> It depends on your system. Most systems I've installed XP on with SATA
> drives didn't require anything special during the install. The SATA
> drive is support by the BIOS, and the generic drivers included with XP
> will usually be enough to get the install to complete.
>   
It does indeed depend on the system.

Older systems and plug in cards typcially need a manufacturers driver 
period.

Newer systems have a choice of mode, in AHCI mode all the ports work but 
you need a manufacturers driver, in legacy mode you don't need the 
manufacturers driver but some ports don't work.

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