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    Need help finding right driver for Toshiba Satellite A205-S5814

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by greedyiguana, Oct 15, 2012.

  1. greedyiguana

    greedyiguana Newbie

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    Hey everyone,

    I am trying to install Windows XP Professional onto my Toshiba Satellite A205-S5814, and it keeps telling me there is no hard drive attached when I get to that point in the Windows XP install process. I don't know if this part matters, but I am using the hard drive that came with the laptop, a Fujitsu MHW2120BH.

    I have checked and cannot find an AHCI compatibility mode option in the BIOS.

    I'm assuming the next step is finding the SATA controller driver and sideloading it using F6 during the XP install. I have an external floppy drive so I don't need to go through the whole slip-streaming process. My problem is I am having a ton of trouble finding the right drivers to get this done. Can anyone help me out?

    Thank you!
     
    greedyiguana, Oct 15, 2012
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    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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