Tom=E1s =D3 h=C9ilidhe wrote:
> Vic Fraenckel wrote:
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>> I have acquired a 1TByte drive that I would like to use on a new (to me) =

>> system that now has a 40GByte drive. As is my custom, I plan to =

>> partition the new drive into thirds. I will be running XP Pro. Am I =

>> likely to run into any problems with installing this huge drive? The =

>> drive is a standard 3.5" internal form factor with a SATA interface.
>>
>> Any enlightenment will be appreciated.
>>
>> Vic
>>     =

>
> Your going to need the SATA driver for your hard disk, and you're going =

> to need a floppy disk drive.
>
> You put the SATA driver onto a floppy, you boot the Win XP CD, and when =

> it asks about "3rd party SCSI or RAID drivers", you hit whatever button =

> it says and then it reads your driver from the floppy.
>
> No, there's no other way than using a floppy drive. I got a brilliant =

> USB floppy drive off eBay for about 10euro.
>
>   =

There is another way. Use nLite to slipstream the driver into an =

installation CD then install.

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Regards,
Stephen D. Barnes

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