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Crystaldiskinfo xp 32 bit11/21/2023 ![]() I rebooted the computer and installed the following drivers: Now I have two hard drives connected to the computer. With that working I shut down the computer and reconnected the original 250 GB IDE hard drive. I finally decided to set the first boot device to SCSI. I went into the BIOS but couldn't figure out what to set as the first boot device. When I removed the CD and tried to boot Windows XP the computer couldn't find a boot drive. One annoying thing about Windows XP is unlike current versions of Windows I found that I had to leave the CD in the drive until setup was fully finished. I continued with the setup of Windows XP on the SATA hard drive.Eventually after more setup I was prompted for the location of the driver.After Windows XP setup started I inserted the floppy with the SATA driver.I booted the computer with the Windows XP Pro w/SP1 CD.I mounted and connected the 300GB SATA hard drive.I disconnected the existing 250GB IDE hard drive with Windows XP Pro on it. ![]() I set the jumper on the motherboard to enable the SATA controller.I copied the Silicon Image Sil3112A SATA driver to a floppy disk.I booted the computer to Windows XP Pro.I haven't used it since.įinally I decided to try to use a SATA hard drive with my ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard again. Now I am not sure if the adapter was faulty or not. When I tried it on my other Windows XP computer the 1TB SATA hard drive failed after using it was used for a short time. I tried to use a 1TB SATA hard drive with this motherboard but couldn't get it to work. ![]() I tried to buy a new IDE hard drive online but got turned off because a supposedly unused IDE hard drive failed after about one hour. Over the years I had continued to use IDE hard drives with it.Ī year or two ago because I realized my supply of IDE hard drives was dwindling as the drives slowly failed. Since it came out in 2003 there were no SATA hard drives available at a reasonable cost at that time. ![]() The motherboard has a Silicon Image Sil3112A SATA controller chip on it.
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