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winxp pro 64bit installation problem

by ssorc98 Sep 1, 2007 8:15AM PDT

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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That's proper if the drives are SATA.

by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Sep 1, 2007 10:18AM PDT

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

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