Installing Windows XP on a SATA Drive

Believe it or not. A download of Windows XP with SP3 directly from msdn will not include SATA driver at all !

So when F6 is not an option for you (no floppy drive), give nLite a try !

ref:
* http://jcalcote.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/installing-windows-xp-on-a-sata-drive/
* http://www.digitgeek.com/how-to-slipstream-sata-drivers-into-xp-cd/
* http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Windows-XP-On-SATA-Without-a-Floppy-F6-47807.shtml
* http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Home-PCs-Pavilion-Presario/Pavilion-a6643it-problem-with-xp-install-STOP-0x0000007B/m-p/1100317/message-uid/1100317/highlight/true#U1100317

Box is a HP Pavilion a6643fr Desktop PC:
* http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&softwareitem=pv-28739-16&os=228&product=3813847