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M17XR2 and Windows XP 32bit

post #1 of 12
4/19/10 at 10:06am
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HI! I don't want to do a Downgrade I like windows 7 64bit, I don't want to use a virtual box like software (vmware, windows 7 xpmode)

I need to install Windows XP 32bit on M17Xr2 I7920, 8gb Ram, two ATI 4870 1gb, 2 HDD 500gb.

Help me pointing it out!

I've tried a lots of things, also I've integrated drivers with Nlite, removed RAID and activated AHCI in bios.

Always as soon as I arrive at hdd check to create Partition BSOD 0x0000007E (0xC0000005, 0x808C5176, 0xF78D6230, 0xF78D5F2C)

Integrated drivers on Windows XP Pro 32bit Retail cdrom:

Latest:
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Driver
TXTSETUP.OEM

and

PNP
intel_chipset_9.1.1.1027

P.S.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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post #2 of 12
4/19/10 at 10:58am
I wonder if they block XP out on this refresh

cheers ...
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post #3 of 12
4/19/10 at 10:24pm
Honestly Win 7 is great, and 64 bit is the way to go with the m17x.

Is there a specific App you need XP for ?

Win XP does not support AHCI.

With XP you probably want to set the Sata port to IDE.

My best suggestion is the use a floppy drive and via the F6 option in Win XP setup load the Sata Drivers.

Now finding the right sata drivers is the challange, and I sugget just dl the various ICHR drivers and keep trying the different Sata drivers from the Boot options
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post #4 of 12
4/20/10 at 3:45am
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Trying to install with VMWARE for TroubleShoot

You are right Windows XP 32bit doesn't support AHCI, but it's not the first time I integrate SATA AHCI drivers in Windows XP Pro cdrom install. I've done it for a lot of different new motherboards and It always worked.
I've done another thing... just to try understand and troubleshoot my issue.

I've installed VMWARE try and buy (30 days trial). My notebook has 2 HDD SATA 512gb, in bios setting no raid, AHCI, first hdd has Windows 7 64bit and second one set has physical hdd for vmware.

I've installed windows xp 32bit with sata integrated drivers on second HDD, I've changed ide drivers with the one that has same name for Windows 7 64bit install. Shutdown vmware as soon as it ask to reboot (you need to reboot when you change ide bus drivers).

I've set second HDD as the first one to boot from.
Windows XP 32bit start and load perfectly I've arrive to desktop and OS start to find drivers for new hardware.

Everything goes perfectly but when it arrive to detect something that I do not know what is it goes in BSOD.

After that even if I try to reboot or go in safe mode it give me always BSOD 0x0000007E (0xC0000005, 0x808C5176, 0xF78D6230, 0xF78D5F2C).
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To understand if AHCI driver called by F6 (that I've integrated) is the right one, I've created another CD with Windows XP 64bit with same drivers but 64bit version.
Everything install without issue and works perfectly (in 2 ways or natively or installing with vmware)

So I think that issue is RAM (my notebook has 2 slot with 4gb each one so with a total of 8gb), I've removed one but I've the same issue same BSOD.

Maybe something with ram coming from 2 ATI 4870 1gb each one.

Help me if you succeed.

P.S.
Dave-p you are right I need it for a specific application.
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post #5 of 12
4/20/10 at 5:24am
Are you able to see something in the Event Logs when BSODs occurred?

cheers ...
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post #6 of 12
4/20/10 at 7:32am
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Originally Posted by qhn View Post
Are you able to see something in the Event Logs when BSODs occurred?

cheers ...
Help me find the file on XP Pro 32bit system that logs event such as crashes, etc. but remeber that I need to do it from the other system because as soon as BSOD occurs I cannot restart in Windows XP.

P.S.
thanks for helping
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post #7 of 12
4/20/10 at 10:48am
that BSOD message is hardware related and hard Drive is the more common issue with this error.

It says to me your 32 bit XP Driver for the Hard drive is not compatible.

I would try setting the Sata Port back to IDE mode for the XP installl, and see if you can get a stable 32 bit XP install first.

Then you can try finding a better AHCI driver. but there really is nothing to gain running AHCI mode with XP or Win7 unless your using a SSD drive.
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post #8 of 12
4/26/10 at 5:09am
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Thank you so much for support. I've solved it.

I can confirm that Windows XP 32bit on this monster goes very very well.
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post #9 of 12
6/4/10 at 5:52am
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Originally Posted by flyingsaucer75 View Post
Thank you so much for support. I've solved it.

I can confirm that Windows XP 32bit on this monster goes very very well.

Hi,

Could you tell me how you managed to install Win XP on this machine ???

thanks
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post #10 of 12
6/4/10 at 6:44am
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Simple!

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Originally Posted by benchman75 View Post
Hi,

Could you tell me how you managed to install Win XP on this machine ???

thanks

Simple you need to press F5 during install (Yes you have red right) when you come on screen for extra drivers press a few times F5 so you can bypass auto acpi detect and you arrive at hdd selection and partitioning.

Maybe a bad bios I've tried also with a05 you need to do it.

I hope that Dell people correct it.

Bye Bye and at least let me know if you have solved your issue.

P.S.
But remember you will have a system without ACPI support so pay attention to your overclock experiment. You "may" damage your CPU.
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post #11 of 12
6/4/10 at 7:17am
Thx for your reply,

But on the F5 menu , have got many choice....
I did not know what to choose

many thanks
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post #12 of 12
6/4/10 at 11:55am
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Try with F7 was my mistake with F5 you can choose with F7 you can bypass.

Tony
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