XP doesn't know about such drives (or more correctly the chipsets.)
Type HOW DO I INSTALL XP TO A SATA DRIVE at google.com to catch up.
Bob
I have win xp pro installed on a dell xp 600. I downloaded a trial version of win xp 64 bit from MS and I also have a retail version. when the disk is going through the boot process the cd can not detect any hard drives. I have 2 hard drives on board. However, when I abort the install and continue logging in as usual I can see the hard drives without any problem. Can someone please tell me why the setup disk can't see the hard drive? I hope this is the right place to post to, I did not see any areas specific for xp 64 bit. thanks in advance.

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