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    SATA BIOS option in dv9530em

    Discussion in 'HP' started by swissair, Aug 17, 2007.

  1. swissair

    swissair Notebook Guru

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    Hi guys,

    We have an HP dv9530em but we are unable to install XP.
    I do not have any SATA option in BIOS ( Updated ).

    Can someone help out please?

    Thank you.
     
    swissair, Aug 17, 2007
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  2. SP Forsythe

    SP Forsythe Notebook Evangelist

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    You need to have the SATA driver on the XP install disk. This means altering the boot/install disk by burning a separate one and slipstreaming the driver onto the new one.
     
    SP Forsythe, Aug 17, 2007
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