If Windows XP Setup is not detecting Your Hard Disk Driver

Windows XP does not support most of the latest SATA-RAID and SATA- AHCI drives. To make windows xp find your hard disk you need to integrate SATA drivers in windows XP setup. The process is called Slipstreaming.

Slipstreaming SATA Drivers

Most of us don’t have floppy drives in our laptops these days. To integrate SATA drivers through slipstreaming into Windows XP bootable CD you can use nLite. That will make your hard disk recognized.

Instructions:

1. Extracted SATA drivers(if you are using Intel chipset Intel 82801GR/GH, 631xESB/632xESB, 82801GHM, ICH8R/ICH9R, 82801HEM SATA RAID Controller, Please download the SATA drivers from your manufacturer website.

2.Download nLite here. You need to use it for slipstreaming.

Guide for Slipstreaming

1. Make a new folder, name it “Win XP” and copy the content of Windows XP CD into this folder.

2. Download the intel SATA drivers.The file name is “Floppy Configuration Utility”.

3. If you have already downloaded extracted drivers then Jump on Step 10.

4. Now extract the downloaded SATA driver file. You can see a green icon “f6flpy32″.

5. Please extract the green file “f6flpy32″ and you will get a file with .IMA extension.

6. Browse the folder “f6flpy32″ using WinImage (download here) and then select the .IMA extension file.

7. You will see all the SATA driver files. Extract all the SATA Driver files to any folder(I name it “SATA driver” on my desktop) select all and extract.”.

8. Extract all files into the same folder

9. The Folder will looks like below if you open the SATA driver” folder.

10. Run nLite, click Next.

11. Now you need to locate the Windows folder it’s “WinXp”.

12. Click Next on “Presets” and next again.

13. Select “Drivers” and “Bootable ISO in “Task Selection” and click on Next.

14. Select “Insert” – ”Single driver”.

15. Using WinImage browse to the SATA driver folder and select either one of the .INF file.

16. “Textmode driver” screen will pop. Select all of them by holding CTRL+A key and click on “OK”.

17. Click “Next” you will get a prompt.

18. Click “Yes” and start the process.

19. When it finishes click “Next”.

20. Create this as ISO image or burn it directly to CD-R under “Mode”. If you select “Burn” you will be prompted.

21. Click “Yes” to burn it to CD-R. When finish Click “Next”

22. Click on “Finish”

23. Please boot your computer with this cd.
24. Make sure you follow all the steps above then you can Install Windows XP smoothly.