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    need to install xp over vista

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by billy whizz, Jun 5, 2009.

  1. billy whizz

    billy whizz Notebook Guru

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    hi ive got a asus a8sr laptop..it has windows vista on it..im trying to install windows xp on it...but i get a error message after a while when i put in the windows xp cd...it says " cannot find hard drive"......i understand its something to do with sata drives....and ive read somewhere that ineed to download the "storage manager" FOR MY LAPTOP BUT I CANNOT FIND WHAT I NEED..can some kind person tell me what i need and from where ?...cheers
     
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    If you can't find the SATA driver to slipstream XP, the alternative is to set your SATA controller to "Compatible mode" in your BIOS.
     
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    billy whizz Notebook Guru

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    i do not have that option in bios...will updating the bios be of any help or use ?..ta
     
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    ID10Terror Notebook Enthusiast

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    my X59sr-a1 doesn't have the option and it has a sata drive, I haven't tried installing XP yet but i think if it doesn't have the option for compatible its probably just the defualt setting, My laptop came with Vista but it was also available with XP and there are no sata drivers to be found on the ASUS site.

    have you tried installing XP yet ?
     
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    You can just download the latest SATA driver for your chipset from the Intel support website, and slipstream that driver to the CD. Start here for instance: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/default.aspx?iid=subhdr+downloads

    You could also check the ASUS support website (support.asus.com) for SATA drivers for your model.
     
    E.B.E., Jun 7, 2009
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