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Install XP on SATA system with no floppy
Hi, I am wanting to reinstall WindowsXP on my new Dimension 8400. However, I noticed that in order to do so, Windows needs the raid drivers to see my SATA Hard Drives. I consulted Dell's site and found an article on how to do this easily with a floppy drive.
However, my 8400 did not come with a floppy drive. Furthermore, there is not a floppy driver controller on the motherboard (except maybe via usb). Surely there is some other way to provide the Windows setup these drivers other than wasting $40 on a usb floppy drive...
I have an external USB Hard drive if this will work, or could I burn the drivers to a cd instead? or even add the files to the XP install cd (and reburn it, similar to the slipstreaming of sp2)?
I can't imagine that I would be the only one with this problems, since SATA is standard on the 8400s and so is not having a floppy drive.
Thanks for any help/ideas you many have
However, my 8400 did not come with a floppy drive. Furthermore, there is not a floppy driver controller on the motherboard (except maybe via usb). Surely there is some other way to provide the Windows setup these drivers other than wasting $40 on a usb floppy drive...
I have an external USB Hard drive if this will work, or could I burn the drivers to a cd instead? or even add the files to the XP install cd (and reburn it, similar to the slipstreaming of sp2)?
I can't imagine that I would be the only one with this problems, since SATA is standard on the 8400s and so is not having a floppy drive.
Thanks for any help/ideas you many have
