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    Will Vista work with Flash Cache off?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by DMAK02, Sep 17, 2007.

  1. DMAK02

    DMAK02 Notebook Evangelist

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    I am trying to setup dual-boot. After reading this post about install XP

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=165176&highlight=1520+Windows+xp+driver

    It mentions that...
    Will Vista work with Flash Cache Off? and ATA?
     
    DMAK02, Sep 17, 2007
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    You don't have flash cache, unless you installed it yourself. And the ATA setting is fine too.
     
    Chuckles, Sep 17, 2007
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    Apparantly my XP installtion disc isn't detecting my harddrive.
     
    DMAK02, Sep 17, 2007
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    change the sata operation mode.
     
    nizzy1115, Sep 17, 2007
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    That thread is full of separate little tips and hints that you'll have to figure out and put together in your head. Getting all the drivers to work on an XP install isn't hard, but there's no one simple resource that you can just read off of. You should be fine with the specified settings for FlashCache and HDD operation.
     
    computernerd, Sep 17, 2007
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