yeah. ok so im trying to install xp. comp had vista. id install vista just to keep ---- simple but eh, i dont wanna wait for the dl.... so anywho, xp needs sata drivers which have to be put in with a damn floppy, which i dont have a usb floppy to hook up. i tried slipstreaming the sata drivers onto the xp install with nlite but it isnt working. ***** pissing me off. wtf can i do?

 

my comp didnt need sata drivers from a floppy. it just installed all by itself. then when xp was up i installed the drivers from a cd.

 

 

flash drive?

 

well from what i found you do the whole f6 to add the drivers.i tried installing xp from my comp which i did succesfully, but then when i slap the hd back into the laptop i get the bsod. ghey.

 

TinyXP, install with driverpacks, Done.
I never could slipstream my WD Raptor (bought first month they were out) drivers to work on XP. That drive ALWAYS needed drivers, even with most of the slipstreamed disks you can torrent. TinyXP driverpack - never had a problem with it!

 

Virtual Box is what I would do. VirtualBox is a free virtual server that allows you to run other operating systems inside of a host computer without needing to install the operating system and without the need for dual booting. VirtualBox will make it easier to try different OSs without having to modify your computer.

1)Go to http://www.virtualbox.org/ and download the version of VirtualBox for your computer (versions are available for Windows, Linux, and OSX)
2) Install VirtualBox on your computer.
3) Place the run your xp cd as a ISO image.
4) Start VirtualBox and mount your CD-ROM drive. “Boot Up” Xp.
5) Your done.

 

so i said wtf, and went at it again. installed xp onto the hd from my comp, then found some sata drivers/controllers and updated the drivers/controllers and then threw the hd back in the laptop. and it ------ worked. thats it, just wanted to let it be known. lol. :1

 

Whats up with the HMT b-series build?? Post a update!!! Filter full of dog hair?