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Install xp on toshiba laptop

dd, on Monday 15 September 2008 à 06:44:02
Hello sir\madam,
in toshiba satellite a205-s5859 i cant change the sata drive....what can i do to install xp os in my laptop?
plz help!!
Configuration: Windows Vista
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kallor234, on Monday 15 September 2008 à 10:53:22
hey dude,

in your bios settings just search for an option where it is written acpi function and in that option just turn it off and then start windows setup and it should be ok
   
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EMAD, on Wednesday 5 November 2008 à 04:39:05
that's wrong answer
i cant find ur methods in bios setup utility
plz give ur answer if u know
   
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Roz, on Monday 13 October 2008 à 05:17:07
It's been awhile since you posted your question. I have gone thru the same frustrating problem including finding that the chains are forbidden by contract to downgrade from Vista.

Ultimately I found that WipeDrive 5 Professional ($100.00) will remove Vista so you can install the OS of your choice. Place the WipeDrive CD in your drive and reboot. Press F1 repeatedly during the reboot process and you will be presented with a screen allowing you to select if you want to boot Vista from your hard disk or run WipeDrive from the CD. Choose the later and follow the instructions. It is a slow process, but it will perform a low level format.

Good luck
   
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emad, on Wednesday 5 November 2008 à 02:53:22
how i install windows xp on toshiba laptob satellite
the windows xp setup said
cant found hard drive
   
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Neo, on Monday 10 November 2008 à 15:26:18
Hey guys,

I had the same problem. I have a Toshiba Satellite L300 that came with Vista preinstalled. It crashed constantly so I tried to install XP but as you already know, it would say that it couldn't find a hard drive.

What you have to do is power on the Laptop and then press F2 to get into the BIOS menu. Then scroll down to the SATA option and change it from ACHI to Compatibility then exit saving your changes (F10) and then reboot your Laptop from the XP Operating System disk.

It will now let you install Windows XP or any other Operating System.

I too have been searching for answers on various sites and forums and none of the suggestions (including downloading XP drivers) worked.

This definitely works (at least for the Toshiba L300 Laptop anway).

Good luck
   
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gd, on Monday 10 November 2008 à 15:41:32
With any of these machines,
you don't want to disable ACHI, even if the bios lets you.
Figure out what HDD controller you have.
Download the correct XP sata drivers, most likely from Intel website, and follow their instructions to make the XP floppy disk driver installer.
Connect a USB floppy drive to the machine (you MUST use a floppy, memory sticks will NOT work)
insert windows CD, setup
at the beginning of the install, windows will prompt to press F6 if you need 3rd party storage controller, put the driver disk, in your floppy drive follow instructions.

If you don't have a floppy disk drive, get one, or you'll have to slipstream the driver onto the windows setup CD
   
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EagleForce, on Friday 14 November 2008 à 21:19:47
Isnt it possible to make an USB stick become and "A:" drive? So the usb sticks boots (possible) and the drivers from SATA been read from this USB??
   
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Dicey, on Friday 21 November 2008 à 14:42:04
Will the disabling of BIOS work on Satellite P200 too. Other could someone help me out n how to format it to install XP. It keeps saying that 'no hard drive found' thing.
   
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 EagleForce, on Friday 21 November 2008 à 17:01:56
If the option is there in your BIOS where you can choose the HD to be recognized as either ACPI or COmpatible, then YES, then set it to COMPATIBLE, or uncheck ACPI if available.
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