Installing Win2k Sans Floppy Drive

[svet-am]

My rig is an Abit KT7A-RAID that I am running without the floppy drive enabled. I'm running hard drives off the HPT370, so obviously my problem is installing Win2k and getting the drivers for the HPT370 during the install.

I have a USB JumpDrive that I figured would work, but I cannot access it during the install, even if it is plugged in at boot time. I figured the install would allow me to specify path for the drivers, but it only looks for the drivers on A:\

Is there any way to map the USB drive to A:\ or some other way that you guys can think of to make this work?

thanks for any help you can provide. I've already hit Google and found nada and I hit the obligatory Paul's KT7 FAQ page as well.

 

[N.V.M.]

ummmmm......cd?

 

[versello]

You're outta luck unfortunately.

 

[svet-am]

here's another idea. Would it work to extract the neccessary driver files to the i386 directory on the install CD and then burn a new CD?

I figured that I was probably out of luck, but thought I'd ask anyway...

 

[ZeroX]

you can slipstream drivers, but it isn't as easy as just copying the files. I've never done it, but this guide should help you.

http://www.thetechguide.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=5090&st=40

 

[svet-am]

thanks! when I have the time to read it all, I believe it will be the ticket.

 

[typhoon43]

Most people will just hook a floppy drive up for 30 seconds and be done with it. a USB floppy drive should work as well.

Floppy drive = 12 bux

Slipstreaming = pain in my rump..

 

[mfm]

Originally posted by typhoon43
Slipstreaming = pain in my rump..

Prefer to just add the SPs after the install?

 

[aug1516]

Originally posted by mfm
Prefer to just add the SPs after the install?

Slipstreaming a Service Pack is cake, but drivers are a whole other issue. I was going to attempt it until I read the guide and said "screw it", way to much work. I would do the 30 second floppy deal, or install it on the normal channels and move it back to raid after Windows has installed.

 

[Snugglebear]

Adding device drivers to the windows driver database is a bitch. There are just too many files and potential syntax errors to make it worth the trouble. Last time I tried integrating some Symbios drivers I went through 14 reburns of a CDRW and still didn't get it to work. There are even some scripts out there that allege they do this, but no go.