates for now. Very nice.

Thanks again

John

EDIT: In all the years I ran W98SE I think it needed maybe seven to ten security fixes. I plugged the hole using the NET BEUI workaround described at Grisoft and never got attacked. So much for newer versions being more secure. 79 security updates AFTER Service Pack 2 ???? Good God.

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: craftech

Originally posted by: craftech

Originally posted by: mechBgon

As nearly as I can tell, Microsoft has fixed it so that no one can get security fixes for Windows XP or IE unless they allow this spyware on their computer.

If you enable the Automatic Updates, your computer will get security fixes for itself, regardless of your activation or WGA status. Give it a try

Ahh, I didn't know that.

Thanks. I'll give it a try.

John

That's GREAT. Thanks. It found a WHOPPING "79" !!!! security updates and gave me a list before installing them all. I unchecked the Windows Genuine 'Disadvantage' and it installed all but that one. The I disabled automatic updates for now. Very nice.

Thanks again

John

EDIT: In all the years I ran W98SE I think it needed maybe seven to ten security fixes. I plugged the hole using the NET BEUI workaround described at Grisoft and never got attacked. So much for newer versions being more secure. 79 security updates AFTER Service Pack 2 ???? Good God.

Win98 needed plethoras of security updates If you don't like so many security updates, get Windows Vista. In the time it's been out, WinXP has needed 3x the number of monthly updates that Vista has.