So I finally bit the bullet, after 2-3 years of lurking around these parts, and ordered my first laptop: a 15.4" Lenovo T61p. To get the obvious out of the way: AHHHH IT'S FANTASTIC!
That said, Vista's an expletive and a half, and has broken more programs than it has worked with so far. Therefore, I'd like to stick XP on here so I can get some gaming in between school and work.
I've already gotten Ubuntu to install alright, although it was a pain getting the graphics drivers to work for the 570M. The problem is, when I insert my XP Pro CD, the blue screen comes up, the drivers load in the bottom, and all is well until the part where the on-screen instructions SHOULD start. Instead, it says something to the effect of: "Windows could not detect any hard disk drives installed. Please make sure they are powered on, plugged in, &c. before trying to install Windows. Setup cannot continue, press F3 to quit."
Where's the ferret, NBF? I definitely have an HDD installed (the 160GB 5400rpm model without FDE, to be specific)...what gives?
That said, Vista's an expletive and a half, and has broken more programs than it has worked with so far. Therefore, I'd like to stick XP on here so I can get some gaming in between school and work.
I've already gotten Ubuntu to install alright, although it was a pain getting the graphics drivers to work for the 570M. The problem is, when I insert my XP Pro CD, the blue screen comes up, the drivers load in the bottom, and all is well until the part where the on-screen instructions SHOULD start. Instead, it says something to the effect of: "Windows could not detect any hard disk drives installed. Please make sure they are powered on, plugged in, &c. before trying to install Windows. Setup cannot continue, press F3 to quit."
Where's the ferret, NBF? I definitely have an HDD installed (the 160GB 5400rpm model without FDE, to be specific)...what gives?
