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Linux tools to format SATA II HD
Name: Zennon Date: May 12, 2008 at 04:25:41 Pacific OS: Linux CPU/Ram: 2048
Comment:
Hi friends,
I heard that there are some Linux tools capable to "see" and format harddisk partitions on SATA II HD that had been preformatted by Vista and having Vista on it. This is to put XP easily on such a HD...
Can anybody tell me the name of such a Linux tools?
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Response Number 4
Name: jefro Date: May 12, 2008 at 16:02:52 Pacific
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It couldn't see a partition because it didn't have the drivers for the sata adapter. Either reconfigure your bios if it will allow the sata to be seen as an ide. Otherwise slipstream you xp disk with updates and drivers. If you make a barts or ubcd4win you will have to have drivers.
Even if linux can see the partition (which most newer distros can) you run into a install issue. Not sure anyone ever used wine to install xp.
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