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Author:  Swifty [ Tue Jul 04, 2006 12:55 pm ]
Post subject:  An Issue With Dell - Please Help Meeeee!!!
Lo Chaps & Ladies

I have a Dell Dimension 5150c which has come with Windows XP Media Centre 2005 will the Update Rollup 2 (Emerald).

I do not want this on this machine, I have XP Pro to install but as I am
going through the process of doing this and it comes to the point where you need to specify which partition you want too delete etc, it crashes. Dell gave me no help what so ever....I think they were trying to say that I should of spent £££'s to get Xp Pro in the 1st place...Yeah right.

From what I can understand *cough* the Xp Pro disk can not recognise the new Samsung 160gig HD....or the controllers for it since it always comes up with unknown disk etc. I have no floppy disk on there (Cheap company PC FTL :( ) So I am a wee bit stuck.

Any help would be most appreciated!!

Thanks
Author:  Swifty [ Tue Jul 04, 2006 1:08 pm ]
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Anyone./??



Please.....



:cry:
Author:  Arma [ Tue Jul 04, 2006 1:17 pm ]
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What version of XP are you trying to install mate?

I seem to recall that vanilla XP with no SP will not recognise large drives. Is there a setting inthe bios that allows the drive parameters to be changed, otherwise its a drive overlay program from the hd manufactureres to resolve the issue.

It might be possible to format the drive on another machine, then put the install files on that drive from the xp cd and do it that way but by far the easiest way of fixing this is to install a later version of XP ;)
Author:  Swifty [ Tue Jul 04, 2006 1:19 pm ]
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Arma =GCHQ= wrote:
What version of XP are you trying to install mate?

I seem to recall that vanilla XP with no SP will not recognise large drives. Is there a setting inthe bios that allows the drive parameters to be changed, otherwise its a drive overlay program from the hd manufactureres to resolve the issue.

It might be possible to format the drive on another machine, then put the install files on that drive from the xp cd and do it that way but by far the easiest way of fixing this is to install a later version of XP ;)


It is Windows XP Professional Version 2002.....Could it be an idea to get a newer version CD sent over from the USA??

Cheers Arma and all else who may have something...ANYThING to add!! :wink:
Author:  Ezer =GCHQ= [ Tue Jul 04, 2006 1:30 pm ]
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Is it an SATA hard drive you're trying to install on..? If so you may need to install drivers at the beginning of the XP setup for it to recognise and use the drive... :?
Author:  Swifty [ Tue Jul 04, 2006 1:43 pm ]
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Ezer =GCHQ= wrote:
Is it an SATA hard drive you're trying to install on..? If so you may need to install drivers at the beginning of the XP setup for it to recognise and use the drive... :?


It is a SATA HDD.....I want to scream :x
Author:  Arma [ Tue Jul 04, 2006 1:45 pm ]
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Swifty=GCHQ= wrote:
Ezer =GCHQ= wrote:
Is it an SATA hard drive you're trying to install on..? If so you may need to install drivers at the beginning of the XP setup for it to recognise and use the drive... :?


It is a SATA HDD.....I want to scream :x


It will likely be a motherboard driver then?
Author:  elbow=GCHQ= [ Tue Jul 04, 2006 1:48 pm ]
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maxtor have a sata formatter that works before windows installs, and runs from CD>> see if samsung do the same

(its called maxblast for reference)

whats the model number

htxtp://www.samsung.com/support/index.asp
Author:  gemma=GCHQ= [ Tue Jul 04, 2006 1:56 pm ]
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You are going to have to find a floppy drive (out of an old machine) and insert a floppy disk with the sata controller drivers, this will be difficult due to Dells obfuscation of their chipsets. If possible I would do the following:

Boot the origional XP MC disk (if still intact)
Check the "sytem info" for any info on the sata chip set drivers etc.
Search for a driver floppy image for the sata chip set (may not exist with dells)
Boot off the XP pro CD using the F6 - floppy method the install the Sata driver
The continue with the main XP installation.

OR

use an IDE disk for booting!!!


This is why most people on here would recommed self build computers, every branded motherboard will come with a sata driver floppy for that purpose.
Blame MS for insisting on using a floppy based driver system when we have perfectly good dvd drives and USB key fobs etc. Most Linux automatically work with sata drives, it is possible.
Blame Dell for not providing information / drivers for their hardware.

I'd go for an IDE boot drive and use the sata for disk space, good luck.
Author:  elbow=GCHQ= [ Tue Jul 04, 2006 1:58 pm ]
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like i say, with maxtor, you did the business before you even touched the XP disk, and that was on a CD, so you may be able to with samsung....
Author:  Blue [ Tue Jul 04, 2006 2:12 pm ]
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dont buy a dell :D
Author:  GeneralPublic=GCHQ= [ Tue Jul 04, 2006 5:45 pm ]
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what they said... d/l the SATA driver for your PC.
As the install starts, you will see amessage about pressing F6 for additional drivers.
Press F6, insert floppy when prompted, then carry on.
Author:  GeneralPublic=GCHQ= [ Wed Jul 05, 2006 3:06 pm ]
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have you fixed it yet?

If not send me the service tag and I'll send you the driver :wink:
Author:  Swifty [ Wed Jul 05, 2006 3:11 pm ]
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GeneralPublic=GCHQ= wrote:
have you fixed it yet?

If not send me the service tag and I'll send you the driver :wink:


What is the service tag mate? :?

:oops:
Author:  GeneralPublic=GCHQ= [ Wed Jul 05, 2006 3:14 pm ]
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Dells word for a serial number
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