I have an older system [P4 3 Ghz, 1 GB DDR 400 RAM] on an Asus P5GD1 board. I tried to install Windows XP Home on an SATA drive and could never do it. There was no file that ever worked on the F6 installation process; the board was completely screwed up and Asus Tech Support was absolutely useless.
Having the processor and memory, I am thinking of buying an inexpensive board like the Intel D915 PGN which should match these components. I want to use an SATA drive for the boot drive but don't want to go through the hell I went through last time.
I have been able to ascertain that the board's controller is the 82801FB (ICH6). Looking at the Intel support site, this controller does not support the use of the Intel Matrix Storage floppy generating program which would produce a disk that could be used at F6 installation time.
So, does this board--the Intel D915 PGN--need some sort of driver available on a floppy if I want to install a new Windows XP Home OS on an SATA disk, or will it just install without it?
Thanks for any help.
Having the processor and memory, I am thinking of buying an inexpensive board like the Intel D915 PGN which should match these components. I want to use an SATA drive for the boot drive but don't want to go through the hell I went through last time.
I have been able to ascertain that the board's controller is the 82801FB (ICH6). Looking at the Intel support site, this controller does not support the use of the Intel Matrix Storage floppy generating program which would produce a disk that could be used at F6 installation time.
So, does this board--the Intel D915 PGN--need some sort of driver available on a floppy if I want to install a new Windows XP Home OS on an SATA disk, or will it just install without it?
Thanks for any help.
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