Cannot install Sata Drive in Windows XP Boot Floppy F6 Won't work

[Clark]

Hi,
I have recently bought a New Sata Hard drive and i am trying to install Windows XP it not showing my hard drive in the windows Setup.However I cannot install the SATA drivers when I press 'F6' during the initial stages of a Windows XP SP2 install.

Can anyone help tell me what procedure i need to follow for my Sata drive to work in Windows XP SP2.

I am having Asus K8V-X SE motherboard.

[Maxforu]

Sure i will help you out with this issue you need to follow below steps:-

1. Extract it you will get a from the asus Website.
   Enter this folder, copy all the files and sub-folders (under Drvdisk folder) to a floppy disk.
   
   
2. Then begin to install Windows XP from windows setup CD.
   
   
3. When there is a message Press F6 to install third part SCSI/RAID on the bottom of blue screen.
   
   
4. Press F6 key (2 or 3 times), the setup program will continue loading files.After a while it will ask you to specify the driver by pressing S key,
   Press S key and insert the RAID driver floppy disk into the drive.
   
   
5. It will detect the VIA VT8237 Raid driver for Windows XP, select this item and following the instructions to finish setup.

[Clark]

Thanks for you reply but i am not able to find the Sata drivers for my mother board Which we need during Windows XP Setup can you Please provide me the link where i can download it.

[Solomon]

Sure Click below for downloading the drivers.

Download

For More details you can click on the below link too.

XP Install Can't Detect SATA Drive