
USB Drive-Based SATA Driver/Boot Disk Setup
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Posted 23 June 2009 - 02:56 PM
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#2
Posted 23 June 2009 - 03:48 PM
Usually, you can get around the need for SATA drivers on a SATA hard drive, simply by going into your computers BIOS settings and setting your SATA port into IDE, or Legacy mode. The difference is negligible and it will allow Windows to access it in a way that does not require special drivers. After that, put in your Windows boot disc and begin the installation process.
If you are needing drivers because you have a SATA hard drive and do not want to change its "mode," you will need to download the SATA drivers from the manufacturer's website and place them on a floppy disc. You will need a floppy drive in your computer. At this point, boot the Windows CD, and shortly after it begins loading you will be prompted to press F6 to load additional drivers. Press F6. In a few moments you will be given the option to load additional drivers. You can only load these drivers from a floppy disc.
As for integrating the SATA drivers directly into the CD, this seems a bit like overkill. I have never done this. But, here's a good article to get you started: http://www.digitgeek...ers-into-xp-cd/.
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Posted 23 June 2009 - 04:52 PM

#4
Posted 23 June 2009 - 05:00 PM
As for a bootable flash drive, see here, several possibilities: add sata driver to bootable usb flash drive
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#5
Posted 23 June 2009 - 06:45 PM
Just popping that reference URL in so that the tech team guys know that we're dealing with Virut here.
The main thing you need to be aware of is that you need to be doing the creation of your boot media from a non infected computer. If you slipstream the drivers onto the XP CD from your Virut infected computer... your new installation isn't going to last long.

In order of preference, your options are....
1. Load the drivers from a USB floppy drive. Obviously you don't have one, but one of your technology-inclined friends might, or the local computer store might be willing to lend/rent one to you.
2. Load the drivers from a FAT16 USB drive. No guarantees this one will work, but it's the most likely of the USB drive methods to work. If the drive is FAT16, and the BIOS is set to support Legacy USB drives... it might work.
3. Slipstream the drivers into the XP CD with nLite, as previously mentioned.
4. Install Vista.


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#6
Posted 23 June 2009 - 07:24 PM
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Posted 23 June 2009 - 10:56 PM
#8
Posted 24 June 2009 - 07:17 AM
I'm not even sure if what you are trying to do can be done, and there isn't much information about it. At the very least it is drastic overkill when it is simple to slipstream the drivers into the windows XP cd using the automated tool NLite.
So, I'd pretty much say you are on your own if you pursue this USB flash drive/SATA driver installation thing. I doubt any of us here have done it. When you figure it out, you can come back here and educate us on how it is done.
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Posted 27 June 2009 - 10:01 PM
http://articles.tech...11-6160062.html
And applied them to a White and Bright Green, 2GB Kingston DataTraveller. This worked well, but lacked the SATA drivers I needed in order to access the HD so I could install WinXP.
What I did next was follow the directions here:
http://www.digitgeek...ers-into-xp-cd/
This made a SATA-Driver enabled, Bootable CD with all the install files. Unfortunately, it didn't actually Start the install, but it made it possible to do so.
What I did next was to copy the contents over from said CD to the bootable UFD, and Voila! A semi-functional, Bootable UFD with SATA Drivers!
*Bows*
Shame I didn't find this link First:
http://wiki.wegotser...ws_Install_Disk
That would have made it Much easier, and saved a lot of headaches...
But, where's the fun in That?

Any way, I have a new problem, and shall start a new thread for it, after I have a peek through the archives to see if there's anything comparable.
Thanks for all the Help! It's been very useful! Hopefully, the links above can be helpful to others.
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Someone with a bit more net-savvy than I, could cobble those different references together for a more coherent whole that would be well and truly useful

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Posted 27 June 2009 - 10:58 PM
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Posted 28 June 2009 - 01:15 PM

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Posted 29 January 2014 - 04:59 PM
Same Problem Can I PLLLEEEASSEE get an update on links above
#13
Posted 29 January 2014 - 07:54 PM
Looks l ike everything needed to solve this is in the posts that already exist in this thread.
What else do you need??
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