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    Anybody help me ! How ti install Win XP ?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by andyhuynh, Jun 5, 2007.

  1. andyhuynh

    andyhuynh Notebook Enthusiast

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    My friend have notebook Gateway CX2724 , it used Win XP tablet PC Edition . And now Windows have problem , i try reinstall WinXP Sp2 , but this machine said not found ant hard drive , and setup progress can not continue .
    Please help me , tell me how to install WinXP . Thank a lot !
     
    andyhuynh, Jun 5, 2007
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    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

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    That unit has a sata drive, which XP does not natively recognize. I would go into the BIOS and set the hard drive from sata to legacy mode (or something similar). After doing this you should be able to install XP normally.
     
    R4000, Jun 5, 2007
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    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    sunjhoon Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    hey i wrote a guide on it for the xi\xa series and also wrote one in general which slipstreams a large database of hard drive drivers in the fujitsu forums...check it out here read the second method that should help you :)
     
    sunjhoon, Jun 5, 2007
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