By default a MB designed for SATA or RAID is disabled until opted by the
user,
try advanced chipset Integrated Peripherals (or similiar),on chip Serial ATA
(or similiar)..Also,read the owners manual.

"Link77" wrote:

> I have a couple computers with SATA DVD drives. While Windows detects them
> perfectly the BIOS does not. This means that I can not install Windows XP
> without using a floppy drive.
>
> I've come to rely on the Setup Disks for Floppy Boot Install
> (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en).
> Microsoft has released a new version for every service pack except service
> pack 3.
>
> Are they still working on it? Does anyone know when it will be made
> available? I really need those disks!