How to: Step-by-step guide for installing Windows XP on XPS M1530

Anyone done this sucessfully with a SOLID STATE HARD DRIVE?

I only see mention of SATA on this thread. Admittedly I perused it quickly but I'm in a hurry to get started on downgrade. My OS failed today, which gives me the perfect excuse to install XP but I've been putting off researching if it will work with my solid state drive.

Anyone pull it off?

 

edit:
new complete driver package found here: (Many thanks to Udi for compiling this package!)
http://www.uditha.de/assets/Udi_M1530_XP_Drivers.exe


This thread is dead from Post 1 too.

Tried the nlight thing process.

I don't get the part where it says in the instructions "now we get to ad the SATA atric drivers...." "You will need to run the executable file you downloaded"

Which executable? I was only able to download the two zip files from the first two links on post 1. The other two are dead links....

 

One of the links is fixed in the 3rd post:

Code:

http://support.us.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R173412&formatcnt=1&libid=0&fileid=235720

The other link is not necessary, only makes it more noob friendly.

 

All,

Tomorrow I will be unboxing my wife's new XPS M1530 and I have a couple of Vista/XP dual boot questions. I just made a post in a thread on that topic elsewhere in this forum and would appreciate anyone with any expertise and/or experience with this subject taking a peek at it.

Thanks,

Phil

Update: OK, the part above is irrelevant. I decided to just go ahead and format the "C" partition and install XP Pro there. I've followed all of the instructions to a "T" and everything has worked just fine save one item - for some reason I still have a yellow question mark "USB Device" and I have no clue what it is... Anybody have a suggestion while I continue to fiddle with figuring it out?

Update 2: This computer has a "PCI Express" slot. We own a Sierra Wireless 881 WWAN card that is a standard PCIMCIA slot card. I tried to gently insert it but I wasn't sure if the resistance I felt was just the mechanism inside, or if perhaps this thing won't fit. Can anybody tell me for sure whether my card will fit or not?

 

file isn't available :-(

 

Here you go lotatimmy

http://dropbox.pehu.be/Udi_M1530_XP_Drivers.exe/

 

Hi guys,

I succesffuly dual booted my XPS 1530 except for one glitch that I am facing.

Whenever I shutdown or restart my windows XP, i am getting a message something like this:

**********************************************************
The memory at "0x15530" accessed memory at "0x15530". The memory cannot be written.
**********************************************************

Any idea on how to solve this?

Regards
Sunil

 

Ok I've got an issue, once I burn all the XP files and drivers to a disk, I reboot, hit F12, and it tells me to choose, I choose to boot from a CD/DvD Disk, and it says to hit any key to boot from it.

So I hit a key, and it just stops, it doesn't do anything, the little underscore just sits there blinking like it's mocking me.. Can anyone help me out?

Edit: Gonna try to reburn the files, perhaps it didn't do it properly last time.

Edit: Ok, the reburning of the CD fixed it, and everything runs flawlessly. Now I just need to decide if I want to dual boot it with Vista or Leopard.

Thanks for all the help OP!

 

Hi everyone, I follow the instruction first page and install XP. everythign works fine except for audio driver. can anyone please give tips please...NEED HELP..thanks

 

Obvious question, but did you try the file labled "setup" in the audio driver file from Udi's download? Works fine for me.

 

thanks, it works now. i was using Xp w/ vista look. thats why it doenst work.

 

I need help with this. I have created the XP ISO and burned it but when I boot off of it .. it eventually says Insert Windows XP CD in to Drive A: Or something.. very odd... someone please help I cant stand Vista

 

From the 1st page, which one is the SATA Matrix driver that will need to be put into the nlite process?

The last 2 links are down, only the XP drivers part 1 and part 2

 

The matrix link isnt working, can someone post a working one

 

Not really sure which one you're looking for so here's the links to both.
Intel Matrix Storage Manager:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Det...&OSFullName=Windows* XP Home Edition&lang=eng
Intel Storage Manager Floppy Drivers:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Det...&OSFullName=Windows* XP Home Edition&lang=eng

 

Guys, not that sp1 is out, is it still worth it to downgrade? o.o and mine xps is customized so will the drivers still work

 

It's still a personal preference. I've used Vista on my desktop and my laptop but I just prefer XP.

 

i installed XP 1 day ago. but i have problems with wireless internet. sometimes my wireless disconnects with no reason and reconnects in a few seconds. and sometimes my mouse and all the computer freezes for 3-4 seconds and then i cant use my wireless internet. it shows that there is wireless connection in the tray bar but when i looked at in network connections i see that wireless is disabled and i cant enable it back s i have to restart 2-3 times.

anyone know a solution ? what is the problem with wireless?

 

DOES ANYONE HAVE A SURE FIRE WAY? I read and read and read some more. Is there a way of doing it with outy spending hours and hours of reading and re reading and reformating and trying to get it to work with out bugs. And is it workthing it afteral lthe hassel.

 

I slippestreamed all the drivers just in case and on my slipstream CD I was able to load it w/o any problems.

 

For anyone still having problems with Wireless, I was able to get mine working with the 1730 driver on the Dell support site as someone suggested earlier.

http://support.dell.com/support/dow...-1&impid=-1&formatcnt=1&libid=5&fileid=202138

The only thing left is bluetooth, any progress/ideas?

 

i have read a lot in this but i am really confused and i am a newbie.Some links are dead and i don't get how to install win Xp.Could any one give the live links and guidelines please...

 

Link to drivers:
http://dropbox.pehu.be/Udi_M1530_XP_Drivers.exe/

Link to how to install thread:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=254815
Good luck and enjoy your XP install!

 

Thank you fievo for your reply.I will try it out and report to you if i have any problems..Thanks for a quick reply

 

the driver you have given for AHCI DRIVER which shows that it could not be installed....The exact error given was "the computer does not support the minimum requirements for installing the software".Also i tried the lazy_method since i do not have a floppy drive on my dell xps 1530.Here are my system spec:

the driver you have given for AHCI DRIVER which shows that it could not be installed....The exact error given was "the computer does not support the minimum requirements for installing the software".Also i tried the lazy_method since i do not have a floppy drive on my dell xps 1530.Here are my system spec:

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name MASTER
System Manufacturer Dell Inc.
System Model XPS M1530
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6 GenuineIntel ~2494 Mhz
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6 GenuineIntel ~2493 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. A08, 3/19/2008
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Windows Directory E:\WINDOWS
System Directory E:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
User Name MASTER\Visu
Time Zone India Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 4,096.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 3.16 GB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 5.34 GB
Page File E:\pagefile.sys

 

sree visu, I got your PM and replied. Sorry if it's not working for you, from what I've read it works for most people, myself included. No big deal if it doesn't, your XP install will still work just fine!

 

I would like to keep everything that was originally and just to dual boot with XP, is this possible? How?

 

Hi ,

I am using dell xps 1530 where Vista comes by default . I want xp to be installed on this machine . My problem is when I boot from xp cd it says ....
searching for hardware configurations .. and goes into the black screen and nothing happens. I tried these things...

1. changed sata configurations from ACPI to ATA . Still screen black out.


Please help me out since no xp cd works for me . I installed Linux along with Vista right now and both works fine .

Thanx in advance

 

WOW. After a long day of reading, and installing, I had problems with the wireless, but I was able to fix it. Thanks everybody.... !!!!!!

 

i can't download those drivers from the following page where are 6 mirrors,
when i am downloading it, then nod32 gives the error, when it is going to save it to the desktop, is it some kind of virus or sth

 

If I delete the MediaDirect partition from Vista and create a new partition, can I follow the instructions from 1st post, but installing XP on the new partition?

that way I will be able to dual boot without reinstalling Vista, right?

 

Hello,

Not sure if this have been covered but what happens if I press the Media Direct button?

I have installed WinXP on a brand new disk so the Media Direct partition does not exist. I'm reluctant to put this to the test as I think I've read someone having problems where it goes into an endless boot->fail to boot sequence.

Can someone please clarify?

 

Im having a problem, when im trying to add the driver in nlite i dont see ich8m i see ich8r, and ich9r. is that the one im supposed to use?

 

I just (today) installed Windows XP Pro SP2 on my 1530 and I'm having some trouble installing the drivers... I installed all of the mandatory ones in Udi's pack except for Touchbad, Card Reader and (maybe) audio (I don't remember if I did it or not, but the audio works). I slipstreamed in the AHCI drivers beforehand. The device manager, though, still lists three "Base System Device"s and a "PCI device". I'm guessing that the Base System Devices are the card reader: one each for MMC, MS, and xD, but I don't know is which. All are listed as PCI bus 3, device 9, and functions 2-4. I would assume that PCI device is the touchpad but Windows says that it is not.

 

Hey, I recently installed XP on XPS and I have some issues.

First, I have no MIDI output. I installed the audio drivers and they work for sound just fine, but for whatever reason I just have no MIDI. I can't find any solutions, as it seems like a rare case. The first picture is the audio section of the control panel, the second is the device manager.

http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=trouble2jh8.png

http://img386.imageshack.us/my.php?image=trouble1ux2.png

Also, I have no idea what the three errors in the device manager are (ESPECIALLY biometric coprocessor,) any advice would be great.

Thanks!

 

Hey everyone...So I'm an idiot and I formatted my external hard drive by accident, losing everything! I couldn't see multiple options for the partitions though, all I saw was a partition on my external hard drive. I was wondering why I'm not getting any options like I should be. Thanks!

 

I have a problem. When I go to the boot part it asks to boot from cd. Then a messege comes up saying "Setup is inspecting your hw config..." . I didnt wiped out my drive becouse i want to dual boot, but the only thing that holds me back is this. Any ideas ??

 

Me too !!!!

 

Anyone ???

 

Hi friend, I installed XP on my XPS M1530, everything is working except the problem mentioned above, the laptop does not wake up from standby/sleep mode.

Can you please help with this, please tell me what drivers you installed to resolve this issue. I will be very grateful for your reply.

Regards,
Abbas.

 

Have you tried using the latest nvidia notebook driver? works fine for me. go to nvidia.com and download their latest (beta) notebook drivers.

 

When i try to update to the new driver from nvidia or laptopvideo2go (180.22/20) i message comes up that it cant find any driver. and then that dll files are missing !!???!?!?!?!?!?!?

 

sorry 181.22/20

 

I dint find matrix storage controller driver.. the link in 1st post is not working.. one member has provided d link of R173412 and R166200. but after extracting them i havnt find any ICH8M SATA Driver at all.
so what should i do now?? is it mandatory to import that SATA driver during the creation of XP cd??? If i hav to do this then plz provide me a correct link..
thanks in adv.

 

The reason I wanted to do this among many is that I am a gamer and Vista is just not near as responsive as it should be with certain games, so I am testing this out to see if it works. So far so good. If needed I can make a ISO of the install disc and put it up somewhere,

NOTES:
Used the install disc with SATA support and everything is working! Thank you nLite!
Windows XP sp2 installed perfectly. I will keep this updated as far as the drivers etc.

 

Well everything worked EXCEPT..... Whenever I ran the chipset install it will now not start up explorer.exe Any suggestiong anyone? Of course by the time anyone responds i will have it fixed probably lol

 

Hi all,

After reading all the posts from this thread, I will be converting my OS from Default-OS Vista to XP Pro SP2. when I receive my new laptop. The reason due to some software, I need to use for work only will be able to install and run in XP platform.

I hope to get some help from the expert here, if i ever run into errors. Keep my finger cross.. ehehe .

I'm really looking forward for my new toy. after stay with DELL 640M for 2 years. Dell really made good and affordable laptop..No doubt about it !

Cheers

 

At last, I've decided to withdraw my order from DELL and proceed upgrade my others 3rd parties software to be able to use others OS e.g VISTA 32 / 64bits / Window 7.

So that I've more option to choose in the future when I plan to upgrade my PC.

 

Well, I went through the process with my new XPS M1530 and everything worked right up to using the arrow keys to select which drive I wanted to do what with. The keyboard was dead! Even F3 to quit did not work. What went wrong? Geeeeez, I was so stoked that this was all going so well . . .

I used the Udi driver set.

Thanks for any help here!

 

I'm not sure I've been posting to the right place as I got no response to an issue I had using the Udi driver pack. Well, I figured it out (my bad) and it went great. Everything works. Udi is a saint!

I do have a question, though. When WP finished installing and before I installed all the device drivers, the track pad worked noticably more smoothly than it did with the original Vista Ultimate OS. Then after I installed the "correct" driver, it went back to its erratic behavior of skipping and requiring just a little extra effort to get it to stay on track.

So should I disable the new driver, and if so, how do I do it without messing it up worse?

Thank you!