As above really. I'm trying to install a fresh copy of Windows MCE onto my
SATA drive. I have tried two different SATA drives and loads of different
SATA drivers, both from my motherboard manufacturer and the chip controller
manufacturer. I know the SATA drive works because I have Windows XP Pro
installed on it and thus assumed I could use the same SATA drivers disk
(floppy) for the MCE installation.

I know how to install Windows as I've done it loads of times before, so you
can assume I am doing this correctly and pressing F6 etc etc.....
The set up program runs through the various files it needs to install for
about 30 seconds and then prompts me because it can’t find ‘3112r.sis’. It
seems that it can't install any of the SATA drivers that are required and
thus cannot continue with the installation.

This, as you can probably appreciate is very frustrating, because I rely on
Media Center to serve my music etc to my Xbox 360. I could leave MCE on my
IDE HDD, but this is sacrificing speed, and since I shelled out big on a 10k
SATA drive.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Andrew

I had a problem like that probably twice with installing XP Pro on different
motherboards with off-brand S-ATA controllers, such as ULi, or one other I
think. The diskette was there in the drive. It acted like it saw the driver
I selected, but when it came to copy the files and install Windows, it
couldn't find a file that surely was right there. I solved this by
installing Windows over a network, since I work for a computer company and
know how to do this. The instructions are not for the general public, such
as yourself. But, what you may be able to figure out how to do, is make a
custom Windows XP CD with your S-ATA drivers on it, thus bypassing this
apparent bug.

Adding newer Service Packs or drivers onto a Windows CD is called
slipstreaming. You may be able to search for info on the net about
slipstreaming drivers, and come up with a way to get Windows installed on
that drive.

Some basic directions I can point you in: Try getting a program called ISO
Buster. It has a free 30-day trial. Make a copy (backup copy) of the
Windows XP MCE CD1 onto your hard drive as an ISO. Figure out where to load
your drivers, and put them in the directory structure. Follow some
instructions on copying the CD's bootblock, or boot image or whatever it is
that makes the CD bootable. Then make a new CD with this new modified ISO.

Lots of luck! I think it's possible. That's about the best I can tell you.

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