Winnt setup failed

Original Message

Name: berthogielen
Date: November 18, 2004 at 04:23:46 Pacific
Subject: Winnt setup failed
OS: winnt 4
CPU/Ram: 512 MB

Comment:

I want to install windows nt4 on a system with a abit IS7 series motherboard, but setup failed

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Response Number 1

Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: November 18, 2004 at 19:59:45 Pacific
Subject: Winnt setup failed

Reply: (edit)

When I had install failures, I copied the i386 directory to the HD and ran winnt from there.
M2

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Response Number 2

Name: wanderer
Date: November 30, 2004 at 09:09:17 Pacific
Subject: Winnt setup failed

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What failed? No disk found? Then you need to supply a disk controller driver during setup by hitting f6 when you see it in the lower left corner.
Otherwise post specific information so you can get specific advice.

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Response Number 3

Name: Randy J. Anderson
Date: December 3, 2004 at 21:00:24 Pacific
Subject: Winnt setup failed

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"What failed? No disk found? Then you need to supply a disk controller driver during setup by hitting f6 when you see it in the lower left corner."
The above problem that wanderer is talking about is common with S-ATA HDDs.
If you have S-ATA, you're required to make a make a floppy disk with the driver files for the S-ATA controller.

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Response Number 4

Name: Randy J. Anderson
Date: December 3, 2004 at 21:02:33 Pacific
Subject: Winnt setup failed

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Also, afterwards, when there's a prompt to press F6, insert the floppy disk with the S-ATA driver files and press F6.

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