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09-27-2007, 10:56 AM
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|  Re: Unable to format my new computer No my computer don't have a floppy drive So, can I copy it on CD and use CD instead of floppy ? Would it work ?
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09-27-2007, 11:09 AM
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| Tech-Forums Management Das BanHammer  Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The South
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| Re: Unable to format my new computer Quote:
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09-27-2007, 11:21 AM
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| Commander Super Mod Joker  Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In Trotter's crawl space
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| Re: Unable to format my new computer It wont work. Not if you put it on another CD. Because you cant interrupt the XP install and put in another CD and then try to continue the install. IT wont work. You will have to slipstream the SATA drivers onto the XP disc using nlite and burn a bootable disc that way.
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09-27-2007, 11:21 AM
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| Re: Unable to format my new computer Or use a usb drive.
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09-28-2007, 08:19 AM
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| Re: Unable to format my new computer I used the USB drive and now I'm getting a difference error Click on this link to see it http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/8261/pict0563ma1.jpg It ia still not working
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09-28-2007, 08:55 AM
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| Re: Unable to format my new computer Please mods delete this post
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09-30-2007, 11:43 PM
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| Re: Unable to format my new computer I'd go with mak's advice. vista will let you browse for it, but not xp
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10-01-2007, 04:32 AM
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| Re: Unable to format my new computer Thank you all for your help It works for me when I change the RAID to IDE emulation from the BIOS. That will allow regular XP to install without the SATA drivers.
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10-01-2007, 07:21 AM
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| Monster Techie  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: australia
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 | Re: Unable to format my new computer This is really wierd, every seagate/WD drive ive ever sued never required drivers only if ur using raid, drivers for the raid controller. Maybe i problem with the HDD itself? ahhh, sorry i see, makes sense since driver are only needed for raid.
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10-01-2007, 12:19 PM
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| Re: Unable to format my new computer Quote:
that's a feature that a lot of new mobo's support. but it isn't on all mobo's
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