"Tim" <trinaz******.com> wrote in message
news:Ot4hxP79HHA.3900@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Can't figure this one out...I have a new sata (Maxtor 500) in my box...I
> have W2000 installed on the primary IDE drive. Trying to install XP on my
> new Sata...can get it to format via setup...and have the sata drives
> floppy available...but...it has frozen during install 6 times !
>
> Usually freezes up during 'loading files' phase...but once got all the way
> to the splash screen with the five buttons...froze during the #3
> button..."installing windows"
>
> Tried installing Windows 2000 on the sata drive...installed fine.
> Formatted the IDE (with the old W2000 installation) and XP installed fine
> on the IDE drive...no freezes ?
>
> Anyone have an idea why I can not install XP Pro directly to the Sata
> drive...?...I have all the drives...etc...but XP install continually
> freezes during the copying files and/or splash screen after starting
> windows message ?
>
> Thanks, Tim R
>

I seem to remember that when I set up a mates sata drive I had to press f6
during instalation to install 3rd party driver which was on a floppy that
came with the sata drive.

http://ask.metafilter.com/45855/Help...ATA-RAID-drive