I am building a new pc,and will be using XP. In order to install XP with the controllers in AHCI or RAID mode, you MUST use a floppy in order to install the drivers at the beginning of Setup, or XP will not see the hard drive. I will be using 2 New Sata drives on this build.Below is my motherboard specs.Can I hook up a floppy drive to this motherboard.
Model
Brand GIGABYTE
Model GA-MA790GPT-UD3H
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type AM3
CPU Type Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron 100 Series
FSB 2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s)
Chipsets
North Bridge AMD 790GX
South Bridge AMD SB750
Memory
Number of Memory Slots 4×240pin
Memory Standard DDR3 1666(O.C.)/1333/1066
Maximum Memory Supported 16GB
Channel Supported Dual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x16 2, running at x16 or x8/x8
PCI Express x1 3
PCI Slots 2
Storage Devices
PATA 1 x ATA133 2 Dev. Max
SATA 3Gb/s 6
SATA RAID 0/1/5/10/JBOD
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset ATI Radeon HD 3300 Graphics
128MB DDR3 SidePort memory
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC889A
Audio Channels 8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset Realtek 8111C
Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2 1
Video Ports D-Sub + DVI
HDMI 1 x HDMI
USB 1.1/2.0 6 x USB 2.0
IEEE 1394 1 x IEEE 1394a
S/PDIF Out 1 x Optical
Audio Ports 6 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB 6 x USB 2.0
Onboard 1394
Onboard 1394 2x 1394a
Physical Spec
Form Factor ATX
Power Pin 24 Pin
Features
Features Ultra Durable 3 Classic Technology with copper cooled quality for lower working temperature
2 PCI-E 2.0 x16 interface with ATI CrossFireX/ Hybrid CrossFireX support for ultimate graphics performance
100% 50,000 hours lifespan of Japanese solid capacitors design
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts 3 years limited
Labor 3 years limited
