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How Do You Install A Windows XP Sata Drive?

April 26, 2017Computer Computers drive drives hardware install SATA storage Windows XP

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How Do You Install A Windows XP Sata Drive?

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Installing Windows XP to your SATA hard drive requires a bit more tweaking than installing XP to an IDE drive (the other major type of hard drive interface for home computers), as Windows XP does not contain native support for SATA hard drives. This means that you must install drivers for the SATA drive prior to installing XP, a process that will allow you to use the SATA drive on your system. Insert the XP CD into the computer. Restart the computer. Press any key to boot from CD. Press “F6” when prompted to move to the installation screen for your third-party drivers. Insert the disc containing your SATA drivers, and select the drive letter containing the SATA drivers (the letter of the drive containing the disk with your SATA drivers) as the location. Press “Enter” followed by “F8” to move to the installation screen. Press “C” to create a new partition on the drive. Assign all of the available drive space to this partition to create a location to store Windows XP. Select the “NTFS” f