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downgrading from vista to xp..

by piyushjs_shah102 Feb 9, 2008 10:40AM PST

i have purchased hp pavilion 2701tu model.. i am not able to make SATA disable can you suggest some ways to load windows xp or to make SATA disable..

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tips found here

by tylersmiller Feb 9, 2008 12:52PM PST

http://forums.cnet.com/5208-12546_102-0.html?forumID=133&threadID=243153&messageID=2460401

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If SATA or RAID Support Isn't In the CMOS Settings...

by Grif Thomas Forum moderator Feb 11, 2008 5:53AM PST

...the your best bet will be to wipe the drive completely using Dban, then make sure to have the SATA drivers ready on a USB floppy.. XP should then recognize the hard drive during the bootup and allow you to install the SATA drivers during XP's installation.

Hope this helps.

Grif

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