Windows XP on DV7T

I'm sure you've alredy done this:
http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/categoryhome.do?categoryId=411
I"m fine with XP except one main thing...the on board audio is a giant pain..I've decided to go deaf on the pc while I'm in XP. Kinda peaceful.

 

Did anyone see i posted links to the drivers?

 

Paco1, page 1, very first post, it's all there.

 

Hey Moocha,

Remember how we both had a corrupt Vista install after trying to install XP?
I think this was caused by an active partition.
The original Vista partition was active meaning it would boot up automatically, simple right? But when we tried to install XP over the top, even though we directed the install to a separate partition, because it wasn't the active one, the install still tried to access the Vista partition, therefore corrupting it.

I learnt about active and non-active partitions when installing MAC OS X.
But I'm no expert so this could be wrong.

Cheers

 

Hy i have a real big problem when I install Win XP Pro Sp3 on my HP dv7-1080 it always keeps hanging in de load screen off windows with the blue bar. I have tried everything but nothing works.

Please anybody help me because im really getting sick of that VISTA dicease.

 

Makes sense. Hey the enclosure i got from zipzoomfly was $26 and it included an esata and usb cord. And a very good leather HD holder and it did the job perfectly-what more could you ask....Now the interesting stuff:

Well I got my audio interface to work correctly with the DV7 in xp. Remember

the cpu was 2 1/2 times higher than it should have been. The only possible

reason it works now is because I made an attempt to try many of those audio

drivers before I would install sp3. The only thing that worked was when I

opened 888111 and I would have sound*(motherboard sound not the external audio sound) until I shut down and then I would have to

do this again when reloading xp. Well xp was now for internet only as I gave

up on it for pro audio recording (just for a reason Ican't go into now, I tested it again tonight). So perhaps me trying to load all those

different audio drivers did the trick. I've ghosted the partiton and going to

backtrack to find out what actually did it. It could be the interfaces needs

the uaa(I already tried that but maybe with the wrong driver before)....I'll

find out. Anyhow the cpu use is great and stable...for now..odd

Edit-oh yeah Gdawon-I couldn't do alot of stuff with those HDs until everything was "just right". I didn't touch the original factory HD-I was trying to get the clean 2nd they gave me to work. Hey even with the factory OS hd in the enclosure on a desktop it gave me a hard time. Vista isn't that bad after my tests But I believe not as stable..I hope this XP thing hangs in..I don't see why not..

Edit 2
Why external audio works now in XP:
Also since xp became my internet OS I'm sure I did a full windows update after I installed sp3 so that could have had something to do with this working right. It's not SP3 as I tested this already. So it's me slamming audio drivers down its throat or the windows update that did something?..I know not what but some day I will recreate this and find out.

 

OK-One thing to try. If you are talking about a full install...;\load xp and when the screen comes up and asks yu to press enter for install..next step quick format the partition you are installing to.

 

Yes, and as I already told you, the link to part1 of the drivers DOES NOT WORK.
As in .. rs57.rapidshare.com/files/143676299/driver_dv7_partie_1.rar .... The file could not be found. Please check the download link.

PS. By the way, KB835221 does exactly squat under SP2 and SP3, so you will still need devcon trick.

 

If anyone really wants part one of this driver pack, here it is, everything you need is already here within this thread. There also seems to be a double-up in the driver files.

http://rs278.rapidshare.com/files/143667263/Drivers_dv7_partie_1.rar

 

Hey all.

First of all, I have to say a big thankyou to ProtonXX & everyone else who has contributed to this project!

I've slipstreamed SP2 & installed nearly all the drivers. But Im now having a problem with one of the Windows Updates. I cant remember the number exactly, something-something 97, but I think it contains that 881111-whatever update. And every time I install it, upon reboot my mute light stays white & Windows XP loading screen just hangs, forever. HDD light is solid.

So I have to boot to Safe Mode & do a sys restore.
After this, reboot works every time, on boot the mute light goes orange (muted) and the speakers pop.

Can anyone tell me how to solve this?

And whats all the steps to take to do the dev-hack with the bat file, that loads on each login?

(PS plz dont ask me to search for it, this thread is like 40 pages long & this computer is an old slow-*** Pentium 3 lol)

Any help would be much appreciated. Thankyou.

 

Hey man I gotta say, the audio prep and installment is pretty confusing. First you need UAA for this XP install..here's what we've got:
Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for HD Audio Version 1.00,A6 35.4 mb (SP32646)
Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for HD Audio Version 1.00.B3 54.1 mb (SP33867)
and 2 versions of this , one of which is tiny:
kb888111xpsp2 (703kb)

So which UAA do you install then which IDT audio driver do you install. I suppose it depends if lf you lhave SP2 or 3, but this should be presented simpler.
Not to mention the somewhat confusing IDT Audio driver presentations. The French drivers for IDT only include a the patch(KB835221) that Alexandrus spoke of that didn't work. I think there should be instuctions on how to install without patching if you have SP3.
HP Pavilion dv6000 CTO Notebook PC sp33867 UAA seems best. The other 888111 goes in but the ITD audio drivers won't. 'll try audio driver after i get this machine back to its low cpu and ghost that.
Edit -

PS..I ran through the steps I took to get my external audio to work at proper cpu and can you believe...it didn't work until I finally installed all the security updates at Microsoft! I went back a tested if it was the updates alone and it wasn't..it's a mystery.
I don't really care about on board audio but the UAA could khave something to do lwith my external audio working.

As far as IDT I'm going to use SP41398. As to UAA, I don't know whatrthe hell is happening but I'm going to ignore the bigger ones. Now on little UAA 888111SP2...I'm going to put that in first while I'm in SP2 before I update to SP3 and that's it. I think all this has little with my external audio anyway.

Yes the bios screws with the MBR but it's OK once you know. But it's a hastle for a dual boot.
PS-OK, I'm beginning to think there is a UAA which is large and then a hotfix which is tiny which is:UAA Hotfix 888111 216955_intl_i386_zip or whatever one you use. So 888111 is NOT UAA but a hot fix for UAA...but it doesn't matter cause I'm not going to try to use this on board audio anyway..

UAA SP33867 dv6000 cto seems better..after I ghost, i'll try IDT again.

 

Hello,
Really need your help, i have HP Pavillion dv7 1050er, it's works fine with WinXP sp3, until I start to install programs, like daemon tools and else, which needs to restart pc and contining installation after it, when i do that, windows loading 10-15 mins, what may cause that problems? =(

P.S. Did anybody know, where to get idt audio console for XP?

Sorry for my English =)

 

thanks u all ,
just wanna ask if someone here have another option for my sound problem.
i have dv7-1025nr.

all the best!
7-31C

 

What sound problem ? I have a DV7-1025nr and the sound work..., I cannot say perfectly, but it works OK.

 

no driver... i try so many times but nothing can work right so far...
i will be happy if u can tell me please what can i do to fix this ...

thanks
7-31C

 

What have you try?

 

a lot of drivers, and few suggestions from here...

 

Somehow, I really doubt you have been trying even reading the first post. The sound problem with XP SP2 is solved right from the start of this topic.

 

i have XP SP3, it's make any change?
cause i try this...

 

Greetings all,

This driver that is listed on the HP website:

IDT High-Definition Audio CODEC Driver
10-2008 6.10.6087.0 A » Version: 24.75M

I was wondering what results you all have had with this one. Do all your speakers work or just the subwoofer? (My model is dv7-1025nr, just FYI). And does it "stick"? As in, does it work even after you reboot or do you still have to use the devcon hack?

I've also noticed that radarsync came up with an updated nvidia hdmi audio driver. installing it tonight.

Thanks,

-E

 

UPDATE:

I finally got around to installing the latest IDT Codec that was released in October, and now, all 3 speakers on my notebook work! (the main 2, and the subwoofer). I still have to run the devcon hack on startup, but that is not a problem at all.

It's kind of taken an adjustment to get used to the audio on this notebook... it seems like all the bass comes from the subwoofer, and all the treble comes from the 2 main speakers. I guess its just not something i'm used to. But overall its a good system.

There is but one minor annoyance remaining with sound. I use programs like audacity and camstudio to "capture audio" from the speakers, and neither program does a good job at all on my PC. I just hear a bunch of "dear air". Maybe some of you have tried to do similar things.... let me know what results you get.

I don't use these type of programs frequently, and can use my other PC for them, so fixing it is not huge on the priority list.

So as of now, the only thing that does not work at all is the fn brightness keys. fn does work for the print screen key. it's only a minor annoyance.

 

Thx a lot!

 

eric, update BIOS to F13 and Fn+brightness will work.
As for sound, why not try the older drivers linked here, the link to windows catalog ? Those work best for me.

 

Ok, I read the entire thread and am going to try this on my DV7t-1000, I was considering setting up a dual boot system. Do you guys have any thoughts on making this dual boot.

To shrink it do I need to use diskpart.exe from the boot as the following link or can I just shrink it from within control panel?

http // apcmag.com / how_to_dual_boot_vista_and_xp_with_vista_installed_first__the_stepbystep_guide.htm ? page=2

It is either this option or buy a different hard drive, do you guys have an opinion on that. Thanks for all your research and testing, I will be using this thread a ton to get this done.

need to learn how to do this, you recommend slipstreaming SATA and SP3 only and doing all other drivers manually/later?

Thanks again.

 

Ok, Alex,

For the bios update, would I just use the file listed here?: http://tinyurl.com/5n74d3

 

shameless bump

 

Hello.

First of all a big thanks to all the folks here who managed to find some solutions for the painful job to install XP on a HP DV7 machine. I have been watching this thread with great interest for a couple of weeks now, and it helped me a lot to get my laptop away from that Vista-crap back to XP, at least for most of the difficult driver installation parts.

My laptop is a HP dv7-1045eg. I have managed to get all drivers installed so that I have no more yellow question marks for any device in the device manager. This was a long and painful process, but I am actually there now.

However, I still have one issue left, and that is the problem with the very long startup of XP when the BD drive (Optiarc BD-Rom BC-5500S) is active in the device manager. I have tried the whole bandwith of using the SPTD hack back and forth, means installing it in normal mode, booting to safe more, pressing esc to exclude the SPTD driver from startup, and starting back in normal mode. I even tried to deactivate the startup of the SPTD driver during normal mode by renaming the file SPTD.sys, but that didn't help either. The mysterious thing, that I am struggling with, is the question why I can boot in safe mode with the SPTD disabled, and then the safe mode start goes fast, and I can even see the BD-Rom drive properly shown in the device manager? And when I just boot in normal mode, the startup takes 10-15 minutes, with sometimes even hanging completely? When the normal start was ever successful, then it even does not show the BD-Rom drive in the device manager? Really weird.

Now, I have read all 33 pages of this thread, and I can see that at least two other folks had the same problem, even after using the SPTD hack. One of them (ramini) gave up with the point that he disabled the BD-Rom in the device manager. I did the same, and then the normal startup works proper; however, then the BD-Rom is disabled, and I cannot make use of it.

Is there something I have been missing about how to get rid of this bloody slow startup?

Or did anyone of you folks find any other way to get the BD-Rom activated with a proper startup?

Thanks for any inputs/thoughts/comments from anyone.

Tom

 

the SPTD trick didn't work either for me at first, I would suggest uninstalling SPTD drivers and trying again. A few times after that it didn't stick but on restart it would work again. For some reason now it works fine

 

Do you know of any other place to get the BIOS ?
But beware, it will probably feck up your MBR so you'll have to recreate it.

 

Thanks for your advise; although I am not sure if I really get it. You mean, I should try as follows:

- Uninstall SPTD.
- Restart to normal mode.
- Reinstall SPTD.
- Restart to safe mode, pressing Esc when SPTD.sys wants to load.
- Restart to normal mode, maybe more than once until it really boots with normal speed and detects the BD-Rom.

I can go through that procedure for a certain time, but I really wonder what is the conflict with SPTD installed and later being excluded from startup during safe mode. When I do that, I can see the BD-Rom in the device manager in safe mode, but not in normal mode; needless to say that the startup time is so long. There must be some device driver being loaded during normal mode that creates the problem, which might not start in safe mode. Just guessing here ...

Alright, I will continue doing some tests with SPTD uninstall/reinstall. Maybe one fine minute, XP will catch it to startup with normal speed even in normal mode.

One more question: Could it be that an Bios upgrade could help? I am on version F.0A. What version are you on? The current version seems to be F.21. Anyone can recommend using the current version for XP?

Thanks!

 

The latest ENE CIR driver on HP site, the one for Vista, also has a driver for XP, which works perfectly. It worked perfectly for me before, on SP3 the driver is either automatically installed or installed by WindowsUpdate, so I had an older version which worked fine, and so does the newer one.

 

Well things arn't so bad now. My TC Konnekt wouldn't work with this DV7 and I sold it top my friend. I revalluated the Lambda usb audio device and now it turns me on. I thought it was junk. Eventually I'll get mobo audio on xp but don't really need it. I did the program that restats the audio but didn't carry through. These PCs aren't so bad. Thanks for help. I'm keeping eyes open for Edirol FA 66 that a forum member has working on this PC....But I should ljust stick with what I've got..bye guys.

 

"I would like to inform you that your notebook model is specifically designed for Windows Vista Operating System. HP does not recommend installing any other operating system on this notebook. Hence it is difficult to get all the drivers for the devices installed in the notebook which supports Windows XP Operating System. Moreover, HP does not have any tested data of drivers that support this notebook on other operating systems."

im out of this game...
if someone interested to buy my laptop in special offer, just send private messages.

thank u all !

:/

 

Good to hear that you've got some sort of resolution - all the best.

 

Update:

Upgrading the BIOS to version F.21 fixed the brightness issue.

However, Please be very careful when doing this because it can mess up your boot sector, etc.

Alexandrus, you have helped once again. TY.

 

It all depends on what version of BIOS you were previously using. For me the boot sectors and MBR were fubared by upgrading from F0A to F13, from F13 to F21 it was all ok however

 

A small update on my problem with the BD-Rom drive:

It is still not working when I boot normal. I tried everything with SPTD that I could imagine. I even upgraded the BIOS from F0A right away to to F21. For the BIOS upgrade, I used the originally installed HD with Vista installed, since I keep that HD in a safe place in case I want use Vista sometime in the future. Upgrading the BIOS under Vista worked without problem.
The BIOS F021 also fixed the Brightness issue under XP for me. But again, the BD-Rom is still not working. I have to leave it deactivated, otherwise I cannot work with XP.

I searched around with Google regarding the BD-Rom problem, and it seems there are also others having the issue of a very long startup when the BD-Rom is activated. However, none of the other folks came to any other conclusion than to use SPTD. For me, SPTD did not do the job.

I am considering buying an external BD-drive with CD/DVD-burner for usage via USB.

If anyone has still any suggestion that I could try, then please feel free to post. It would hurt me not being able to make use of the internal BD-Rom drive.

Thanks.

Tom-Tom

 

hello guys, i read all 34 pages of this thread and i can't find a solution

here's the problem:

I bought a HP Pavilion DV7 1025nr (centrino 2 core2duo 2.23ghz, 4gb ram, 320gb hd, nvidia geforce 9600M GT, infinity 17") with pre loaded vista 64 and it is very very slow. I want to install XP but im getting several problems.

I searched this forum and found very useful information to start it but im stuck.

What i have done:

1)Created another partition from within vista 64.

2)Slipstreamed the intel sata controllers drivers on a SP3 disc.

3)I got into the text-mode part of installing XP, formatted the desired partition, copied all files and rebooted.

Then, after rebooting, i got a black screen with random colored ASCII characters and nothing else. It is stuck.

I searched alot and i found another users who had the same problem and i can't figure what is causing this.

Can anyone help me?

 

You cannot install XP after Vista, simple as that, especially on a partition created by Vista.

 

to anyone who says you cant install xp after vista YOU ARE WRONG !!! ..
to anyone who says you cant install xp on a new hp laptop YOU ARE WRONG !!



-- because you are installing on a laptop with vista pre-installed you need to find the vista repair cd to fix your MBR boot thingy .. you can find a link to dl it by asking google .. or clicking here (recovery link)

now that you have a way to repair your vista you are safe to try as many times as you want .. without the need for a Vista install cd

ANOTHER VERY USEFULL TOOL is the latest version of UBUNTU - ubuntu is the best os out there for the fact you can just boot straight from a cd ( it is also extremely easy to re partition your hardrive with )
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ok when you install windows xp on one of the Dv7 laptops you run into alot of errors..

1) windows xp for some reason has an issue that it only likes to be installed in the begging of the partition -> this is why after you install xp after vista you get a funny looking boot with weird characters on the screen

2)you have to have the matrix drivers for the harddrive then slipstreaming this into your windows install cd select all of the options instead of just the ones you need to to avoid conflict ...you must create your own xp install disk with the drivers added in it since you are installing on a laptop with no floozy drive

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if duel booting find and follow the how to steps found here http://apcmag.com just remember that if vista is on the first partition you might not be able to install xp completely - if you need to use the ubuntu cd start the cd without installing and use gparted to create a partition infront of your visita partition (this can take up to a day to create) ** it is assumed you are smart enough to create the backup -cd's for your system that can restore your partitions back to there original settings -- if not and you give up, have a fun time calling hp and paying them to send you restore cd's that you could have made for free


after you set up your xp with vista or just xp what ever you want - USE THE drivers at the beginning of this form
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if you do your homework it is simple and easy to do - why dose hp need to support xp for it to work .. hp doesn't make the parts to there laptops they are not the only source for drivers that work

 

Yeah, good luck with that, installing XP after Vista, even if it works, after a BIOS upgrade you'll probably be in quite some trouble.
A proper Vista - XP dual boot is made from clean, with XP installed first, on the first partition, then Vista.

 

for kicks i flashed my bios back in forth no issue - maybe im just lucky

fyi - with gparted (ubuntu) you can resign the partition order * i understand how dangerous this could be with the chance of loss of data, but since companies like hp find it in there best interest to not ship there computers with a bootable version of windows there is no other simple legal way - unless i wanted to pay more money for hp to ship out a disk that should had already been included.

**the time and pain it took to get everything set up would not be worth it if i had no use for xp 32-bit -- i love vista for what it is , but the truth is allot of design programs are still behind in performance for some reason and i like to keep my options open when i tend to get stuck on projects so this is a must for me to have for the next year at the least - im sure this issue is true for others

 

thanks a lot brain29! im glad to read your words!

between my attempts to install XP, i've downloaded a Vista x64 repair disc, it perfectly restored the Vista boot.

as i am still having trouble with Xp, i downloaded and burned Ubuntu cd and i want to use gparted to get another partition before Vista,but i never seen Ubuntu, i don't know how to use it, im a Linux newbie. can you give me a hint or show me a tutorial? it would be great!

and what about that backup of partitions that you say? i know how to backup my own stuff, but i don't know how to make this partition backup (restore CDs)... can you tell me?

thanks in advance!

 

btw, i have a Gateway notebook that came with Vista and i've done a successful Dual Boot with Vista and Xp on him. it was very easy and the Vista was installed first, same of this new HP machine.

 

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/separatehome

little google search i found this that shows you how to use gparted pretty well in depth .. ( you do not need to code for moving stuff around with gparted the end is extra )
* you can also ask question and find alot of answers on the ubuntu forms and wiki - fyi - i found alot of video tutorials on you tube as well
--( i am not a ubuntu person at all - how ever i have learned to use it fix alot of problems , its kinda like a swiss army knife for programming /w tools that might as well be magic they work so well)--

* i am assuming your smart enough to learn how to use the tool without my help - so bassically all thats left for you to do is creating an empty partition(unallocated) at the end of a big partition, and create a partition infront, if you cant use the partition at the end(the safe way) what you are doing is gparted is creaing the partition in the front and shifting the other partitions over ontop of the unallocated space. again only do this if xp wont boot on a partition at the end
"this can take up to a day to move the drive around"
:: -- fyi you need at least 5gb partition or something close to that for xp sp3 ( i used 10 and have filled it up to 7 with the programs i want to use and use my big drive to store my information on - since i use vista as my primary still)

sounds easy right !!!
( moving partitions is a very dangerous thing to do especially if you have no back up - you can be left with one or all of the following , a unbootable drive, corrupted or missing dated in your os:: vista repair should correct these errors but you never know)

"partition backup" - is my own way of saying restore cd (if you dont have a vista install cd).. with hp's and many other computers that dont offer the vista disk they offer you to create your own back up disks on cd's or dvd's - they cant legally create backups of vista install so they make images of the entire hardrive that contain the vista os + drivers + license :: there great for simple users who screw things up but annoying for people who just want to do a simple repair since you have to rewrite the entire drive fix a little issue.

i hope that helps a little bit better
-> this is the guide i should had included in the begging ...
http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_vista_and_xp_with_vista_installed_first__the_stepbystep_guide.htm

 

Hello @ll

I got everything installed apart the "music buttons" and I don't get the sound to stay

I tried the devcon trick but I must do something wrong.
Could it be that I don't use the right Device id to restart or something like this?
At first I tried exactly the same than ProtonXX has in his first post.
After that I tried to copy the one from the IDT Device but nothing.

Can someone help me with this devcon hack?

Thanks very much

TooSi

 

HI,
I just ordered my dv7t; I've enjoyed reading your posts. It's nice to see I'm not the only OS junkie (aka masochist) out there!

While I've always built my desktops, and played around with OS's, incl. DOS, Win 3, 3.1, 95, 98, NT, OS/2 and various flavors of Linux, I'm fairly a newbie with laptops (I have an old Compaq P3 I picked up off eBay).

I purchased my dv7t with Vista32. I couldn't see going with 64, as I have my latest desktop dual-booted with XP and Vista32, and I still have enough issues with Vista32.

I likeXP Pro, but am not sure if I want to tackle it for the dv7t or not. As I don't buy pre-builts, I'm not sure what to do with the hidden partition, do I (can I) copy that to a DVD before I use GParted to create my partitions as I want? Can I move the pre-installed Vista partiton down to make from for XP, or will I have to (can I) reinstall it from scratch?

More basic; I'm assuming Vista32 will (had better) work with the hardware in the computer. Would XP give me better capabilities/performance thant Vista32? It seems like most of you have Vista64.

Regarding hardware, as I can't stand the sluggish perforamce of most laptops, I got a 7200RPM drive and 3GB RAM, and a dedicated video card, even though the 7200 RPM drive will generate more heat. Does anyone have any info/comments on the 7200 RPM drive?

I also opted for the internal TV Tuner; any comments/info on that? I heard, some people said it didn't work well, but I have upgraded RAM, GPU and processor (it beter work, or it's going back). Do you think that'll help?

Thanks,

MacroBrain

 

For resolve long booting and cd-rom problems, try this:
-Replace Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI > Intel(R) ICH9R/DO/DH SATA AHCI Controller, from device manager (Choose update driver > manual setup).
Works with my dv7 1050er.

P.S.If you'll see blue screen- just reboot again.

 

Hi LoneWarrior,

Thanks a lot for the tip.

Excuse my ignorance but where can I find this driver ? I've tried to look for it on Intel website with no success...

Cheers

 

Hi LoneWarrier,

Thanks god, you are my hero!!!! After changing the SATA driver in the device manager to the one suggested by you, now my BD-Rom drive is properly recognised by XP, and also startup works fast as it should be.

During my first initial install of XP, XP automatically selected the Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI driver, and this driver was also showing as correctly installed and working. So I did not initially thought that this driver could be the reason for my buggy problem with the BD-Rom drive. This is of course an annoying thing because it looks like the Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI is the correct driver. But it is not.

When I manually changed from the Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI to the Intel(R) ICH9R/DO/DH SATA AHCI driver, then XP even warned me not to use that driver, since XP thinks that Intel(R) ICH9R/DO/DH SATA AHCI would not be the correct driver. But I just ignored that message and continued with the Intel(R) ICH9R/DO/DH SATA AHCI driver. There was even no blue screen coming up. I only had to restart my laptop, and after that I activated the BD-Rom drive and all was ok.

So thanks heaps for that worthful tipp! Truely appreciated!

@ramine: You have to check within the device manager under the IDE ATA/ATAPI Controller branch about what exact driver is listed there. If it is the Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI, then you can replace it with the Intel(R) ICH9R/DO/DH SATA AHCI. And if you have already the Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI listed and shown as installed correctly, then you certainly also already have the Intel(R) ICH9R/DO/DH SATA AHCI on your computer. So you just need to manually update the driver. Sorry, I am basically german, so I cannot give you a good step-by-step instruction. But basically you just need to manually select Update driver, then ignore the search via Windows Update, then choose manual install from a list of driver and then deactivate the box for showing only compatible drivers. Then all drivers within the Intel SATA driver package should be listed in the right box, and you just pick the one mentioned above. XP will of course complain that it would not be the correct driver, but just ignore that message and continue. Then do a restart, and it should work.

If you do not have the Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI listed and shown as installed correctly, then you would need the complete Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver package file. The driver package file that I've been using for my laptop (dv7-1045eg) is named iata85enu.exe, and can be found on the Intel homepage in the download center.

There seems to be a newer version of that driver package file available, actually version 8.7.0.1007 from January 9, 2009. The file is called iata87enu.exe and can also be found on the Intel homepage.

I for myself have just used the version 8.5.0.1032. If you really cannot find the file in the Intel download center, just place the filename in Google, and it should give you enough results to download from. Best is to use the Intel results then. You could use the latest version, since it should contain all up to date SATA drivers.

Sorry for my english, but hope this helps a bit. If anything is unclear, just repost here.