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    Can't boot on XP cd

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by P-7811owner, Aug 20, 2008.

  1. P-7811owner

    P-7811owner Newbie

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    I get p-7811

    Can't boot with my old xp cd.

    I get bluescreen and said run chkdsk /F

    Can't someone help me
     
    P-7811owner, Aug 20, 2008
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  2. azianai

    azianai Notebook Evangelist

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    prob don't have SATA drivers slipstreamed with your XP CD.
     
    azianai, Aug 20, 2008
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  3. royk50

    royk50 times being what they are

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    a work around would be boot to bios change from ahci to ide.
    later you can figure it out and reenable that ahci mode.
     
    royk50, Aug 21, 2008
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