The XP SATA driver 32-bit Floppy Configuration Utility, flpy32_85.zip can be downloaded from the following Intel support site.

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/confirm.aspx?httpDown=http://downloadmirror.intel.com/16759/eng/f6flpy32_85.zip&agr=&ProductID=2800&DwnldId=16759&strOSs=&OSFullName=&lang=eng

Hi Willy,
                 What I am trying to do is to install XP onto one Hard Disc and Vista onto another SATA Hard Disc after changing my motherboard to a A8V-X.

However in each case the Windows Installation disc 'can not find a hard disc' ( it shows up in the BIOS OK). I don't want to have to copy windows installation discs and I don't have XP SP2.

Strange but this PC I am using with a P5K serires did not have this problem.

Any ides?

jannerhank

Author: Hank Posted: 10/22/2008 6:29:00 PM Hi Willy,                  What I am trying to do is to install XP onto one Hard Disc and Vista onto another SATA Hard Disc after changing my motherboard to a A8V-X. However in each case the Windows Installation disc 'can not find a hard disc' ( it shows up in the BIOS OK). I don't want to have to copy windows installation discs and I don't have XP SP2. Strange but this PC I am using with a P5K serires did not have this problem. Any ides? jannerhank

Is your computer a desktop with ASUS A8V-X motherboard?  If the answer is yes, you should discuss it in the A8V-X motherboard forum.

Anyway, as far as I know, this motherboard is with AMD CPU and VIA chipset.  Try to search in the VIA website for the proper SATA driver.  Or, change the SATA Operation Mode in the BIOS to IDE, so that XP can find the hard disk during installation.

There is no XP installation problem for ASUS P5K motherboard, because the SATA Operation Mode in the BIOS is IDE.

Good luck!!

Some VIA Chips do not like SATA 2 devices I changed my Western Digital hard drives and also my SATA 2 Samsung drives to SATA 1 (the jumper on the back of the drive) and all is well.

Hank

It is updated now.  You can download the SATA driver 32-bit Floppy Configuration Utility for Intel® Matrix Storage Manager, f6flpy3289.zip from the following site.

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/confirm.aspx?httpDown=http://downloadmirror.intel.com/17883/eng/f6flpy3289.zip&agr=&ProductID=2991&DwnldId=17883&strOSs=&OSFullName=&lang=eng

Cheers!!