I was just wondering if I could install windows on it and use that as my bootable drive.
2006-06-13 17:43:08 · 5 answers · asked by compusa 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
When installing Windows XP you'll notice it asks you if you have to load any "third party drivers" you'll need to be able to load the drivers for the sata up when loading windows. Else the drive will not be recognized. Depending on who the motherboard is coming from these drivers should be capable of being put onto a floppy prior to doing all the install just in case the "CD" won't let you load up the drivers while installing from a WIN XP CD. F6 will be required to load up in some cases, but not necessarily all. When in doubt load the drivers up!
2006-06-13 17:56:23 · answer #1 · answered by m.regal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you first successfully boot your system for the first time you must first go into the BIOS and tell it to boot from cd/dvd rom player. Save your settings then exit and place your O/S disc into player. The program will boot from this disc then ask you what kind of format you prefer, usually NTFS. Remember XP without service pack 2 can only see first 130 gig on a drive. That's ok because you can add partitions via the O/S later. good luck
2006-06-23 19:03:09 · answer #2 · answered by Rowdy answers 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the drivers cd provided by the mother board vendor is a bootable disk boot with that disk and enjoy working on windows
2006-06-13 17:48:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes,you can,but instal the preinstall drivers,or it might pass without instaling the drivers but in the device manager will be displayed as an old IDE (P-ATA)HDD
2006-06-13 21:55:18 · answer #4 · answered by isuf e 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! I've done it! And I have a slave IDE drive also. As long as the O.S. is on that drive, and it is the "C:\ drive" that is your "boot drive".
2006-06-13 22:38:29 · answer #5 · answered by mittalman53 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋