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More info?)
"WSZsr" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:36oRc.3529$QJ7.994@newssvr24.news.prodigy.com...
> OK Michael. Easy from here.
>
> You need to go into the BIOS and change a setting. If you
do not plan to
> set up a raid, then change the drive controller to " RAID
Autodetect/ATA ".
> Then with your XP CD in the top drive, reboot, press F12,
and follow the
> prompts.
>
> If you plan to set up a raid, do not make this change to
your BIOS. Instead
> you will need to make a Intel Application Accelerator
diskette on another
> computer. Make sure you download the latest one from
Dell. Do not use the
> Resource CD.
>
> At the beginning of the operating system setup, press F6
to install a thrid
> party SCSI or RAID driver.
>
> 1. When prompted very early in the XP installation
process, select 'S' to
> Specify Additional Device.
>
> 2. When prompted, insert the floppy disk you created in
step 2 and press
> Enter.
>
> 3. At this point you should be presented with a selection
for one of the
> following depending on your hardware version and
configuration:
>
> Intel(R) 82801FR SATA RAID Controller
> Intel(R) 82801FR SATA AHCI Controller
>
> 4. Highlight Intel(R) 82801FR SATA RAID Controller and
press Enter.
>
> 5. Press Enter again to continue,. Leave the floppy in
the system until
> the next reboot as the software will need to be copied
from the floppy disk
> again when Windows Setup continues.
>
> Either way you will have an opportunity to partition your
drive any way you
> wish. Just let XP do it during the installation procress.
Take your time
> and read each screen carefully as it is easy to miss.
>
> After installing XP, make sure you install the chipset
driver first before
> any other drivers.
>
> Good luck.
Thank you.
At point 3 I was presented with: "File txtsetup.oem caused
an unexpected error (4046) at line 1742 in
d:\xpsp1\base\boot\setup\oemdisk.c."
I've the Intel App. Accelerator on disk (Ver.4.0.0.6211) but
after that error msg. I opted to install without planning to
set up a raid, continued without error except I have two
installations of XP upon boot up. A recent lurker here, I
remember someone else having that problem and the solution
was to remove a line somewhere. Do you remember what that
was?
Thanks so much for your help,
Mike ;o)
>
>
> "Michael Wolf" <wolfspeed@NOSALEatt.net> wrote in message
>
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et...
> >
> > "WSZsr" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:SlhRc.3601$Tw7.1078@newssvr23.news.prodigy.com...
> >> I am not sure P. Magic works with SATA drives and I am
not
> > sure if I follow
> >> you so far. You do have the XP CD in the top optical
> > drive and you are
> >> pressing F12 right after the initial beep? Then you
> > select Boot from CD and
> >> press any key when you see "press any key to boot from
the
> > CD"? Am I with
> >> you so far
> >
> > You are. My DVD drive is in the top slot so I was
trying to
> > boot from the second (CD-RW) slot. Booting from the top
> > slot gets the message: "Setup did not find any hard disk
> > drives installed in your computer.
> >
> > Make sure any hard disk drives are powered on and
properly
> > connected to your computer, and that any disk-related
> > hardware configuration is correct. This may involve
running
> > a manufacturer-supplied diagnostic or setup program."
> >
> > Diagnostic tested Drive 0: Passed. I've turned on all
> > other drives, re-booted only to get: 'Press F1 to
continue'
> > which gets "Loading PBR for descriptor 3...Done." All I
can
> > do from there is ctrl-alt-del to the boot screen and F12
(or
> > press F2 to the setup utility.)
> >
> > Thanks for taking interest,
> >
> > Mike
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Michael Wolf" <wolfspeed@NOSALEatt.net> wrote in
message
> >>
> >
news:aNgRc.185410$OB3.125263@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.
> > net...
> >> >I screwed things up when I tried to add some
partitions
> > with
> >> > P. Magic 8.0 and the BIGGEST mistake was not making
> >> > emergency floppies (hits forehead)!
> >> > Now when I go to "Start from CD" the message:
"Selected
> > boot
> >> > device not available" appears while 'Drive 5 PATA-1
(the
> > CD)
> >> > shows to be on. I am "Unable to boot to utility
> > partition"
> >> > or to save changes on exit from the maintenance page.
> > Upon
> >> > re-boot all I see is "Loading PBR for descriptor
> > 3...done"
> >> > and there I sit.
> >> >
> >> > Can anyone help this poor bonehead get his system
back
> > or is
> >> > it a call to India?
> >> >
> >> > Mike
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
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