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The original poster is asking how to access a connected HDD in Windows XP running in VirtualBox as a physical drive rather than just a shared folder, specifically about passing through a SATA drive. Neemobeer suggests using USB passthrough if the drive is connected via USB, providing a relevant link. The original poster clarifies that their drive is SATA, implying the need for a different method to connect the SATA HDD directly to the virtual machine. The overall discussion centers on methods to make the virtual OS recognize and utilize a physical HDD connected to the host.
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anotherwindowsuser

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Hi,

I have attached a HDD to my Ubuntu host computer, I am running virtual box with windows xp in it, I would like to get XPto view the connected HDD as a HD and not tjust a shared folder, is there any way I can do this? Thanks advance.
 

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