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ssorc98   09-02-2007 at 07:14:59 PM

I have a Dimension XPS 600, Intel Pentium D Processor 940 (3.2GHz) w/ 2MB cache. with (2) 250GB SATA II Hard Drives (7200RPM) and 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX video card. I tried to install winxp 64 bit on the computer but the software can't see the harddrives. To check I reinstall winxp pro up to the the point of hard drive detection and the drives can be seen. how do resolve this problem so i can install win xp 64 bit? Thanks in advance.

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dengamle   09-02-2007 at 08:36:28 PM
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Do you have a floppy drive? Try hitting F6 when prompted to, and load the driver for your SATA controller

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dunklegend   09-02-2007 at 09:20:02 PM
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When you boot with the windows cd just when it's starting it tells you something like hit F6 to load drivers so be very alert when it's starts loading or you'll have to reboot and do it again

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ssorc98   09-02-2007 at 10:30:56 PM
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I tried hitting F6 but no response even holding down the key. It just continues through the setup. What next if anything?

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brownlove   09-03-2007 at 05:01:31 AM
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Try using a different keyboard. Win xp pro 64 might not be recognizing you keyboard. Maybe use a PS2 Keyboard initially.

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Sailorken   09-04-2007 at 12:49:39 PM
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If it is a USB keyboard you will have to hit F lock first as the default is wrong for F6 to work.
Also, in my recent experience with a G/B P35 board and XP with SP2, unless you want to set up a RAID you should not need to do this anyway, just make sure your bios settings are correct.

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