Those setting look fine, depending on what you need  - the drives are SATA drives connected to ports 0,2 on the motherboard.  Under Driver Controller is where you will find the SATA/ATA settings.  I'm not sure if this is what you are asking, but if it is set to Autodetect/AHCI, this mode will almost always require the drivers during installation of XP, where Autodetect/ATA (also called compatability mode), generally does not.  Having it set to compatability mode can make installation easier, because you don't need the driver, but cannot take advantage of many drive features that SATA technology offers.  Let me know if you were after something else.
Hi Gang I'm looking to get hold of SP3 Full Version before it's too late. I currently have SP2 now. Please don't ask me to download the Microsoft Update Package. It's a waste of time - too many hoops to go through, repeated failures. I tried it repeatedly. I'm also FULLY  aware of the risks of buying OS software from Ebay.  Back to my question, please comment on this OEM version; [URL] It surely looks the same as this; [URL] Either way, I'll use my original Dell Resource CD to load the Chip Set Drivers, Broadband Drivers etc., once I've installed the OS. I'm expecting this disc will load automatically (as did the original Dell OS Disc), for my 8400? Thanx Mike  
Looking For The Last Of Windows XP Home SP3 - Installation Disc