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    Installing XP on M400

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by pawn3d, Oct 10, 2009.

  1. pawn3d

    pawn3d Notebook Geek

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    Hi,



    I aquired a Portege M400 with a dead HD. I have since replaced the drive but am having serious issues with installation.



    1) When I try to install XP from CD, it says: "Setup did not find any hard disk installed in your computer."

    2) Do I need to install a special Tablet version? If so, what is it called and where do I buy it?



    After messing with various settings and installation disks, I somehow managed to install Vista. (whoopdi-doo) But maybe there is something I CAN do within Vista to help the problem of not recognizing the hard drive? Is there a BIOS update maybe that can help?



    Thanks for any help.
     
    pawn3d, Oct 10, 2009
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  2. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    You might need to go into BIOS and change a hard drive setting from SATA to IDE or compatibility.
     
    namaiki, Oct 10, 2009
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  3. sgilmore62

    sgilmore62 uber doomer

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    I think you have to slipstream SATA drivers into the XP installation disk as that chipset is probably(haven't checked) post XP support.
     
    sgilmore62, Oct 10, 2009
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  4. pawn3d

    pawn3d Notebook Geek

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    So I've heard.

    That process confuses me.
     
    pawn3d, Oct 20, 2009
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