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    Amilo Pi 1536 installing windows XP problem

    Discussion in 'Fujitsu' started by hydrant, Jun 27, 2006.

  1. hydrant

    hydrant Newbie

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    Hi,

    Just got a brand new Amilo Pi 1536 but it has a German windows XP home version installed on it. I tried to install windows XP professional on it but I run into a problem that says there is no hard drive detected on the machine.

    What to do, anyone had a similar problems?

    Tahnk you,

    regards,
     
    hydrant, Jun 27, 2006
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  2. jokke009

    jokke009 Newbie

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    I'm also considering on buying this laptop in the next 2 days. However my main concern is the SATA drive. It's a real hassle to install an OS on a sata drive without drivers (especially windows XP where it wants a disk and naturallly there is nog floppy on this machine)
    Like many posted before, the only answer is slipstreaming with NLite .

    I'm planning on putting Ubuntu (Dapper Drake) on it. Anybody any experience with that ? Does it now support SATA in the installation sequence ?
     
    jokke009, Jun 28, 2006
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  3. hydrant

    hydrant Newbie

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    It is pain in the ass, I have been trying to install it for 3 dazs now and still have not succeded. I got a USB flopy device got a driver on it and did as it is said on a fujitsu-siemens suppor site and I made it one step further only, now I get to format the disk but as soon as it is finished the computer tells me to put in drive A: Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver and it blocks right there, does not react after pressing an enter only F3 to cancel all. what do I do next, how to solve this problem?

    Anybody knows?
     
    hydrant, Jun 29, 2006
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    aspettl Notebook Enthusiast

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    aspettl, Jul 2, 2006
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  5. onlinesaro

    onlinesaro Newbie

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    i got a same proble can any reply me plz
     
    onlinesaro, Nov 25, 2006
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  6. irishrover

    irishrover Notebook Consultant

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    After the format process leave the "A" drive connected and the disk in the drive. Windows requires it to install the proper driver in the initial file loadup sequence.

    Hope this helps!
     
    irishrover, Nov 25, 2006
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  7. vuchina

    vuchina Newbie

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    hey guys I have the same problem. More or less I know how to solve it ( by using floppy ) but i dont know which drivers to put. If u have the drivers for Amilo pi 1536, for floppy disc (not all of them) PLSSSSS REPLY,or send me on my email.

    thank u in advance
     
    vuchina, Mar 20, 2007
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  8. sunjhoon

    sunjhoon Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    hey i made a post on how to do it for my laptop so check my sig for the link and try that for your appropriate drivers that may help
     
    sunjhoon, Mar 20, 2007
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  9. vuchina

    vuchina Newbie

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    thanks ....
    Ill also try to do this way.
     
    vuchina, Mar 21, 2007
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  10. sunjhoon

    sunjhoon Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    ok cool but make sure you have the right drivers for your model when your doing it :)
     
    sunjhoon, Mar 21, 2007
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    broq Newbie

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    I've had the same problem with my pi 1556, so I asked in the shop that I bought what to do and I resolved the problem (I used a floppy for USB and tried the drivers, because when I added the wrong one, it was prompted on the screen. I hope I didn't do anything wrong [?] ).
     
    broq, Apr 3, 2007
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