Ok maybe I am a little irritated but he calls himself "tek"
[Today at 09:23:56 AM] CONFUSETEK: Anybody no how to fix a sata boot problem from xp installlation
[Today at 09:34:54 AM] CONFUSETEK: need help with optiplex 210L xp install with sata drive no boot
[Today at 09:35:14 AM] jeee: get you sata drivers
[Today at 09:35:25 AM] jeee: and use a diskette or usb
[Today at 09:36:04 AM] CONFUSETEK: i used a diskette for what
[Today at 09:36:22 AM] CONFUSETEK: i have only usb connnections
[Today at 09:36:24 AM] jeee: during installation of xp
[Today at 09:36:55 AM] CONFUSETEK: i used an xp sp3 cd
[Today at 09:37:08 AM] jeee: press f6 or f7 if you want additional drivers
[Today at 09:37:16 AM] jeee: there at that point
[Today at 09:37:44 AM] jeee: then during installation you can add the drivers for sata
[Today at 09:38:03 AM] jeee: but you're no using your original Dell cd then
[Today at 09:38:44 AM] CONFUSETEK: press f7 an select what driver i install A01 from dell bios downgrading bios from A02
[Today at 09:39:48 AM] jeee: have you ever installed a pc?
[Today at 09:40:04 AM] jeee: nothing to do with bios
[Today at 09:40:33 AM] CONFUSETEK: i talking to you from th computer as we speak but i haave to keep the cd in the computer to get to windows page
[Today at 09:40:46 AM] CONFUSETEK: many times
[Today at 09:41:17 AM] jeee: sigh
[Today at 09:41:33 AM] jeee: you put in your xp cd and start the installtion
[Today at 09:41:51 AM] jeee: then during setup you get the f7 question
[Today at 09:41:55 AM] jeee: you press it
[Today at 09:42:04 AM] CONFUSETEK: computer window not boot from installlation have tried many times
[Today at 09:42:21 AM] jeee: and then with a diskette you add the drivers
[Today at 09:42:30 AM] CONFUSETEK: ok i'll press f7 and get back to you
[Today at 09:43:08 AM] CONFUSETEK: i tried super wipe and that didnot work
[Today at 09:43:54 AM] CONFUSETEK: i tried recoverying the boot sector
[Today at 09:44:04 AM] jeee: ok
[Today at 09:44:10 AM] jeee: i tell you one more time
[Today at 09:44:19 AM] jeee: that has nothing to do with it'
[Today at 09:44:26 AM] CONFUSETEK: ok
[Today at 09:44:44 AM] jeee: do you know what sata drivers are?
[Today at 09:46:17 AM] jeee:
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd&ServiceTag=&SystemID=PLX_PNT_P4_CEL_210L&os=WW1&osl=en&catid=&impid=[Today at 09:46:21 AM] jeee: there
[Today at 09:46:31 AM] CONFUSETEK: sata hard drive xp does not recognize sata hard drives
[Today at 09:46:46 AM] jeee: becuase of the drivers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Today at 09:46:55 AM] jeee: you don't have them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Today at 09:47:07 AM] jeee: you nedd to add them during installation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Today at 09:47:12 AM] CONFUSETEK: no
[Today at 09:47:33 AM] jeee: no what ?
[Today at 09:48:37 AM] CONFUSETEK: no i don't have the sata driver for samsung hard drive
[Today at 09:49:04 AM] jeee: excatly
[Today at 09:49:13 AM] jeee: get them at the website of dell
[Today at 09:49:31 AM] jeee: up there I posted the link
[Today at 09:49:33 AM] CONFUSETEK: do you know how i can get the drivers
[Today at 09:50:06 AM] jeee: can't you read?
[Today at 09:50:08 AM] CONFUSETEK: i added it to my favorites
[Today at 09:50:19 AM] jeee: cool go there and download the drivers
[Today at 09:50:26 AM] CONFUSETEK: thanks
[Today at 09:50:32 AM] jeee: add them during installtion
[Today at 09:50:42 AM] jeee: but better use the original Dell cd
[Today at 09:50:49 AM] jeee: no hassle
[Today at 09:50:52 AM] jeee: bye
[Today at 09:50:52 AM] CONFUSETEK: ok
[Today at 09:52:15 AM] CONFUSETEK: i dont have the original dell cd someone gave me the computer because they thought is was broken they locked the system
[Today at 09:52:44 AM] CONFUSETEK: ok bye