 I Bought A Computer With Vista Now I Want To Put Xp On It Please Help!, Since its Sata it wont recognize the disk |
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 Dec 23 2007, 02:41 PM
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The vista disk from the manufacture has the sata drivers on it but windows XP disks dont. Can any one help me please? and are there any problems that could happen by downgrading to XP? will all the hardware still work? THANKS |
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Dec 23 2007, 02:45 PM
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 Still visually handicapped, new avatar :0) Group: Global Moderator Posts: 15,531 Joined: 2-October 05 From: Southeastern CT, USA Member No.: 35,824 |
The first problem with this is that you will likely void your warranty - so, if you have to have it serviced, you'll be forced to pay for the service.
The next issue is that you'll have to locate all of the XP drivers for your system. The first, obviously, are the SATA/RAID drivers that you'll need to install by putting on a floppy and hitting F6 at the appropriate time during the installation. Or, you can slipstream these drivers into your XP CD and avoid that hassle (but gain the hassle of having to slipstream the CD). If you don't have XP drivers for your devices, it's likely that the devices either will not work, or won't work properly for you. -------------------- - John
**If you need a more detailed explanation, please ask for it. I have the Knack. ** BTW - the avatar pic is a camel as it looks back at me while I'm in the saddle (and he wasn't happy!) |
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Dec 23 2007, 03:11 PM
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Its a new computer it does not have a floppy drive, do you know where i can find the SATA/RAID Drivers and how to put them on a CD or DVD
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Dec 23 2007, 03:17 PM
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Still visually handicapped, new avatar :0) Group: Global Moderator Posts: 15,531 Joined: 2-October 05 From: Southeastern CT, USA Member No.: 35,824 |
I'm the lazy type - I just bought a USB Floppy drive and use that when I need it.
Others here will recommend slipstreaming the drivers into your XP cd. I haven't done this, but a Google for "slipstream drivers" came up with this link: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/How-To--S...XP-installation -------------------- - John
**If you need a more detailed explanation, please ask for it. I have the Knack. ** BTW - the avatar pic is a camel as it looks back at me while I'm in the saddle (and he wasn't happy!) |
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