Install Windows XP on VirtualBox with SATA support

How to install Windows 2000/XP/2003 guests with SATA support

Briefly in Windows XP:

1. Download the drivers from Intel
2. Extract the archive:
   • Windows: Just extract it. You will get an floppy image named F32.IMA
   • Linux: Because of it is a self-extract archive, you can use unzip or p7zip to extract f6flpy32.exe and can still get F32.IMA
3. Mount the floppy image. No bother to use a real floppy.
4. In the initialization stage, press F6 to get the external SATA drivers.
5. Press S to select driver. Please select Intel(R) 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH8M-E/M)
6. Then go ahead