you don't need any drivers for SATA disk if installing XP.just setup XP like
you do with IDE drive.

"Gary R." <roberthouse@geocities.com> napisao u poruci diskusione
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> I have a new notebook that came with Vista, and have entertained the idea
> of backing up the complete system, formatting, and then installing XP,
> with the thought that I'll probably get a considerable performance boost,
> not to mention losing the small irritations and nags that are constant
> with Vista. (I'm not a Vista hater, just don't really need the glitz or
> the "do you really want to..." screens, besides the occasional software
> that doesn't work with it). Plus, I think a 2 GB machine with this
> processor should fly with XP, and it's only so-so with Vista. If I change
> my mind, I'll have the disk imaged so I can go back to Vista.
>
> But the hard drive is SATA, and there is no floppy drive. As far as I
> remember, the floppy is the only possibility for adding the SATA drivers
> during XP setup, and I'm not even sure if it would recognize a USB floppy
> if I were to buy one specifically for that purpose. Any suggestions,
> workarounds, etc. would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Gary
>