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| 669600 | 2008-05-15 02:49:00 | I have a HP Pavilion dv9748tx notebook it has Windows Vista I have made the restore DVDs When I go to install WinXPP it states I don't have a hard drive. The laptop comes with 2 hard drives. Can anyone help me over this hump? Thank you |
NZHawk (4093) | ||
| 669601 | 2008-05-15 02:56:00 | Yeah I've seen this happen before - have a look at this (h10025.www1.hp.com) | nofam (9009) | ||
| 669602 | 2008-05-15 03:03:00 | Wooo! I'll start reading & hopefully will comprehend! Thank you |
NZHawk (4093) | ||
| 669603 | 2008-05-15 04:02:00 | Wooo! I'll start reading & hopefully will comprehend! This bit is all you should need to worry about. Disable SATA native mode 1. Start the notebook PC. 2. Repeatedly press the F10 key (or key designated by the notebook PC) until the notebook enters the Computer Setup screen. 3. Use the arrow keys to select System Configuration . 4. Use the arrow keys to select SATA Native Mode and set the mode to Disable . Figure 4: Disable SATA Native Mode |
pctek (84) | ||
| 669604 | 2008-05-15 05:43:00 | Unfortunately HP Pavilion dv9748tx notebook with Phoenix Bios does not have the system configuration that allows the ability to disable the SATA Native Mode | NZHawk (4093) | ||
| 669605 | 2008-05-15 05:56:00 | You'll have to see if there are SATA drivers for it then from the HP site. And extract them to floppy Or see if there's a BIOS update, which has the native SATA option in it. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 669606 | 2008-05-15 06:05:00 | Okie Dokie - tomorrows challenge! Good Night. |
NZHawk (4093) | ||
| 669607 | 2008-05-15 06:17:00 | Just make sure that drivers are available for XP! I had an HP 9000 series notebook (can't remember exact model) and I didn't want vista on it, so I made the restore discs and tried to install XP. The BIOS also did not have an option to disable SATA native mode. A slipstreamed XP install disc (with sata drivers included) was made and the disc successfully installed XP onto the notebook. The unfortunate thing is, there weren't any drivers for anything. As it is a notebook, the drivers are specialised to each manufacturer. For example, you'll need to get the graphics card drivers from HP, NOT nvidia/ATi, as the graphics are specialised to the capability of the notebook (for example closing the lid turns off the graphics). Same with network. I didn't bother checking for the availability of other drivers as the lack of graphics acceleration was enough. So I had a crippled notebook running XP. Without any drivers (the HP site did not have any XP drivers for this notebook, as the notebook came with vista), the notebook was reverted back to vista. Just be aware! |
utopian201 (6245) | ||
| 669608 | 2008-05-15 06:34:00 | utopian201, many thanks for that warning - a real unfortunate situation, but I think due to the troubles I have been having I may resolve to Vista. Probably not for here but why are manufacturers & Microsoft strong arming us into buying products we don't want. |
NZHawk (4093) | ||
| 669609 | 2008-05-15 06:42:00 | Its probably because of the laptop / notebook. If its got Vista on it, it probably (utilises whatever is on it) better than XP (and it probably came out years after XP) came out. And noone bothered to write drivers for XP. Which is why there are no drivers for XP. Thats if there are no drivers for XP. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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