XP CD doesn't see Hard drive to get to Recovery console

[FlyingDevilFish]

I am trying to boot off the XP CD to get to recovery console to fix NTFS errors using chkdsk. Whene the XP CD loads on any menu choice, new install, R for repair I get a message XP does not see the hard drive. I can see it enabled in BIOS and my NTFS reader sees the drive and files. Any idea why The XP CD doesnt see the drive?

The PC is a Dell dimension with a SATA HD.

 

[Lemon13]

u have 2 supply sata driver by pressing f6 when setup asks for or u change in bios the hdd mode to native (sata will be accessed like a ide drive)

 

[FlyingDevilFish]

Thanks, are the SATA drivers specific to Dell or generic should work? Dell BIOS is very generic, I dont see an option to change it to native mode..

 

[linney]

The drivers that you require are related to the Motherboard manufacturer, not the make of machine.

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[BadBigBen]

Whene the XP CD loads on any menu choice, new install, R for repair

isn't this for doing a REPAIR INSTALL (In Place Upgrade) of the installed OS and not the Recovery Console (which is the Repair option before that)...


Ben

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