I would like to know if any one has had a problem simular to this...
I have a VGX-XL1 and I want to install MCE 2005 on it clean and not use the Sony restore. The first problem that I ran into is that the motherboard has an Intel SATA RAID on board so during the installation you have to hit <F6>. So far, but wait... there is not a floppy drive in the unit. OK, I order an external Sony USB floppy drive from NewEgg. I got it in last week, so I am ready for this install now. I boot from the CD and proudly hit <F6>. It comes to the screen to select the OEM driver from the floppy. I make my selection and the driver gets loaded. I am then able to see the hard drive to which I would like my installation to go to. I choose it, format it and the file copying process starts. I then get prompted for the floppy to which the OEM drivers are on again. But I have never taken the floppy out and the drive is still plugged in. It looks as if when it loads the RAID drivers the first time that it does not see the floppy any more. When I hit Enter to check the floppy the light does not light up like it did the first time. I tried this several times and have tried a different external floppy. I also opened the case to see if there was a place that I could plug a standard floppy... no joy there.
Does any one have any experience with this or another option for me to try?
Thanks in Advance...