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First step

is 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 :-)

(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 19:49, archived)

right, I'll look into finding all these drivers and I'll try to somehow introduce them to my PC on a CD

Thanks for all your kind help, B3ta,

You'll all get virtual cayke once this nightmare is over.

:|

(Slartibartfast. Is currently ignoring: Slartibartfast, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 19:55, archived)

Mmmmmmmmm, soft, tasty cake

And 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.

(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 19:58, archived)

hahaha

Right... 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 :)

(Slartibartfast. Is currently ignoring: Slartibartfast, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 20:06, archived)