Problems installing WinXP on SATA

[udigold]

Hi there,

Here's the thing :

I got a new SATA HDD (I had before an IDE HDD) connected to my computer, I want to install XP but it won't let me. Whenever I select the HDD, it says : "This disk does not contain a windows XP copmpatibe partition" and that's it, I cannot continue install XP.
My hardware: WD Caviar SE SATAII 160GB, Jetway board with i865 chipset.
I pressed F6 to use a WD Raid Controller driver, but that didn't help neither.

Can someone help please?
Thanks,
Udi G

 

[dhlucke]

Unplug your other hard drive(s), install the OS, plug your hard drives back in.

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[Crashman]

What do you have the drive plugged into?

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[Codesmith]

Sounds like you are not loading the drivers that match your controller. (The driver is for the controller, not the hard drive)

Unless you have a Western Digital SATA Raid card(?), then I appologize.

Also if your controller can be set to regular IDE or RAID mode then its likely it has two sets of drivers one for regular IDE and one for RAID.