major boot problem

[uknowho008]

after trying to install ubuntu linux as a third os on my wd sata hard drive.

well ubuntu didnt install correctly for some reason and i guess it must have messed up my mbr????

i boot my pc and it comes up with a boot failure. so i go to repair it with the xp disk but when i try to load the sata drivers it says something about "si3112r.sys caused an error" so the drivers for my hd never get installed and i never get to see the hd to re-install windows.

its been driving me nuts for the past few hours.

what do i do?

ive searched all over and tried many things but cant figure it out. im about to lose my mind.

[ssahl]

have you tried not using the xp repair and just booting from the disk then formating the drive and then installing xp?

[uknowho008]

yes i have, but i cant install the drivers needed for xp to see the sata hd. it says something like "si3112r.sys caused an error" i dont why the drivers arent working because they have always worked before. i have formatted the drive many times. drive image 7.0 says the same thing when trying to load the drivers.

[uknowho008]

ok, i tried another sata drive and it comes up with the same error when i try to load the drivers. so i must have an error on my sata floppy disk now for reason. am i right?? i dont see how this happend. and now the asus website doesnt seem to be up so i can get the lastest drivers. anyways, anymore ideas while i try and get ahold of the latest drivers?