No hard-drive detected

[m1ldslide1]

I'm trying to install WinXP on a new XPS 1330. I boot from CD, and once all of the setup files are loaded and I'm ready to select/partition drives, I'm told "no hard drive detected". I think since this is an ultra-low-weight that it may have an SSD. In BIOS all it says is "120GB HDD", and that doesn't sound like a SSD to me (I would expect 64GB or something). This is the same error I used to get installing XP onto systems with SATA drives before SP2 was bundled with the install disk - I would have to press F6 when loading setup files and select the SATA drivers from a disk.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

 

[thecoolnessrune]

I don't believe there are working SSD drivers for XP man. Many other forums have complained about it.

 

[m1ldslide1]

Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
I don't believe there are working SSD drivers for XP man. Many other forums have complained about it.

Thanks for the response. That's going to bum me out if that's the case. How do I know for sure it's an SSD? It says "Primary Hard Drive = 120GB HDD" in BIOS, and I'm still wondering if maybe it isn't even an SSD? Hmm...

 

[dnuggett]

If it is 120GB, it's not SSD(If it is is stock and not upgraded). The SSD model went to 32GB. Google works wonders.

 

[Brainonska511]

It's not an SSD. It's just a normal 2.5" hard drive but a SATA connection.

Is there a way in the BIOS to change the SATA input to something IDE/compatibility mode? If not, you would probably need SATA drivers (where the appropriate ones aren't included in your install disk, due to the changes in the chipset) in order to install XP when it asks you to press F6 at the start of the setup. You can get around this by making a slip-stream disc.