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    Keep getting blue screen error while trying to install xp on my f6v

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by fsljff, Sep 10, 2008.

  1. fsljff

    fsljff Notebook Enthusiast

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    So my f6v came in today, and I wanted to install xp on it. It was initially divided up to 3 partitions:149G C drive, 139G D drive, and a 9G unnamed drive. I shrunk the C and D drives then make another new drive. So it has 4 drives C, D, and E for about 100G each, and that unnamed drive.

    Then I tried to start install xp with my xp disc, which has the sp2 patch in it, and it's a totally valid copy, not any sort of hacked or cracked one. However, whenever the installation finished scanning the hardware, and tried to start up the window installation process, it gave me that infamous blue screen error.

    Does this indicate some problem with my f6v? Since I never do anything with it except changing the size of the drives. Can anyone help me on this? Thanks!
     
    fsljff, Sep 10, 2008
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    fsljff Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok nvm, I found the solution: just need to set the SATA configuration to "compatible" mode in BIOS. Problem solved!
     
    fsljff, Sep 10, 2008
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  3. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    In case you didn't know - the unnamed drive is your Recovery partition.
     
    ClearSkies, Sep 10, 2008
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    Don't set the BIOS to compatible mode. Slipstream the SATA drivers to the XP CD using nLite. It's a whole lot better. ;)
     
    ravenmorpheus, Sep 11, 2008
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