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Name: ninuca
Date: October 20, 2009 at 00:20:26 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: Intel Celeron 331
Product: Asustek computer inc. / CELERON
Subcategory: General
Comment:

hello I have laptop and I must reinstall win xp, with cD but someone said that I need to enter bios in IDE configuration, and change SAta operation mode to compatible , I am interested why is this nessesary????????
please explain me



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Response Number 1
Name: clive_pearce
Date: October 20, 2009 at 00:45:57 Pacific
Reply:

You might need to enter BIOS to change boot order so that cd is
first.

When you boot the cd, after loading some setup files, it will ask
if you want to load SCSI/SATA drivers.
It depends on what kind of hard drive you have, if you have a
sata, you might find, that if you don't press F6 to load drivers, it
will not see the hard disk & so not be able to continue the install.

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Response Number 2
Name: T-R-A
Date: October 20, 2009 at 00:47:15 Pacific
Reply:

Does your machine have a SATA drive?


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Response Number 3
Name: ninuca
Date: October 20, 2009 at 23:06:54 Pacific
Reply:

well my HDD have no sata what can I do?????????


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Response Number 4
Name: clive_pearce
Date: October 21, 2009 at 10:19:13 Pacific
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Then it should be fine, start the installation. If it recognises the hard drive, then you are googd to go.

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