virtualbox install

[Keith Antoine]

On Monday 19 January 2009 09:12:28 Rick Bowers wrote:

> I don't know the answer, but I have two observations:
>
> 1- You state "...there is no support for ACHI in windows before
> windows vista; Windows XP (even SP2)..."
> and then say "My dual boot has Windows XP SP3 and loads onto my SATA
> drives without any additional drivers..."

First up, the portion of the email you mention was a quote from the user 
manual, not my observation. secondly I do have XP SP3 running but what I
am referring to is on an openSUSE 11.1 host not windows. So to be exact
I am running all SATA drives on both OS's and would have to look at what ios 
selected in bios.

>
> Terence also mentions Windows XP SP3
>
> So, perhaps Windows XP SP3 has the appropriate support?
>
> 2- My current PC shipped with an SATA drive and Windows Vista.  I
> tried to "upgrade" it by installing Windows XP. XP would not see the
> drive so I couldn't install it. NOW I understand why.
>
> ~Rick

Skippy