Installing XP SP2 won't recognize drive

[MightyKing]

I have an XP SP2 OS cd (legal) that I want to install to my laptop (check sig, XPS M1530).


I want to create a partition with XP on it. But I recently tried to install the OS onto the laptop, before doing the partition, and it said that it didn't recognize the hard drive.

Is my hard drive being SATA a problem for installing XP SP2?

 

[johnb35]

Sounds like you will need to install the sata driver at the beginning of the installation. Look on the download page at dell for the driver.

 

[MightyKing]

I tried that, wont work.

 

[Vizy]

can u get to post? can u get into bios? check if drive is shown.

 

[Cleric7x9]

you need to slipstream the drivers onto a windows XP CD. get nlite, get the drivers, google the instructions. gluck.

 

[MightyKing]

can u get to post? can u get into bios? check if drive is shown.

Im using the laptop right now, the drive is ok, just xp wont read it.

you need to slipstream the drivers onto a windows XP CD. get nlite, get the drivers, google the instructions. gluck.

I will try that, thanks, ill comment on what happens.