I formatted my computer and now I cannot load up my windows CD, I am told this is because my motherboard chipset?? or drivers perhaps, are no longer installed. I no longer have the motherboard CD either, but I have access to a laptop with a CD burner.
Where can I download my motherboard drivers that I can install, without useing windows, as I do not have windows…maybe a boot disc for my motherboard or somthing??
My motherboard is an Asus M2A-VM.
This may sound crazy, but try cleaning your Windows disk with a soft dry cloth and a little mild glass cleaner (e.g., Windex). Then try reloading Windows. I had a similar problem several years ago when trying to load the OS on a PC I had built. After cleaning the CD, Windows loaded fine. Can’t say this will fix your problem, but it won’t hurt to try.
Do you have a SATA HDD? XP doesn’t natively support SATA so if that’s what you have, you’ll need to load the SATA/RAID drivers from a floppy at the beginning of Windows setup by pressing F6. If you don’t have a floppy driver, you’ll have to create a new XP disc with the SATA drivers slipstreamed into it.