Can't install Windows XP (can't find SATA drivers)

[Demgel]

Ok, so I do know some SATA drives are not recognized by Windows XP Installation natively, I know I can use a disk to load them on the installation and I know I can integrate them to the ISO...

... but I CAN'T FIND THEM/IT!

The computer it's a HP Mini 110-1190LA:

CPU: Intel Atom N270, 1600 MHz (12 x 133)

Motherboard: HP 308F

Chipset: Mobile Intel Calistoga-GSE i945GSE

BIOS: AMI

IDE Controller: Intel? ICH7M/MDH SATA AHCI Controller

Hard disk: ST9250315AS (250 GB, 5400 RPM, SATA-II)

It has Windows 7 Starter but for personal reasons I want to install Windows XP.

Seagate haven't published any drivers on their Support page.

HP Support page has the Chipset utility (for my specific model of course), and it says in the readme:

"Includes: [...] SATA Storage Support"

So I integrated the whole folder with all the .inf files (which I checked, the SATA .inf files are actually there) into the ISO image and then booted up and nothing happened.

Windows XP installation keeps saying there is no disk. So the "official-hp-drivers-for-my-specific-model" didn't work and Seagate don't have any drivers for ST9250315AS (just fancy tutorials and product info).

So, am I going to keep Windows 7 Starter? Does anyone knows if I can use another INF file? Is it possible to get the Windows 7 driver and integrate it to the Windows XP ISO? Could I boot up some weird ISO (linux, hirens boot cd, "whoknowswhat-cd") to skip all this SATA thing and may be launch the Windows XP on some different way?

BTW, loading manually drivers it's kinda problematic cause it asks to insert the disk on drive A: and I just have USB DVDRW unit, so... no A: drive...

Thanks in advance to anyone who could help me with this :)

PD: My BIOS doesn't have the "Disable SATA Native Support" option that some sites mention to get the SATA working at the Windows XP installation.

====EDIT====

PD2: The hard disk works just perfect by the way!

[protocol7]

When you say you integrated the folder with the drivers, did you use nlite for this? It's not as simple as just adding the folder to the iso. If you google how to integrate sata drivers into xp you'll find a number of tutorials like this one or a more detailed one here.

[Demgel]

When you say you integrated the folder with the drivers, did you use nlite for this? It's not as simple as just adding the folder to the iso. If you google how to integrate sata drivers into xp you'll find a number of tutorials like this one or a more detailed one here.

Yes of course, I used the integrate drivers option and I saw how nLite loaded all the .INF files on the folder I selected, but nothing happened :(

EDIT: I'm gonna try your second link (this one), it has some different drivers (or at least the text mode thing is different from the ones at HP support), let me burn the ISO and I get back to you :)

EDIT2: OMG IT WORKED :D:D:D!!!!

My mistake was loading non textmode drivers into the ISO, so the drivers in the second page you gave worked just fine :D!!! Now installing Windows XP :D:D

Thanks mate! Rly!

Edited December 21, 2009 by Demgel

[RadishTM Veteran]

You can also use these AHCI drivers from Intel during the F6 install phase -

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Des...01〈=eng - 32-bit

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Des...01〈=eng - 64-bit

Radish?

[Demgel]

You can also use these AHCI drivers from Intel during the F6 install phase -

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Des...01〈=eng - 32-bit

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Des...01〈=eng - 64-bit

Radish?

It's a netbook, so I just have USB to load external stuff, so my best way to load the drivers it's integrating them into the ISO. Anyway I'm going to try the files on your links ;)

[Demgel]

So just to the ones who read just the final posts in a thread :p the solution was loading textmode drivers, drivers contained on .exe chipset installers don't work. Follow this link

Thanks to protocol7!

[protocol7]

My mistake was loading non textmode drivers into the ISO, so the drivers in the second page you gave worked just fine :D!!! Now installing Windows XP :D:D

Glad to hear it's working. I was just gonna reply to see if you'd picked the textmode option :)