Help Sata`

[Pandab34R]

Ok. I just got an ASUS vintage socket 939 barebone system in the mail. It came with a disk to install SATA drivers when installing windows... but the only problem is that when I put the floppy diskette in, it says it cant find some text file that it needs.(i press f6like the instructions in the manual say). SO yeah... What do i do to get this working??? Help PLEAASE!

[glc]

If it came with a CD, there should be a way to make a new floppy with that. Have you verified that it's actually trying to read the floppy - does the light come on? If the floppy light is ALWAYS on, the cable is connected backwards.

[Pandab34R]

Originally Posted by glc If it came with a CD, there should be a way to make a new floppy with that. Have you verified that it's actually trying to read the floppy - does the light come on? If the floppy light is ALWAYS on, the cable is connected backwards.

Thanks. The floppy was pre-connected since it was barebones... Um.. I dont have a system with floppy disks besides that. I guess I could take that floppy drive out and stick it in this machine and try to make a new one if I verify its reading the disk?

[glc]

If you do NOT press F6, does Setup see the hard drive? If so, just do that and install Windows.

[Pandab34R]

No, It sees no hard drive at all.

[glc]

Then your only choice is get it to properly see a floppy with the drivers.

Do you have any friends with computers with floppy drives? Getting a directory listing of what's on that floppy would help to see if it's any good.