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03-23-2007, 10:34 PM
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Not able to install OS on new HDD
Just bought a Seagate 250gb 7200.10 16mb cache, I am currently running win2000 on my Maxtor 60gb IDE drive. From what I understand I will need to do a fresh install to run my OS off the new drive. The problem is that I cant get windows setup to recognize the drive, my current install of windows recognizes the drive but I want to run my OS off the new drive. What do I have to do? Spec's are in sig.
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03-24-2007, 02:17 AM
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First, unplug the old drive; reattach it once the new one is all set up.
Second, does your windows CD have SP2 on it already? If not, it does not have SATA support onboard. You'll need to download a driver floppy from Seagate, and hit F6 during windows installation to install third party drivers. Or, slipstream SP2 onto an install disk: http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...slipstream.asp
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03-24-2007, 05:22 AM
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Windows 2000 requires SP3 or SP4 to see more than 137gb and does not have native SATA support, you will need a driver floppy. The drivers do NOT come from Seagate, they come from the motherboard manufacturer.
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03-24-2007, 10:39 AM
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Ok, thanks everyone. I dont run a floppy so I guess I will have to try to slipstream it onto an install disk. I appreciate the help.
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03-24-2007, 02:05 PM
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Floppy drives are cheap - hook one up temporarily.
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03-24-2007, 02:42 PM
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You can get an external floppy drive and always have it on hand when needed for cheap. An internal one is even cheaper but faster transfer. I have an external one and it suits me fine.
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03-24-2007, 02:46 PM
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Internal floppies are no faster than USB.
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03-24-2007, 08:24 PM
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Heck, go with the external then. Wrong assumption on my part then as most thing tend to be faster when internal.
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03-24-2007, 08:58 PM
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That's usually true, but floppies themselves are a lot slower than even USB 1.1.
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