It came with Vista installed, and I had a blank HD installed, and, with a USB floppy drive borrowed from a friend, installed XPpro. Īctually, my laptop doesn't have the IDE option. But, here's a good article to get you started. You can only load these drivers from a floppy disc.Īs for integrating the SATA drivers directly into the CD, this seems a bit like overkill. In a few moments you will be given the option to load additional drivers. At this point, boot the Windows CD, and shortly after it begins loading you will be prompted to press F6 to load additional drivers. You will need a floppy drive in your computer. If you are needing drivers because you have a SATA hard drive and do not want to change its 'mode,' you will need to download the SATA drivers from the manufacturer's website and place them on a floppy disc. After that, put in your Windows boot disc and begin the installation process. The difference is negligible and it will allow Windows to access it in a way that does not require special drivers. Usually, you can get around the need for SATA drivers on a SATA hard drive, simply by going into your computers BIOS settings and setting your SATA port into IDE, or Legacy mode.

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