The problem is not the sata drive but the "mode" the controller is using.Some laptops
have an option to change the mode in the bios.It is most likely using AHCI mode as
it enables power saving features built into the drives firmware.Your bios may include
the option of changing that mode to "normal" or ide mode which will not require drivers
during the install of XP.Even if your bios allows you to change modes I would still
check the manufacturers web site for drivers for the chipset ,ethernet,sound etc..for
XP.If it is a recent model it won't likely have XP drivers and you will have to go
looking for XP drivers from the 3rd party manufacturers of the components.All in
all I would stick to Vista and learn how to make it better for your particular usage
needs.
Written in response to:
re: stop error (Paula: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 6:58 am)
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re: stop error (Paula: Friday, September 18, 2009 at 3:04 am)
