harris1986 Posted June 15, 2006 Posted June 15, 2006 Hi guys now i lost my drivers floppy disk for my motherboard and after buying a new hard drive i tried re-installing windows but i downloaded the drivers off the dfi site extracted them to floppy as instructed tried to specify them and it just keeps saying "please insert a manufactures support disk" or something similar, my floppy drive led comes on just doesn't read from it! HELP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
watsonte Posted June 15, 2006 Posted June 15, 2006 I had the same issue and gave up on floppy drives...I use nLite to slipstream drivers into the windows xp install...Google nLite and you will find a good solution. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harris1986 Posted June 15, 2006 Posted June 15, 2006 kool, urm do i press F6 still should it just install the drivers automatically? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
watsonte Posted June 15, 2006 Posted June 15, 2006 There are guides on nlites download site, but you wont have do do anything the drivers will be integrated on the install. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harris1986 Posted June 15, 2006 Posted June 15, 2006 ok something strange has happend i just installed windows onto my hard drive without slipstreaming or using floppy's (yesterday it just blue screened) but my 250gb hard drive only has 125gb of free space? why? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
watsonte Posted June 15, 2006 Posted June 15, 2006 That I would not know but you will want to repartition the drive and delete whatever previous installs or files you have on the HD. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonTattooz Posted June 15, 2006 Posted June 15, 2006 kool, urm do i press F6 still should it just install the drivers automatically? The nLite slipstream process integrates the drivers into the installation. So, no, you don't need to press F6. I just reloaded my OS a couple of days ago. I made a slipstream CD, but it wouldn't work right for some reason. I know it had something to do with nLite's ability to go in and disable basically anything you want for the installation- I must have disabled something that I shouldn't have. I ended up loading my OS the "old fashioned" way. Don't get me wrong- I think slipstreaming is a great idea and it obviously works for the large majority of people who try it. I'm just a little bit dense and I don't want to take the time to figure out what I was doing wrong. Someone who posts here made a great tutorial for integrating the nForce drivers with nLite. I thought I had a link to it, but I can't find it. I'm sure someone here will have the link. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubberDuck Posted June 15, 2006 Posted June 15, 2006 I had the same issue and gave up on floppy drives...I use nLite to slipstream drivers into the windows xp install...Google nLite and you will find a good solution. Wow that is a way easer way of slipstreaming than i use to do :nod:. Thx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
watsonte Posted June 15, 2006 Posted June 15, 2006 Yeah nLite is the nicest program I have found...I am am working on an XP install disk that does it all on its lonesome, its possible to boot into windows and never touch a thing, so I am still working with it as I go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harris1986 Posted June 15, 2006 Posted June 15, 2006 where you specify the drivers do you use text format or PNP? just tried a windows install with my new disk got a error of "the file si3114r5.sys could not be found" bah will try again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
watsonte Posted June 15, 2006 Posted June 15, 2006 I used nvidia drivers there was a guide if I remeber correctly on nliteos.com that explained how to properly slipstream drivers into the windows install. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harris1986 Posted June 15, 2006 Posted June 15, 2006 ahh ffs, just did the slipstream disk got to windows and apparently i still only have 125gb of free space! what's going on ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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