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    VPCZ2 Win XP

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Larz9220, May 22, 2012.

  1. Larz9220

    Larz9220 Notebook Guru

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    Has anyone had success getting Win XP to run on Z21? :confused:

    Currently installing Win XP on my VPC-Z21L9E/B (have attempted both virtual and dual-boot on another partition) for work purposes, proprietary software that the company I work for which simply can't run on Win 7

    The Z21 has XP Drivers available for download as well as instructions on how to install it so supposedly it SHOULD work

    Sony has a SATA AHCI Raid Driver available on their website that should be used and easily work according to their simple instructions, it's supposed to be loaded during the textmode install of Win XP

    So far I have attempted to slipstream the driver as well as load it with F6 when starting the installation, HOWEVER after the driver has loaded, and the installation even says the SATA AHCI Raid driver has loaded and gives me a confirm message, it STILL gives me a BSOD as if I had never used the driver

    The BSOD has the error code 0x0000007b (0xF78B2524,0xC0000034,0x00000000,0x00000000) which according to google is related to SATA AHCI Raid Drivers, which is supposedly what the driver I installed should prevent, except it's not

    What gives?
     
    Larz9220, May 22, 2012
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    Achusaysblessyou eecs geek ftw :D

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    VM won't work?
     
    Achusaysblessyou, May 23, 2012
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  3. Larz9220

    Larz9220 Notebook Guru

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    Unfortunately no, I've tried Microsoft Virtual PC, VMware, Virtual Box and and Parallels with no success, it simply appear that the SATA AHCI Raid Driver available on Sony's website just doesn't work!

    Is there a possibility I can use an alternative driver? I hear Intel has some universal ones.

    Specifically something called Intel Matrix Storage manager should include some drivers for this, can anyone please confirm?

    I found the following link:
    http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=20625&ProdId=2101&lang=eng

    Can this be used with Z21? Does anyone have a more qualified outlook on this?

    For confirmation can someone inform of the specific AHCI and Raid controller used in Z21? I can't seem to find this information online.
     
    Larz9220, May 23, 2012
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    Welp, I just went ahead and tried all of the SATA AHCI drivers stored in that download, there were 4 different ones:

    - Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller
    - Intel(R) Mobile Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller
    - Intel(R) ICH7MDH SATA RAID Controller
    - Intel(R) ICH7R/DH SATA RAID Controller

    All failed. Same result as when using the driver provided by Sony, it's as if it doesn't detect the driver still.

    Does anyone know other SATA RAID AHCI Drivers I can try out? Please guys, the thread has had like 200 views and 100 people are online, please anyone help me?
     
    Larz9220, May 23, 2012
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