Xp came out in 2002, flash drives were just starting to come out, it was standard procedure to use floppies, i suppose they could have added support with sp2, but i dont think they made any changes at all to the 16bit. Say goodbye to using a floppy disk for f6 driver install. Set the floppy disk drive and insert the floppy disk made in the making of driver floppy disk to it. Install win2003 with perc5i raid controller without floppy drive.
How to fix it use one of these methods to resolve the issue. When installing windows with third party drivers, the normal process is to have the drivers on a floppy, press f6 at the appropriate time and install the drivers from the floppy. Do you ever wondered how to install windows xp on sata without a floppy drive these days i have met a new challenge regarding the windows os install. I have just bought a mitsumi usb floppy drive with the magical 03ee6901 combination for xp f6 usage. F6 without a floppy drive windows 20002003nt4 msfn. How can windows xp setupf6 use a usb flash drive instead of.
However, increasingly, systems are coming without a floppy drive. Install an operating system onto a raid volume f6 installation method troubleshooting. Usually, youll have to press f6 during the early setup sequence, and then provide the drivers with either a real floppy, or a usb floppy drive. F6 driver on floppy hewlett packard enterprise community. Jan 10, 2008 say goodbye to using a floppy disk for f6 driver install. I have packaged them all together for you in this file. Unable to install the ahci or raid driver using the f6 installation procedure because the system does not have a floppy drive. I integrated the sata driver with help of your tutorial, voila, worked at the second try, the first try i forgot to remove the floppy disk. Hi new build, windows xp pro, intel q6600 kentsfield 2. Installing windows with 3rd party drivers and no floppy drive. Under these circumstances, no floppy means the impossibility to install windows. I have not had a chance to test this, but i have loaded various other drivers via the f6 floppy method. F6 driver diskette for windows starterzip63s diary. Press s key and insert the raid driver floppy disk into the drive.
Since the chenbro case does not have space for a floppy drive and the. Well i recently ran into a problem where i couldnt install windows because it wouldnt recognize my hard drive at the partition screen on the setup because i needed to install my sata drivers by pressing f6 during setup. After pressing f6, setup will load some more files, then ask if there. Using a f6 driver with usb floppy device drivers msfn. So, if you cannot change the drive controller setting in your notebooks bios to ide. Sata raid drivers into a windows xp installation disk by a process. Install win2003 with perc5i raid controller without. Jun 29, 2010 set the floppy disk drive and insert the floppy disk made in the making of driver floppy disk to it. No floppy drive for f6 install of raid driver intel. The floppy disk will be used for the installation so please do not remove it. Since there is a delay as the code on the cd begins to load, you have time to push the driver diskette back into the floppy drive and press f6 a few times before windows nt setup gets very far along. I read somewhere that i can either use a floppy drive to load the ahci drivers before installation, or slipstream the isoinstall cd and add the ahci drivers to the list of drivers that come.
Id be grateful for any assistance anyone may be able to provide. F6 floppy disk utility for ahci intel download center. Copy f6 floppy driver files from your hardware vendor. Theres a freeware utility boot cd loader by alex kopylov to transfer boot control from floppy to cd drive, for a long time used with emergency boot kit on old bioses which. Usb emulating floppy for f6 driver install posted in windows 2kxp2003. For sure, windows xp f6 does not support anything other than a floppy. After this step, we put the floppy disk in the floppy disk drive, plug the drive in the usb port of the laptop and we start the laptop. Most new bios support usb floppy as the primary floppy so as far as windows knows, its got a floppy drive just like normal. Download the latest drivers, firmware, and software for your hp usb floppy drive. This installs the drive key, the program that creates a bootable flash drive. Install windows xp on sata without a floppy f6 sata hard drives have become more and more appreciated tending to substitute the ide drives due to the increasing speed they offer. Please connect usb fdd with the usb port at the right of the cf30. Not a big deal, not much effort, but the funny thing is that a great number of people passed on their floppy drives.
Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer. I would like to install xp pro using the f6 option and a floppy with the necesary sata drivers on it as i am uncertain about slipstreaming the necessary drivers onto an installation disk. Dec 18, 2012 do you ever wondered how to install windows xp on sata without a floppy drive these days i have met a new challenge regarding the windows os install. I removed the floppy drive from my old pc and put it in the new one. Jun 23, 2018 ahci drivers are not required unless sata f6 have it set to that mode. Xp w sp2 has packaged drivers for many sata drives. Ensure that the floppy is set up in cmos setup to match the specifications of your drive, such as 3. Sometimes installing windows can be a truly challenging problem. I finally get through the f6 floppy option at the beginning of the windows set up and go through all the hard drive format and eula options, etc. Right when the system is about to be copied to the hard drive, i get this.
Install windows xp on sata without a floppy f6 quick. Hello, i am wondering how i can use a usb 32mb small drive in lieu of the floppy drive for a f6 windows xp raid driver install. Even if i wrote in a precedent article about the utility of the floppy drive, i do not encourage spending your money buying back an. Controller hub is not listed during an f6 installation.
How to install xp pro drivers from usb no floppy super user. Thats fine as long you wont install windows or you have a floppy. Loading f6 raid drivers during xp install without floppy. The recovery console loads, but every time it loads, i have to manually intervene and supply one particular device driver via the f6 key. Even if i wrote in a precedent article about the utility of the floppy drive, i do not encourage spending your money buying back an obsolete. By loading or using the software, you agree to the terms of this agreement. Restart the computer with the floppy disk inserted you may need to temporarily eject it, if your computer is set to boot from a floppy disk before it tries cd drives, and.
For example, if available, boot options should read. If you are not able to read or write to a floppy diskette from windows, verify the computer is not exhibiting floppy driver issues by testing the floppy drive from msdos. I have a five years old compaq 6820s laptop which, like any laptop that respects itself, ships with a intel ich8m chipset i. Kalo iya, kayanya masi butuh usb floppy drive deh, soalnya diminta insert floppy to write ngakalinya gimana nih mas. Also, while in cmos, verify that the boot options are correctly. How to use any usb drive as a f6 floppy medium for storage driver loading during legacy windows setup. A usable f6 driver will be arranged with a txtsetup. When you plug the floppy drive in pc usb port the familiar device setup box will appear at bottom of desktop screenwhen this is finished it will be ok to use. Loading two drivers automatically without pressing f6 you can get xp to automatically load by default both an ahci driver and firadisk by having almost identical floppy disks each containing all of the files needed by both the ahci driver and the firadisk driver. Jan 06, 2010 this installs the drive key, the program that creates a bootable flash drive. Windows setup in the early text mode phase will access drive a. Installing windows xp with f6 ahci raid drivers from dvd without floppy drive windows xp requires that drivers for ahciraid disk controllers must be supplied on floppy disk activated by f6 key during installation.
Here on the next picture is given a example how it should like the content on the floppy. Prior to windows vista, f6 disks were always floppy disks because, at the point the f6 prompt is shown, windows setup has not loaded the drivers for any media. If you have a floppy controller, floppy drives are dirt cheap. Need floppy drive work around for xp install techspot forums. How to fix a floppy drive working in windows but not msdos. Yes usb floppy drive will work with windows 10 as i have no problems with my floppy drives. Feb 02, 20 after some research, i found out this is because my laptops hard drive has ahci and there is no option in the bios insydeh20 rev 3. The steps 1 and 2 can be skipped if you use the f6 floppy disk utility provided by intel. Thank sata f6 fatal exception your answer was great but i really didnt need to do that complicated slipstreaming stuff. This is hps official website that will help automatically detect and download the correct drivers free of cost for your hp computing and printing products for windows and mac operating system. Mar 05, 2011 i havent had the need nor have i used a floppy drive in 5 years. Install win2003 with perc5i raid controller without floppy drive i want to reinstall windows 2003 on a poweredge 1950 server with a perc5i raid controller. Install ahci driver from floppy during the windows xp.
Mar 14, 2008 hi new build, windows xp pro, intel q6600 kentsfield 2. Jun 25, 2007 hmm butuh konfirmasi mas, driver dari acer tuh namanya f6 sata driver for xp installation bukan. Feb 22, 2007 install windows xp on sata without a floppy f6. Restart, boot off your newly burned cd, and voila you can now use your previously forbidden usb floppy drive to add f6 drivers during windows setup.
If you do not have these then just continue w the installation. How can i install windows xp setupf6 use a usb flash drive instead of a floppy drive to find drivers for a sata hard drive. Cannot install on sata drive, f6 wont work techspot forums. If you are running windows 95, windows 98, windows me, windows nt, windows 2000, or windows 2000, click start, shutdown, and restart the computer to an msdos prompt. For example, if you need to install windows xp because its an old hardware uncapable of running something better, and you need to install operating system to the sata hdd in ahci mode or to the raid controller with appropriate f6 floppy drivers. This utility allows users to install mass storage drivers with f6 from setup using a usb key. After some research, i found out this is because my laptops hard drive has ahci and there is no option in the bios insydeh20 rev 3. Ahci drivers are not required unless sata f6 have it set to that mode. There is no xp drive controller or graphics support for pcs with the intel series 8 chipsets. How can windows xp setupf6 use a usb flash drive instead. Create a bootable copy of the windows setup disk that includes the raid drivers. Jan 14, 2008 i finally get through the f6 floppy option at the beginning of the windows set up and go through all the hard drive format and eula options, etc. Installing windows xp with f6 ahciraid drivers from dvd. However today there are many computers with usb ports and cddvd drive, but without floppy drive.
Eko wahyudiharto said, monday, september 10, 2007 4. When text mode first loads, it lets the system bios tell it what the floppy drives are, but once text mode finishes loading windows it no longer sees the usb floppy drives as a legacy floppy drive, instead it sees it as a usb device. Download the file to a folder on your hard drive, and then run doubleclick it to unzip the set of files. For example, if you need to install windows xp because its an old hardware uncapable of running something better, and you need to install operating system to the sata hdd in ahci mode or to the raid controller with appropriate f6 floppy drivers, but you have. Installing sata hard drive with windows xp without floppy drive.
Installing windows xp with f6 ahciraid drivers from usb only. Once in setup you need to check that cmos is identifying your floppy drive and that it is the correct one i. You might need to enter the system bios and set the usb emulation mode to floppy. Wasted hours to try with a floppy disk, driver would load with f6 in setup, but wouldnt after the xp setup started to copy the files to the hard drive. Make usb stick act as floppy drive anandtech forums. Installing drivers with no floppy drive f6 solutions. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you. Mar 23, 2004 pop the floppy disk drive door open do not remove the disk. Pop the floppy disk drive door open do not remove the disk. The instructions for creating and using the driver on floppy sata f6 are here. The floppy works on my desktop and on the target sony vaio laptop which is going to be dual install and confirms its pidvid on both. Full install will work with a hp usb floppy drive but i had a sony usb drive.
The content of the driver we copy on the floppy diskete drive from 1. After all the patches, xp64 runs fine and all the device drivers are correct. Motherboard manufacturers started to implement the new standard years ago, when the technology was young and expensive. Download a floppy sataraid driver, extract it to floppy disk and then when. If your usb floppy drive is not recognized, try a different usb floppy drive. Mar 10, 2005 cannot install on sata drive, f6 wont work. Sbs 2003 attempts to do a repair and has to copy the controller drivers from floppy but cant anymore because the usb floppy drive is no longer. How can windows xp setupf6 use a usb flash drive instead of a floppy drive to find drivers for a sata hard drive.
F6 installation method for intel rapid storage technology. How can windows xp setup f6 use a usb flash drive instead of a floppy drive to find drivers for a sata hard drive hi, how can i install windows xp setup f6 use a usb flash drive instead of a floppy drive to find drivers for a sata hard drive. Use this dell utility to install mass storage drivers. Heres a probably incomplete list of usb floppy drives that will work with this method. Apr 28, 2012 the content of the driver we copy on the floppy diskete drive from 1. Both disks should have the same identifying disk tag file e. Hmm butuh konfirmasi mas, driver dari acer tuh namanya f6 sata driver for xp installation bukan. Install windows xp on sata without a floppy f6 my nix. Hp usb floppy drive software and driver downloads hp. Use this dell utility to install mass storage drivers without slipstreaming 21 posts. Press enter or other key and nt will begin loading from cd. Installing sata hard drive with windows xp without floppy.
Only problem was my pc didnt have a connection for a floppy ide cable so i. I am not sure the old floppy drive i have works or whether the diskette the. How to use usb thumbdrive instead of f6 floppy disk with ahciraid drivers for. I havent had the need nor have i used a floppy drive in 5 years. During the installation of win2003, i press the f6 button to install a driver from my perc5i raid controller card, but the server is looking for a floppy drive to get the driver. I know i can integrate the drivers into the installation cdrom, but as the choice of the driver tends to need many trials, i feel a floppy is easier. Install windows xp on sata without a floppy f6 my nix world. I am not sure the old floppy drive i have works or whether the diskette the original that came with my abit nf7s motherboard. If i dont supply the correct driver, it crashes 0x0000007e. Sep 14, 2006 i have not had a chance to test this, but i have loaded various other drivers via the f6 floppy method. The easiest way would be to bust out a cdrw disc and make your own windows cd with the driver slipstreamed into it. Floppy drive failed 40 error on startup techrepublic. As far as not using a floppy, windows installation f6 for raid driver doesnt offer another option.