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Tumbleweed36 · 06-17-2008, 06:55 PM

A couple of thoughts. When you tried to install the OS on this drive, did you have the floppy to install Sata Drivers at the F6 prompt??? If your mainboard only supports Sata I, did you set the new drive so it can recognize it as a Sata I? Most older boards don't support Sata II, so you need to change the drive to be recognized.

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Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,680 OS: XP Professional	Re: How to install new WD Sata2 Hard Drive? A couple of thoughts. When you tried to install the OS on this drive, did you have the floppy to install Sata Drivers at the F6 prompt??? If your mainboard only supports Sata I, did you set the new drive so it can recognize it as a Sata I? Most older boards don't support Sata II, so you need to change the drive to be recognized. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.