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    Installing XP on Aspire 5739G

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by d1ce, Jan 9, 2010.

  1. d1ce

    d1ce Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've recently purchased the Aspire 5739G off Newegg and would like to install XP on the machine. Fortunately, there are official XP drivers for this model on the Acer support website. I've downgraded before and know the procedure of slipstreaming the SATA drivers. Which drivers do I slipstream for this model? I noticed on the drivers page there is a SATA AHCI Driver. Is this the driver to slipstream? Any help would be appreciated! :)
     
    d1ce, Jan 9, 2010
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    No one knows? lol
     
    d1ce, Jan 11, 2010
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    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    The Intel Matrix Storage Manager (if it's an Intel chipset, it's an Intel SATA chip) is what you need.
    Get it here - don't remember if you need the F6 driver or the full one to slipstream.
     
    TehSuigi, Jan 12, 2010
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    you can just set the ide mode to ide in bios instead of ahci.
    this way, you don't have to slipstream.
     
    ondogdog, Mar 2, 2010
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