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    WINXP install cant detect my hard drive! says there is none!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by artgoi, Mar 27, 2008.

  1. artgoi

    artgoi Notebook Consultant

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    When I try to instal windows xp on my 1530, the installation doesnt detect my HD! Can anyone help me out please!
     
    artgoi, Mar 27, 2008
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  2. Arki

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    Go into your BIOS and switch your SATA to Compatibility.
     
    Arki, Mar 27, 2008
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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Better yet, because there is some performance loss doing that!, is to slipstream the SATA drives you need into your own XP CD using nLite.
     
    Greg, Mar 27, 2008
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    i second that. it´s way better to slipstream the sata driver to the XP CD. There are already quite a lot topics concerning XP and the SATA DRIVER.
    if you search a little bit with the forum search you will find how to Sliptstream the with Nlite.

    Good Luck
     
    schoko, Mar 27, 2008
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  5. Arki

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    Of course after you do that you should install the updated chipset along with the Intel Matrix Manager so you can switch back to AHCI. You won't have to slipstream anything.
     
    Arki, Mar 27, 2008
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