How to Install Windows XP on sata hdd without a floppy.

Posted March 13, 2008 – 6:24 pm in: Notebook

Hello,
The main big problem to start installing Windows XP on a new notebook is the SATA Hard Drive that comes with it has not built-in drivers, we have to add them via floppy, but in the most of cases, we won have a floppy able to mount into the laptop, so, what we do?

We have to integrated sata drivers into xp cd. Otherwise, our notebook could not recognize our hdd and we cant install xp.

What we need?

  1. 1pcs empty cd. Use rewritable if possible.
  2. Sata drivers
  3. Microsoft .net framework. you can download it from here.
  4. A software which called Nlite. You can download nlite from here.

Please follow my instructions carefully.

  1. Download an unzip sata drivers a folder. (My folders name is sata drivers)nbsp;

  2. Create a folder somewhere on your hard drive to copy the windows source files into. I called mine XP_Source but you can use whatever name you prefer. Just make sure there is adequate space on your hard drive to hold the files.
  3. Copy the full content from the distribution cd into this folder
  4. Start nLite.
  5. Welcome screen shows you which version of nLite you are running and allows you to choose an alternate language. To continue click on Next.
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  6. We must now direct nLite to the folder which contains the windows installation files.
    To do this Click on Browse. And choose Xp_Source folder. Click next.
    How to Install Windows XP on sata hdd without a floppy. Nlite guide
  7. Click next without doing anythink.
  8. Chose driver and bootable ISO by mouse and click next. How to Install Windows XP on sata hdd without a floppy. Nlite guide
  9. Click insert single driver and choose iaachi.inf from you sata driver folder. How to Install Windows XP on sata hdd without a floppy. Nlite guide
  10. Select all drivers with shift or ctrl button and click OK an Next. How to Install Windows XP on sata hdd without a floppy. Nlite guide
  11. You will show a message “Do yo want to start the process”. Click Yes and wait.
  12. Click next.
  13. Mode: Direct burn , Label: write your own label , Burn speed: Write slowly 10x is enough. Then click next and finish. How to Install Windows XP on sata hdd without a floppy. Nlite guide


Note: notebookdriverdownload.com is my another web site.


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35 Comments

  1. stu
    Posted June 4, 2008 at 9:59 pm | Permalink

    This is the easiest lot of intructions i have ever seen on the web. you should work for Ikea. Thanks very much A+++++

  2. Ko
    Posted June 24, 2008 at 9:02 pm | Permalink

    Whats the password\code to the sata drivers??? please answer this

    Great intructions

  3. Posted June 24, 2008 at 9:32 pm | Permalink

    it is already written in the post. “www.notebook.gen.tr”

  4. Ko
    Posted June 26, 2008 at 11:17 am | Permalink

    I have a problem making the SATA capable Xp Cd

    1.In the XP source Will i put real xp cd to the cd drive and then copy all files on dektop

    2.when im finished whit the Nlite program would i put the Xp files to Empty disk or the original

    3.when i boot whit optikal disk it wont go to install setup

  5. Ko
    Posted June 26, 2008 at 11:46 am | Permalink

    Can the CD be DVD??

  6. Ko
    Posted June 26, 2008 at 11:48 am | Permalink

    Does it work on windows vista home prerium???

  7. Ko
    Posted June 26, 2008 at 11:50 am | Permalink

    Must i install the XP drivers to Vista???

  8. Posted July 4, 2008 at 9:55 pm | Permalink

    what is the password for sata drivers for winrare? please.
    thank you.

  9. Posted July 5, 2008 at 8:57 am | Permalink

    zip pass is already written at above.

    Sata drivers. You can download it from here.(zip pass is “www.notebook.gen.tr”)Note: If you will use windows xp 64 bit version you must download this. Sata drivers for windows xp 64bit.

  10. Steve
    Posted July 16, 2008 at 10:37 pm | Permalink

    Great tips- however, I found that I could not use the SATA drivers you provided- I had to find them on my laptop manufacturer’s website (Toshiba in my case).

    Other than that, your instructions worked to a T. Thanks much!

  11. m1le5
    Posted September 2, 2008 at 1:45 pm | Permalink

    very helpful – thanks a ton for this guide! worked perfectly.

  12. Mircea Costinescu
    Posted September 6, 2008 at 10:56 am | Permalink

    Very usefull info for new installation OS on sata notebooks. Good work

  13. Posted September 17, 2008 at 9:28 pm | Permalink

    Great story but can someone please re-upload the zip file of driversâ€Ĥ

  14. Morgoth
    Posted September 29, 2008 at 7:11 pm | Permalink

    I did it. Installation process completed, but when Win starts loading it shows me “blue screen of death” and then restarts…

  15. moaiad
    Posted November 8, 2008 at 3:51 am | Permalink

    Real

  16. DamagE
    Posted November 25, 2008 at 9:44 pm | Permalink

    thank you ! this is most helpful topic!

  17. Ravi
    Posted November 26, 2008 at 10:34 pm | Permalink

    Dude hats offf!! to u i m very glad to u for ths kindful act to share such a important information wth us……..

  18. sufi
    Posted December 16, 2008 at 12:18 am | Permalink

    i have followed your instuctions but it didnt work on my nootebook. i think the problem is to find the right one driver for meg nootebook and i cant find any driver. i have hp pavillion dv5-1040eo. could you help me to get the right driver. sorry for meg poor english.

  19. Jeps
    Posted January 11, 2009 at 2:10 pm | Permalink

    Well This ati Chipset download link doesnt work and there are no pics :S can you fix them?

  20. Alvin
    Posted January 15, 2009 at 7:19 pm | Permalink

    The ati chipset download doesn’t work. Can you fix it? Or give me a link where i can download it.

  21. Narutio
    Posted April 18, 2009 at 1:18 am | Permalink

    Hi all… i tried to downgrade from vista home premium 64 to xp with amd turion ati radeon 3200hd but i cannont find a sata driver for this model… plz help me. thanks a lot.

  22. Posted April 18, 2009 at 2:50 pm | Permalink
  23. gabriel
    Posted April 21, 2009 at 3:03 pm | Permalink

    Funciona perfectamente, muchas gracias

  24. Posted April 24, 2009 at 10:16 pm | Permalink

    thank you very much for this information !!!

  25. diomskii
    Posted May 7, 2009 at 4:17 pm | Permalink

    many thanks

  26. mark
    Posted August 23, 2009 at 8:25 pm | Permalink

    ID just like to thank you, very clear and easy to understand! probably the best instructions on the web by far. thank you for taking the time to write this up :)

    regards

    mark

  27. CHUNNA
    Posted September 26, 2009 at 9:38 am | Permalink

    thanQ i hav got it

  28. joe
    Posted September 30, 2009 at 6:38 pm | Permalink

    you are the man!!!

  29. manikandan
    Posted October 1, 2009 at 5:56 pm | Permalink

    thank you very much friend.it very useful to me.

  30. Chris
    Posted November 27, 2009 at 1:46 pm | Permalink

    “Legend” is all i can say could not get this to work any other way but this worked first time like a dream.

  31. Dejan Mirkovic
    Posted November 30, 2009 at 11:25 pm | Permalink

    Thank You, thank you, thank you !!!! You are the best !

  32. Posted December 4, 2009 at 4:18 pm | Permalink

    Thanks for posting such an easy-to-understand instructions. I went to other websites but could not find much help over there. Finally got my laptop recognize its hard drive while installing windoes XP.
    Thank you so much,
    Irakli

  33. Metju
    Posted January 9, 2010 at 2:26 pm | Permalink

    Works like a charm, thank you very much ;)

  34. lala
    Posted March 1, 2010 at 7:16 am | Permalink

    install aborted because iastor is corrupted. how ???????

  35. Nick Tucker
    Posted March 3, 2010 at 7:43 pm | Permalink

    An excellent post – Hats off to you for the clear and precise instructions. I had already wasted a full day trying to fix this laptop. Thanx a stack

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