Windows XP Install finds my SATA Drive but cant copy Driver

[zx6riz]

I am building 4 computers with the following configuration

ASUS K8V-X K8T800 Motherboard
Seagate ST380817AS 80 SATA Hard Drive
AMD 64 3000+ ATHLON 64

I borrowed a floppy drive from one of my other computers and installed it in the new system. Used the CD that came with the Motherboard and ran the create driver disk tool on the disk to make the Driver flopy.

Windows press F6 during the Install bootup to add the SATA Drivers. Windows finds the driver on the floppy finds the drive and moves on like everything is normal. I am able to format the HD and setup begins to copy the files needed for installation to the HD. Than it comes back with the Error
"Setup can not copy the file: viaraid.sys"

I have tried 3 different disks, 2 different floppy drives on all 4 of the new computers and I am getting the same error at this point. If I skip this file windows installs but on the 1st bootup says your computer has been shut down to prevent damage.

What am I missing here.

 

[jackschmittusa]

Is viaraid.sys on the floppy? Will it copy it from the floppy on another machine (try copying it to the desktop)?

 

[zx6riz]

Yep that file is on the Disk. I even put it in all the folders on the disk since I wasnt sure where it was looking for it at.

 

[jackschmittusa]

Trying it on multiple rigs and with different floppy drives, should narrow it down to a bad file or proceedural error. Hard to figure where you would go wrong on the proceedure, so maybe there is something wrong with the file. Try downloading the drivers from Asus's site and make a new floppy to try.

 

[zx6riz]

got it to work, it wouldnt work with my Windows XP SP2 cd but works with my SP1 version