New computer - instal of SATA Drives

BH2 ha scritto:
> Hi Guys,
> Building a new computer using MS Win Xp SP2. Going to use SATA 2 drives,
> and a gigabyte Mobo.
> Other than the connection, does windows Xp instal/recognise the SATA Drives,
> or doI have to instal drivers first. IF I do have to instal drivers do they
> normally come wih the Mobo ?
> Regards
> Bob H
>
>
>

Usually, you will have to prepare a floppy with the sata controller's
drivers.
when installing, XP will prompt you to provide a floppy with scsi/sata
drivers by pressing F6.
go through the manual of your mainboard to find out how to prepare the
floppy
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If the SATA ports are part of the Intel [?] chipset, then probably you
can get buy without drivers, but installation of the chipset driver
(which will be required anyway) will install the proper SATA drivers.

If the SATA ports are non-chipset ports, then you will definitely need
to install "F6 drivers" and perhaps Windows drivers as well.

Note that many current Gigabyte boards have some SATA ports that are
driven by the Intel chipset and also additional ports driven by chips
that are not part of the chipset (often a JMicron chip).


BH2 wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> Building a new computer using MS Win Xp SP2. Going to use SATA 2 drives,
> and a gigabyte Mobo.
> Other than the connection, does windows Xp instal/recognise the SATA Drives,
> or doI have to instal drivers first. IF I do have to instal drivers do they
> normally come wih the Mobo ?
> Regards
> Bob H
>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: New computer - instal of SATA Drives 

Thanks Jack for the advice
Regards
Bob
"jackfrost" <jack.DeleteThis@frost.zzz> wrote in message
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> BH2 ha scritto:
>> Hi Guys,
>> Building a new computer using MS Win Xp SP2. Going to use SATA 2
>> drives, and a gigabyte Mobo.
>> Other than the connection, does windows Xp instal/recognise the SATA
>> Drives,
>> or doI have to instal drivers first. IF I do have to instal drivers do
>> they
>> normally come wih the Mobo ?
>> Regards
>> Bob H
>>
>>
>>
>
> Usually, you will have to prepare a floppy with the sata controller's
> drivers.
> when installing, XP will prompt you to provide a floppy with scsi/sata
> drivers by pressing F6.
> go through the manual of your mainboard to find out how to prepare the
> floppy
 >> Stay informed about: New computer - instal of SATA Drives 

Thanks for the advice
Regards
Bob
"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM RemoveThis @neo.rr.com> wrote in message
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> If the SATA ports are part of the Intel [?] chipset, then probably you can
> get buy without drivers, but installation of the chipset driver (which
> will be required anyway) will install the proper SATA drivers.
>
> If the SATA ports are non-chipset ports, then you will definitely need to
> install "F6 drivers" and perhaps Windows drivers as well.
>
> Note that many current Gigabyte boards have some SATA ports that are
> driven by the Intel chipset and also additional ports driven by chips that
> are not part of the chipset (often a JMicron chip).
>
>
> BH2 wrote:
>> Hi Guys,
>> Building a new computer using MS Win Xp SP2. Going to use SATA 2
>> drives, and a gigabyte Mobo.
>> Other than the connection, does windows Xp instal/recognise the SATA
>> Drives,
>> or doI have to instal drivers first. IF I do have to instal drivers do
>> they
>> normally come wih the Mobo ?
>> Regards
>> Bob H
>>
>>
 >> Stay informed about: New computer - instal of SATA Drives 

if u dont have a floppy u can build ur own winxp install cd, and
slipstream the sata drivers in, or if its a seagate, run their disc
tool on the drive first to set it up for install
 >> Stay informed about: New computer - instal of SATA Drives 

On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:11:07 GMT, "BH2" <NOSPAMfurness50.DeleteThis@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Hi Guys,
>Building a new computer using MS Win Xp SP2. Going to use SATA 2 drives,
>and a gigabyte Mobo.
>Other than the connection, does windows Xp instal/recognise the SATA Drives,
>or doI have to instal drivers first. IF I do have to instal drivers do they
>normally come wih the Mobo ?

I see you have a number of answers, but this is my experience using a
GIGABYTE GA-M59SLI-S5 590SLI AM2 mother board.
The BIOS detects the SATA drives, IF you have XP Pro SP-2 it should
recognize the SATA drives *without* using F-6 for third party drivers
during the install unless you are going to use them as a raid.

I have both XP-64 Pro and XP Pro as dual boot and both found the
drives without doing anything outside of the standard install. I then
installed the drivers and utilities that came with the MOBoard.

Actually I used a very early OEM copy of XP Pro that I had
integretated with SP-2 and it installed just fine. (slipstreaming is
wonderful)

OTOH I do have a strange problem (more of an anoyance) with that
system, but it has nothing to do with the drives.

>Regards
>Bob H
>
>
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