From: brian_christians@hotmail.com   
      
   I don't know if this is the right group to post to, but here goes.   
      
   I recently built a semi-tricked out computer (not really, it is the same   
   components as is offered for a very basic computer by a local computer   
   shop, but with selected components - memory and storage - increased as   
   much as possible.) Then I installed Ubuntu.  In fact I am running Ubuntu   
   and using pan newsreader right now.   
      
   The ubuntu works just fine, and I like it fine, however, except for a few   
   simple games (minesweeper, majong, aisleriot solitaire), most native linux   
   games are not worth the disk space they take up, or at least I have not   
   found any that are.   
      
   To this end, I decided to partition off a small area (~40G) and install XP   
   on it for these couple of games.  However, it is not properly recognizing   
   the partions.  According to gparted (the ubuntu partiton editor), I have   
   a ext4 partion on one drive with the the ubuntu OS on it,  a second ext4   
   partion on a second drive with /home (equivalent of documents and   
   settings) and an NTFS pation that currently has nothing on it.   
      
   When I try to install XP on this, it "sees" 2 drives that are about 13G   
   each.  I have no idea where on my system I have any partitions of that   
   size.  I think the problem is that it does not have the proper SATA   
   drivers for the disks I am using, and I will have to use a program called   
   NLITE to slipstream them to the installation media I have because I do   
   not have a floppy on this system.   
      
   First I went to the Western Digital site to look for these drivers, and   
   found a statement that in effect said what I really want is a driver for   
   the HD controller, not the HD itself, and I would have to go to the site   
   of the manufacturer of my motherboard, ASrock.   
      
   So I went to the ASrock site, looked up the model number of my MB, but is   
   did not provide basic SATA drivers for XP, only the drivers to set things   
   up as raid as basic SATA drivers are already on the XP disk, or at least   
   that is what they claim.  Well, they might be included on newer disks,   
   but not on the disk I have.   
      
   I have no idea where to look next.  I found a site called driverpacks.net,   
   but I can't figure out any way to search it to determine what driverpack   
   I need.  In fact, I am not 100% sure if I need to look for a driver that   
   is for my motherboard or for the chipset that is on it.   
      
   It has now become, to me, more of a technical challenge to get XP   
   installed rather than actually playing the games.   
      
   A few technical details about the system I got:   
      
   MB:  ASrock N68C-S UCC, with nForce 630a Chipset   
   HD:  Wetern digital caviar blue 500 GB   
      
   I can provide more if needed, but I think those are the relevant   
   technical details.   
      
   Brian Christiansen   
      
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