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Default Windows XP installation can’t detect SATA Hardisk when you want to install Windows XP. Here is straight forward guide to make custom Windows XP installation disc that can detect your Hardisk thus installing this operating system!
If you have an USB Floopy Drive, this guide is basically useless. Just load SATA driver into a diskette, press F6 during XP installation when it shows “Press F6 if you need to load additional drivers” and carry on with no other problem.
What you need to get started
- A Windows XP installation disc
- A blank CDR and a burner of course!
- nLite (Download here)
- .NET Framework 2.0 x86 (22 MB)
or .NET Framework 2.0 x64 (45 MB) for 64 bits OS (Eg. Vista 64bits) - SATA Driver for Aspire 4310, 4710
UPDATE 7 August 2008 : This is the link where you can find all Aspire 4710 drivers!
Step1: Install .Net Framework 2.0
Step2: Install nLite
Step3: Insert your XP Installation disc, run nLite, follow on screen instruction.
Click “next”…
Locate your XP disc, let it read…. click “next”
Check “drivers”… click “next”…
Click “insert”… choose “single driver”…
Locate the driver we have downloaded earlier on… select “iaahci.inf”..click “open”…
Select “Intel 82801GM SATA RAID CONTROLLER (MOBILE ICH7MR/DH)” and click “OK”… proceed on with the rest of the steps and burn them into a blank CDR
Step4: You are ready to install XP with no trouble detecting hardisk! Yahoooo….
Part 2 coming soon on guiding you to install all device drivers properly!
August 22nd, 2008
5 Comments at "Installing XP on Acer Aspire 4310,4710 Part 1"
i’d like to point out the fact that i had to change the settings in the bios for SATA MODE from AHCI to IDE, cause otherwise it wouldnt detect the HD anyway
[quote comment=""]i’d like to point out the fact that i had to change the settings in the bios for SATA MODE from AHCI to IDE, cause otherwise it wouldnt detect the HD anyway[/quote]
yup, and thats what this article serve, to load AHCI driver into XP installation disc so that your HDD can be detected later on. You may use IDE mode but you will lose some capabilities later on. cheers~
hi. i choose “Intel 82801GM SATA RAID CONTROLLER (MOBILE ICH7MR/DH)” not work for me. only SATA AHCI are work for me. most acer aspire use SATA AHCI not SATA RAID.
[quote comment=""]im having trouble in installing XP on aspire 4310, i dont have fdd usb so i used nlite.. have a doubt, use AHCI driver or RAID..[/quote]
please use AHCI. if you have followed the procedures, AHCI driver has been loaded into your windows XP installation disc, thus u can now proceed using AHCI mode in BIOS
i already extract files AHCI…
but can’t find “iaahci.inf”
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