Help With Installing Windows on dv2000z

Hey all,

I posted this issue in the reinstallation thread but got no reply, so I figured I'd try my luck in a new thread.

I'm trying to install Windows XP Pro x64 on the dv2000z (that is, the AMD model), so as to take full advantage of the 64-bit processor it comes with. However, the dv2000 comes with a SATA hard drive, and Windows doesn't have in-built drivers for it. Following the advice of the reinstallation guide I mentioned, I need to use nLite to splistream SATA drivers into the setup.

The problem lies within this point, as I can't figure out which drivers I need. I tried the ones that come with the laptop and are in the SwSetups folder, but they are for 32-bit OSes, and so are useless like that.

The drivers, however, say they are for the nVidia nForce 430/410 chipset. I went to nVidia and downloaded the x64 drivers for it, but Windows Setup refused to copy them to the hard drive.

I tried contacting HP support, but they're still in the process of telling me to disable SATA Native Support (which I can't, because the dv2000z BIOS simply doesn't have that option) and pressing F6 during Windows Setup boot-up (which is useless since the lappy doesn't have a floppy drive).

Could someone help me out here? It's an extreme pain to recompile Windows over and over on my slow and limping desktop, as well as a waste of perfectly good CD blanks.

Thanks.

 

Get CD-RW blanks. Or DVD-RW blanks, if you need the extra space.

It may be easier to manually integrate SATA drivers:
http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/36/
You might as well integrate the video and other drivers too while you're at it:
http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/35/
I use nLite for tweaking 32-bit WinXP and compiling the .iso image but I don't use its integration capabilities.

Also see this forum:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showforum=104

 

Thanks for the quick reply, man.

I really should get some RWs, but that's for the future. Presently, I only have CD-Rs.

That link you suggested seems overly complicated, but I'll try it if re-tagging my original drivers and using them with nLite won't work.

By the way, does it make any difference if I select TXT or PNP as the mode, when nLite asks me which drivers to integrate?

Also, I'm a litttle weary of integrating anything other than the mere basics right now, simply because it can easily translate into wasted extra effort. I just want the OS to run first, then worry about the tweaks.

 

Hmm... yeah, integrating SATA drivers is a lot more difficult than integrating regular drivers. I think what you want are the sata_ide drivers, not the sataraid drivers, and those don't even have txtsetup.oem? Try grabbing the new nLite 1.0 Final and see if it'll parse the sata_ide directory.

BTW, you should get most of these and integrate them with nLite:
http://www.zeroangel.ch/XP64_ua_cd_pack/
RyanVM's installer will hopefully add support for those in v1.23.

I haven't played with 64-bit WinXP yet.

 

Dammit, two times I typed up a response and it logged me off before I could post it.

No, there's no .oem in the SATA_IDE folder.

For an update on my situation:

The re-tagging failed, and HP told me they don't support 64-bit computing yet (despite offering 64-bit processors) and so can't give me any drivers that I know will work for sure.

So, I reinstalled Windows Home on my lappy again, installed nLite, and compiled a new ISO, comprised of the nVidia IDE drivers that I used before (but on a muddled Win core as I didn't realize nLite physically changed the folder's contents; hopefully a clean install will work without any "cannot copy nvata.sys" errors), along with some tweaks and automation options, so that I wouldn't have to sit in front of it for 40 mins. I'll make a new ISO with all those packs as well, since they seem pretty useful. It's amazing, though, how much faster this laptop is than my desktop. The compilations just flew by, whereas I watched a good half hour of TV while they limped through my desktop last night.

If none of this works, I guess I'll just admit defeat and revert back to regular Win XP Pro (although why the hell did I buy an AMD for that?).

Edit: I asked this before but you didn't answer, btw: When I select the drivers in nLite, and it asks me which to pick using TXT or if I should pick them all with PNP, does it make any difference? If so, what is it?

 

Honestly, I don't know. Last time I needed SATA drivers integrated I went with Bashrat the Sneaky's driver packs, but that was a long time ago and I don't think he's doing 64-bit drivers yet (his website appears to be down at the moment).

Ah, this looks promising:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=50659

 

This is indeed promising...Windows Setup has just passed its pre-installation phase with no error messages. It had, in fact, copied hvatax64 with success, an unprecedented task! There are still 20 good minutes to wait for complete verification, but this looks like a good start.

Edit: Nope, false alarm. I'll keep trying though, and thanks for the thread.

 

Huzzah!

Brian, you crazy bastard, I give you my big thanks for finding that thread. It was integral in me finally taming the beast, and you are entirely responsible for me coming to find it.

I intend to now write a guide about it for all the dv2000z users out there, so as a sign of gratitude I'll mention you in there. For now, though, I can only give you another respect point.

 

You're welcome!

 

As luck would have it though, my troubles are just beginning.

I must now find countless drivers for the unsupported OS...maybe all this was a wasted effort.

 

You might be better off trying Vista Beta 2, or the newer nonpublic Build 5456 (available to MSDN subscribers and for free on various torrent sites that you'll have to find on your own) that's been described as what Beta 2 should have been. You'll want to upgrade to 2GB RAM if possible for that but it's usable with only 1GB. Vista is a serious resource hog but it looks pretty.

 

Well, I do have 2 gigs of RAM. I guess I'll try it out--I hear Vista people are actually having better luck with drivers than XP x64 ones. I swear, it's like conquering the Linux frontier in your own Win backyard.