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Windows XP Pro Installation
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Name: jamine0428
Date: October 1, 2006 at 19:10:03 Pacific
Subject: Windows XP Pro InstallationOS: Windows XP VistaCPU/Ram: Intel Duo-Core 2GBModel/Manufacturer: HP Pavilion dv8000t |
Comment: I have been trying to install Windows XP Pro on my laptop and I keep running into the same problem. Once the system boots from the CD, it says that "Setup cannot detect any installed hard disk drives" - this does not make sense because I am currently on my laptop right now and the harddrives obviously work. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance,
Jimmy.
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Name: Ryan (by evil_lbt)
Date: October 1, 2006 at 19:13:18 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Are you running SATA or PATA? If you are running SATA, you will need to provide the windows xp setup with the drivers of your SATA controller.
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Name: Michael J (by mjdamato)
Date: October 2, 2006 at 09:38:46 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)You could find out through Device Manger, BIOS, or User documentation. However, to install the drivers during setup you need to have a floppy drive - which I am guessing your laptop does not have. You *mihgt* be able to do it with a USB floppy drive or you cuold add the SATA drivers to the install disk which is a littel involved. Michael J
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