yeah, it's xp installer...so there's no way of burning the SATA or RAID drivers or whatever they are onto a CD?
And if not, how do I get my hands on an external floppy drive, if there is such a thing?
Cheers
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Fri 28 Nov 2008, 19:43,
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And if not, how do I get my hands on an external floppy drive, if there is such a thing?
Cheers
yes, you can slipstream an xp installation cdI don't know how, because my XP-FU is weak
you can get usb floppies but I have no idea if the xp disk will pick them up
if it can make sure you enable usb/usb legacy etc in the bios
unless of course you have a board that still has a floppy socket on it
(you can get usb floppies but I have no idea if the xp disk will pick them up
if it can make sure you enable usb/usb legacy etc in the bios
unless of course you have a board that still has a floppy socket on it
discomeats This canoe,
Fri 28 Nov 2008, 19:45,
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First stepis to make sure the BIOS finds the drive...del after boot, check it's on auto detect, if you get the option then do the detections on the BIOS screen, see what it finds. If not, just watch it boot.
If it finds them, then you're right: XP's being shitty about the drivers. XP's driver support out of the box defys physics, in that it sucks AND blows.
But you do get the option of pressing F8 (I think) and giving it a CD of drivers.
Just take a breath and read what's on the screen. Something about 'giving it a disk of SCSI drivers', iirc...
Good luck Dude :-)
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Fri 28 Nov 2008, 19:49,
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If it finds them, then you're right: XP's being shitty about the drivers. XP's driver support out of the box defys physics, in that it sucks AND blows.
But you do get the option of pressing F8 (I think) and giving it a CD of drivers.
Just take a breath and read what's on the screen. Something about 'giving it a disk of SCSI drivers', iirc...
Good luck Dude :-)
right, I'll look into finding all these drivers and I'll try to somehow introduce them to my PC on a CDThanks for all your kind help, B3ta,
You'll all get virtual cayke once this nightmare is over.
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Fri 28 Nov 2008, 19:55,
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You'll all get virtual cayke once this nightmare is over.
:|
Mmmmmmmmm, soft, tasty cakeAnd a cup of tea :-)
All the thanks and nourishment a good B3tan should need.
btw, reading your other post...don't waste too much time digging out drivers until your BIOS can see the drive. This is the source of all the gremlin's power.
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Fri 28 Nov 2008, 19:58,
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All the thanks and nourishment a good B3tan should need.
btw, reading your other post...don't waste too much time digging out drivers until your BIOS can see the drive. This is the source of all the gremlin's power.
hahahaRight... still a bit overwhelmed by all this insanity, I'll mess around with it a bit and I'll see how I get on.
You've all been a great help, cheers :)
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Fri 28 Nov 2008, 20:06,
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You've all been a great help, cheers :)
External floppies do existAnd not just after ten pints.
ahem.
Ebay should have a few and you might even be able to pick up a new one at PC World or somewhere like that.
Just replaced the German keyboard on my laptop with a UK one (from Greece, funnily enough). Not too bad considering I know bugger all about computers...
(ahem.
Ebay should have a few and you might even be able to pick up a new one at PC World or somewhere like that.
Just replaced the German keyboard on my laptop with a UK one (from Greece, funnily enough). Not too bad considering I know bugger all about computers...
Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Fri 28 Nov 2008, 19:50,
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