yes...taht's correct...I have the floppy disk...you couldn't get to the
"installing files" part of the installation without it !

My problem is the isntall starts copying all the files...ie...installation
of XP begins to the sata drive...but during this stage...after
verification...etc...the system freezes ? It's not the isntall disk cause
it installs fine to an IDE drive ?

"mr x" <boomshaka@********.com> wrote in message
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> "Tim" <trinaz******.com> wrote in message
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>> 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
>>
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> 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
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