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    Downgrade P-7811FX to Windows XP

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by ebrn01, Sep 1, 2008.

  1. fire268

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    That's basically the point I got to, though when I discovered you needed the textmode drivers to get the driver to load before Widows Setup, I was using some from a msdf.com thread.

    Unfortunately I still get a BSOD at the same place, however now it is a 7B error and it doesn't list pci.sys (or any other sys file). Even when only using 2G RAM. Maybe a driver problem with the textmode drivers I am using? I'll have to try the drivers you have listed in your guide tomorrow and see if that's the issue...
     
    xuare, Sep 5, 2008
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    I did have a slipstream xp home sp3 disk (with SATA drivers I got from Lenovo's website when I had the Ideapad Y710) that I tried using for the 7811 but got a BSOD. So I had to re-do the slipstream with the new F6 Matrix drivers listed in the driver thread:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=287180

    then it worked.
     
    fire268, Sep 5, 2008
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    I am unsure of what part of the ini file to modify in order the get this method to work for my WInXP Pro 64-bit. Only 64-bit drivers audio drivers I found were a Realtek package, and they failed. The files in your downloads tell me I don't have the correct hardware to install them. Could you offer any further advice on moding the INI file for XP-64-bit? Audio is the last hurdle before I'm up and running 100%.

    (Also, my hardware ID is the same, so that's fine. Just can't install the two other packages you posted.)
     
    pogfox, Sep 14, 2008
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    Double post. - Network issues. - Apologies.
     
    pogfox, Sep 14, 2008
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    Did anyone of you guys was able to make WinXP Pro SP2 32bit to show the complete 4GB RAM that this P-7811FX has?.....

    I was able to install WinXP Pro SP2 32bit but windows can only see "2.99GB RAM" available....., I read some other threads about WinXP 32bit NOT being able to "see" more than 3GB RAM but I thought people on this thread could help me to clarify this issue, so: is it possible for this machine to "see" the 4GB RAM on WinXp Pro 32bit?.....

    Regards
     
    Alex.Zvook, Nov 11, 2008
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    fire268, Nov 12, 2008
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