im a noob and just want to make sure im doing this right before i attempt to do this. im a noob. 1) backup everything 2) run drivermax and burn my drivers for my drives 3) format hd 4) change bios to boot from cd 5) install xp 6) install drivers i just got this pc 3 months ago and half my software wont work, including flashing my xbox. if im going to do something wrong, please point me in the right direction.
hd is most likely a sata instead of ide so change in bios to ide so don't need to press f6 for 3rd party drivers that the sata will need if left as sata in the bios.
how exactly do i do that. i got my hard drive formatted last night and the hard drive wont read. i get the damn blue screen aftef a while. when i go into bios, i see the hard drive, but i dont understand how to change it. in cmos settings, i see an option for ide, but i dont understand how to put my hd to ide. thanx for the help.
it is an acer aspire m5641 preloaded with vista 64bit. really good computer, vista just doent work with what im using. i contacted acer. they want $95 for 15 min of tech support. they said when i first turned the pc on, it should have asked to create a recovery disk just to get vista back on but it didnt
did you delete all the partitions then make new partition(s) before formating the drive? acer site only has vista drivers, no xp. chipset, vga & lan is by nvidia. audio & wireless is by realtek.
yeah there will be if it aint the original manufacturers OEM, all ur hardware will break.. i did that earlier tonite actually, my compaq has xp on it now, but my compaq presario 5403 wasnt made for it, so it has no drivers for it.. make sure u search for your models drivers first mate.. dont make a mistake like i have done!! lol
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i used a tool to format the drive. i didnt make any partitions. is there a way for me to do it now, or am i screwed? about the drivers, i used a tool to copy all of my drivers to a disc for when i installed xp.
when 1st loading xp, it gives you the option to delete, make new partitions & format the drive. is is just after pressing f8 for agreeing to ms policy is when that shows up.
it doesnt even get that far. at the bootom of the screen, it says press f6 for 3rd party drivers, windows is searching hardware or something like that, then it just stopps and blue screens .this confuses the hell out of me. my ol ladys been givin me shit for messin with her pc. moddin my psp wasnt this difficult.
the hd is still set as sata not ide in the bios. change in the bios from sata to ide, not the boot sequence. i checked acer site & is a problem with their server in accessing the user manual.
the place for me to change from sata to ide is grayed out. the spot for raid is grayed out. i dont know where to change it at.
i just got my laptop back. can i hook my hdd to my laptop with a usb to sata connector and install xp that way. ive got my dvd burner from my desktop hooked to my laptop burning a dl dvd. i cant change my bios to what ive been told, so this is the only thing i can think of. acer tech support is horrible. i cant even order a recovery disc from a pc built in sept 08.
It sounds like you need the SATA driver for Windows XP. You can get it from the following link, along with other drivers. http://komku.blogspot.com/2009/01/aspire-m1641-m3641-m5641-windows-xp-and.html If you have a USB floppy drive, you can install the driver by pressing F6 during the Windows install routine and installing the drivers from a floppy. If you don't have a floppy drive, then you'll need to use a program called nlite to slipstream the driver into the install disc. Here's an example of how to use nlite, along with a link to download it. http://komku.blogspot.com/2007/11/integrate-driver-into-windows.html
