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EricB · 08-05-2008, 09:32 PM

go into your bios settings. change your sata hdd to sata mode from achi (something like that) mode. ignore the warning messages.

download this

Vostro 1500 sata driver

extract it to floppy

boot with the xp disc. hit f6 at the beginning of it when prompt to load 3rd party drivers. insert floppy when prompt. load the driver to finish the install.

they are purposely doing this on new computer so people won't go back to xp. the xp cd can't find the driver now matter how you load it, but vista can because it has sata driver on it. intergrating the sata xp driver with nlite won't fix the problem either. it still won't find the drive. I've had this issue on 3-4 new laptops that people wanted to put xp on.

08-05-2008, 09:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
EricB Hard Core Techie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 11,643	Re: Need urgent hellp switching from Vista to XP go into your bios settings. change your sata hdd to sata mode from achi (something like that) mode. ignore the warning messages. download this Vostro 1500 sata driver extract it to floppy boot with the xp disc. hit f6 at the beginning of it when prompt to load 3rd party drivers. insert floppy when prompt. load the driver to finish the install. they are purposely doing this on new computer so people won't go back to xp. the xp cd can't find the driver now matter how you load it, but vista can because it has sata driver on it. intergrating the sata xp driver with nlite won't fix the problem either. it still won't find the drive. I've had this issue on 3-4 new laptops that people wanted to put xp on. __________________ The Ultimate Hard Drive Utility PowerMax 4.23. (It now has the ability to clean a Boot Sector virus on the quick erase option.) The best browser Netscape 8 Have you accidently delete something? Look here (trial. the better one) and here(free) Last edited by EricB; 08-05-2008 at 09:52 PM.