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April 13th, 2009 13:00
Sata drivers for an XPS 400??
I am trying to install the OS on my XPS 400 and do not have the original cd. Why does Dell make it impossible to find and download the SATA/RAID drivers that are needed to install an OEM copy of Windows XP? Does anybody know where I can get these drivers? I am trying to set up a striped set and the Windows install will not recognize my volume until I go through the F6 routine. Thanks....
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April 13th, 2009 14:00
gladhands
You can all the XPS 400 drivers HERE
Bev.
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April 13th, 2009 15:00
Shesa
Oopsy, my bad. Looking at the revision numbers I assumed that those were just an earlier version of the 32 bit Windows drivers. I will give these a whirl and post back with the results. Thank you!
Al
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April 13th, 2009 16:00
gladhands
You are welcome.
Bev.
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April 13th, 2009 17:00
If you run BIOS setup (F2 when PC starts to boot) and change the SATA controller setting to RAID Autodetect/ATA, you shouldn't have to load the SATA drivers from a floppy disk. Be sure to save the change before exiting BIOS setup.
Ron
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April 14th, 2009 06:00
Thank you Ron, wouldn't you know that that was the one setting I did not try. For some reason I was thinking that ahci was default and Dell certainly would not choose the more complicated setting as the default....silly me! Anyway, thanks again to both of you for the timely responses.
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April 14th, 2009 13:00
You're welcome. So can we assume the problem is solved? Did you load the SATA drivers from a floppy disk or did you reset BIOS to RAID Autodetect/ATA? Enquiring minds want to know! :emotion-1:
Ron
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March 30th, 2010 21:00
I changed the SATA settings in the BIOS setup to RAID Autodetect/ATA. Works like a charm!!
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March 8th, 2013 16:00
This is March 2013. I have been working on this problem for 2 days. Searched all over the internet. No solutions until I reached the Zero hour and found your answer. Halleluah!!!! I have found the promise land. Many thanks!!!
Joeakron