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z87 Sniper - SATA driver for winXP?

Kaiketsu

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z87 Sniper - SATA driver for winXP?
« on: November 10, 2016, 08:12:19 am »
Hello there,

for gaming reasons, I intend to install a copy of windows XP on my 2nd SSD.

However, XP does not support SATA and you have to include a SATA driver in the install CD.

I found SATA drivers for my mobo on the site, but they seem to be for win7-win10 only...

Any ideas what to do (or where to get a working SATA driver that I can incorporate into WinXP install CD?)

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Re: z87 Sniper - SATA driver for winXP?
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2016, 03:16:25 pm »
Try intel's website or one of the other driver websites.  Be care what you D/L if the latter.

Should be no reason for you to need XP for modern gaming purposes. 

Longshot if you decide to stick with that OS. 
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Re: z87 Sniper - SATA driver for winXP?
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2016, 09:16:06 pm »
Intel ended support for Windows XP with the Series 7 Chipset. The Z87 Chipset is Series 8 and does not support Windows XP and there is no driver support for that OS.

You may try Windows XP Mode from a supported OS.
1) GA-Z97X-Gaming 7, G3258,
2) GA-990FXA-UD3 Rev. 1.1, FX-8350
3) GA-AM1M-S2P, Sempron 3850 Kabini

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Re: z87 Sniper - SATA driver for winXP?
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2016, 10:27:58 am »
Well, IDE mode will have to suffice  :-[

(WinXp is for older windows games that refuse to work win Win10 on any compatibility settings - some actually do).

Should all things fail, I'll try Win7 as my 2nd OS once agian, but win7 isn't much better in compatibility department.

Thanks.