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    Inspiron 1720, second HD, installing XP help!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by orion23, Jan 20, 2008.

  1. orion23

    orion23 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi!

    I have a 1720 with Vista as my only OS. A while ago I tried to wipe it and install Vista (clean install) and the installation froze 3 times and never completed. I then decided to keep the old "dell" installation from factory.

    Now, I got a 2nd HD, and would like to install XP Pro on it.

    1: Which SATA drivers do I need to slipstream into the XP installation disc?

    Is it the RAID/AHCI Software - Intel® Matrix Storage Manager?

    2: Let's say I remove my 1st HD, and install XP this way...
    How do I make Vista aware of the XP installation so that I get a "which OS would you like to start" prompt?

    Thanks!
     
    orion23, Jan 20, 2008
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