How To Enable SATA Controller for Windows XP Guests in VirtualBox
Read more » The new VirtualBox 4.0 seems to work flawlessly with this guide too, with no problems with the SATA controller whatsoever after upgrading.
This is part 2 of how to speed up Windows guests in VirtualBox. Part 1 can be read HERE. Using an SATA Controller in VirtualBox, as compared to VirtualBox's default IDE Controller, has benefits of lower CPU usage / faster performance during high input-output activity in a Windows XP guest. But its tricky to get Windows XP to support an SATA controller, as it has no native SATA drivers, unlike Vista or Win7. But it can be done, and the results are quite nice.
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