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EricW   03-11-2009 at 04:09:25 PM

I am trying to install a sata hdd into my computer. Windows setup dosen't find the hdd. I have the sats drivers on floppy but when I press F6 during setup nothing happens. The BIOS apparently sees the hdd, if I push tab I can see it.

My mobo is a MSI K8M Neo-V (K8M800).

Is there something I am missing in the BIOS settings?

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proedros   03-11-2009 at 04:50:20 PM
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First go to..
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php [...] rod_no=159
and download the the driver which says VIA VT8237(R) SATA RAID Driver (For floppy driver)
copy it in a floppy and use it pressing f6 during windows setup (press it when you see the message on your screen).If it doesn't work we will try a utillity called nlite.

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EricW   03-11-2009 at 05:30:46 PM
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proedros wrote :

First go to..
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php [...] rod_no=159
and download the the driver which says VIA VT8237(R) SATA RAID Driver (For floppy driver)
copy it in a floppy and use it pressing f6 during windows setup (press it when you see the message on your screen).If it doesn't work we will try a utillity called nlite.



I've done both those things, the problem I am having is that when I press F6 during setup I don't get the screen tha tells me to insert the floppy and to select the driver.

I found directin on Nlite at SoftPedia:

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ins [...] 7807.shtml

Is this what I should do?

Thanks for your help!

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proedros   03-11-2009 at 06:38:33 PM
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Download nlite from

http://www.nliteos.com

copy your windows cd into a folder e.g c:\xp (copy-paste the files of the cd)
guides at

http://www.nliteos.com/guide/index.html

"intergrate drivers" option --->from floppy with drivers

Burn the iso

Iso xp cd will run with the drivers intergraded.
If you get stuck, tell us and we'll help you

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EricW   03-11-2009 at 11:37:07 PM
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proedros wrote :

Download nlite from

http://www.nliteos.com

copy your windows cd into a folder e.g c:\xp (copy-paste the files of the cd)
guides at

http://www.nliteos.com/guide/index.html

"intergrate drivers" option --->from floppy with drivers

Burn the iso

Iso xp cd will run with the drivers intergraded.
If you get stuck, tell us and we'll help you



I tkink this is going to work. I burnt 1 CD and for some reason it wouldn't work, i am going to try again to make sure I did it right. One question, for the drivers it asks to put the in as plug n play or text, which should I be using?

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proedros   03-11-2009 at 11:42:15 PM
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Text, find it on your floppy.It's like txtsetup.oem.

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