Thanks Forc5, But all my reads yesterday and today tell me that WinXP can NOT recognize SATA of any flavor (hard drives and CDROMs) w/o F6 added drivers.
I have both........(via pata/sata converters!)... Getting ready to try demoting the hard drive back to pata... I did not think so either, but,.................. :( Duncan -------------- Original message from FORC5 <fuf...@cox.net>: -------------- > should not need to do a f6 driver install on that new a mb > fp > > At 10:06 AM 2/5/2009, dsinc...@bellsouth.net Poked the stick with: > >Bryan, > >Understand. That old 2940 has been retired! > >THIS new system is: > >Asus P5Q3 (Intel ?P45/P45E?) > >E8400 C2D > >2x 1GB Crucial "Ballistix" (DDR3) > >Chipset: ICH10R > >bios: 0502 > >HD: Seagate ST3160812A > > > >Will not continue after F6 driver install............. > >Have tried drivers for: > >JM336 > >ICH8R/9R/10R > > > >Install stalls at "Windows is starting..........." > > > >Have not given up, but running short of ideas......... :) > >Duncan > > >-------------- Original message from Bryan Seitz : > -------------- > > > > > >> Maybe you should ditch that 2940 and upgrade ;) > >> > >> On Thu, Feb 05, 2009 at 04:35:20PM +0000, dsinc...@bellsouth.net wrote: > >> > main machine crashed - no eudora. using at&t webmail...... > >> > Duncan > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Bryan G. Seitz > > -- > Tallyho ! ]:8) > Taglines below ! > -- > I'm just doodlin' my life away... >
