Downgrading Dell Inspiron 1525 from Vista to XP

Last update on October 12, 2009 12:50 PM by netty5
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Downgrading Dell Inspiron 1525 from Vista to XP







All new Dell laptops have Windows Vista originally. Some users still prefer using Windows XP as it doesn't consume too much system resources and processes faster than Vista. You should note that before installing Windows XP on the Dell Inspiron laptop, you just have to change the SATA configuration as it is set on the SATA native mode.

Change SATA configuration


Enter BIOS setup/configurations by pressing on the F2 button on your keyboard when the laptop starts.

Use your arrow keys to choose the options,

Open Onboard Devices, set Flash Cache module to "OFF",



Then Open SATA Operation, set to "ATA"

Restart your laptop and boot from the Windows XP disc

Downloading the drivers


The Dell Inspiron 1525 XP drivers can be downloaded from the Dell drivers support webpage or just download it here:

Notebook system software : http://ftp.us.dell.com/utility/R161278.EXE
Chipset drivers : http://ftp.us.dell.com/chipset/R153997.EXE
Media Card : http://ftp.us.dell.com/chipset/R141246.EXE
Intel Graphics : http://ftp.us.dell.com/video/Intel_GM965-Express-Chipset-_A05_R173064.exe
Lan Network : http://www.marvell.com/drivers/driverDisplay.do?dId=175&pId=3
Wireless : http://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R171131.EXE
Bluetooth : http://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R161378.EXE
Camera : http://ftp.us.dell.com/input/R165116.EXE
Modem : http://ftp.us.dell.com/comm/R147115.EXE
Touchpad : http://ftp.us.dell.com/input/R155586.EXE
Camera Application : http://ftp.us.dell.com/app/R160320.EXE
Audio : http://ftp.us.dell.com/audio/R171789.exe
Quickset : http://ftp.us.dell.com/app/R161139.EXE
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