Comments on: Getting SATA and Windows XP Installs to Play Nice Together http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/01/21/getting-sata-and-windows-xp-installs-to-play-nice-together/ Jason J. Thomas' Weblog: Now with more cowbell! Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:18:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: JJT http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/01/21/getting-sata-and-windows-xp-installs-to-play-nice-together/comment-page-1/#comment-46186 JJT Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:00:13 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/01/21/getting-sata-and-windows-xp-installs-to-play-nice-together/#comment-46186 @David Bradley: You cannot say I didn't give it a valiant effort. ;-) I am just glad you were able to get back up and running. @David Bradley: You cannot say I didn’t give it a valiant effort. ;-) I am just glad you were able to get back up and running.

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/01/21/getting-sata-and-windows-xp-installs-to-play-nice-together/comment-page-1/#comment-46161 David Bradley Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:35:33 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/01/21/getting-sata-and-windows-xp-installs-to-play-nice-together/#comment-46161 It was indeed a worrying tale of woe, Jason. I never did get things to work that way despite trying all the various hacks. Instead, as you know, what I did in the end was to get hold of a "special" slipstreamed iso with WIndows XP SP3 on it (I do own a legitimate copy of XP, by the way) and burned that to a boot DVD. I enabled SATA in BIOS booted from the DVD, installed XP and away we go. SATA enabled and truly faster than when the machine was knew. It went swimmingly (so far), the only time consuming bit was restoring data backups and installing all my software. It was indeed a worrying tale of woe, Jason. I never did get things to work that way despite trying all the various hacks.

Instead, as you know, what I did in the end was to get hold of a “special” slipstreamed iso with WIndows XP SP3 on it (I do own a legitimate copy of XP, by the way) and burned that to a boot DVD. I enabled SATA in BIOS booted from the DVD, installed XP and away we go. SATA enabled and truly faster than when the machine was knew.

It went swimmingly (so far), the only time consuming bit was restoring data backups and installing all my software.

]]> By: JJT http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/01/21/getting-sata-and-windows-xp-installs-to-play-nice-together/comment-page-1/#comment-46155 JJT Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:24:09 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/01/21/getting-sata-and-windows-xp-installs-to-play-nice-together/#comment-46155 @mokiejovis: I am all too familiar with nLite, but apparently I did not integrate my drivers correctly. Nonetheless, I may have to play with it again for future endeavors. nLite, though, is awesome. @mokiejovis: I am all too familiar with nLite, but apparently I did not integrate my drivers correctly. Nonetheless, I may have to play with it again for future endeavors. nLite, though, is awesome.

]]> By: mokiejovis http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/01/21/getting-sata-and-windows-xp-installs-to-play-nice-together/comment-page-1/#comment-46151 mokiejovis Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:48:37 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/01/21/getting-sata-and-windows-xp-installs-to-play-nice-together/#comment-46151 I've been using native SATA support on install for a few years now with an nForce board I used. The trick is to set build your own XP CD using <a href="http://www.nliteos.com/" rel="nofollow">nLite</a>. Integrating drivers in nLite is a breeze, and it make it possible to set up a bootable XP CD which ships with all of the drivers necessary on a system, so you never run into the problem of booting up a fresh install and the monitor is at 640x480 and there is no ethernet or USB support. I’ve been using native SATA support on install for a few years now with an nForce board I used. The trick is to set build your own XP CD using nLite. Integrating drivers in nLite is a breeze, and it make it possible to set up a bootable XP CD which ships with all of the drivers necessary on a system, so you never run into the problem of booting up a fresh install and the monitor is at 640×480 and there is no ethernet or USB support.

]]> By: JJT http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/01/21/getting-sata-and-windows-xp-installs-to-play-nice-together/comment-page-1/#comment-46148 JJT Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:47:37 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/01/21/getting-sata-and-windows-xp-installs-to-play-nice-together/#comment-46148 Actually, XP is a nine-year-old OS, so it makes sense that it doesn't detect SATA drives. My problem was that I could not integrate the darn drivers into my disc. Even after following instructions. Screw you and your Windows mockery! ;-) Actually, XP is a nine-year-old OS, so it makes sense that it doesn’t detect SATA drives. My problem was that I could not integrate the darn drivers into my disc. Even after following instructions.

Screw you and your Windows mockery! ;-)

]]> By: Paul http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/01/21/getting-sata-and-windows-xp-installs-to-play-nice-together/comment-page-1/#comment-46147 Paul Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:42:20 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/01/21/getting-sata-and-windows-xp-installs-to-play-nice-together/#comment-46147 Heh, this sadly sound like the linux world 10 years ago when you ad to worry about stuff like this. I thought Windows was supposed to be better. Heh, this sadly sound like the linux world 10 years ago when you ad to worry about stuff like this. I thought Windows was supposed to be better.

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