WinXP Pro can not be installed ... Hi everybody :-)I need help, I've tried to install WinXP Professional on my Amilo M 3438, but it didn't found the SATA dr ...

Valld · 09-26-2005, 02:27 AM

Hi everybody :-)

I need help, I've tried to install WinXP Professional on my Amilo M 3438, but it didn't found the SATA drivers. Then I create a custom CD, with the SATA drivers included, instalation start properly, everything was OK untill the first restart, after copyng all the files, the computer restarts, start loading windows and BUMM - blue screen. Tryed everything, customize a CD with SP2, without, format the C partition, has tryed on D partition, the same result, blue screen. Please, if somebody has succeed to install WinXP Pro on Amilo M 3438, let share his experience with everybody, I'm sure I'm not the only one with this problem. 10x in advance

rilli · 09-26-2005, 05:09 AM

you have a problem with your raid drivers! theres a solution on the site:

http://home.eplus-online.de/gaetcke/notebook.htm

its in german but theres some kind of translation tool....

rilli

Valld · 09-26-2005, 06:50 AM

Thanks for the reply Rilli, I check the site, but they didn't say anything new. I allready did the custom WinXP Pro instalation, and everything is OK with the SATA Raid drivers, the instalation is finding the hard drive, I can format, than the files are copyed properly, the problem is coming after the 1st restart.... I install Windows on another computer (desktop) without any problems, so my costomized windows instalation is OK.

rilli · 09-26-2005, 08:05 AM

have you tried to install the original win xp home (came with notebook) and then just update with xp pro?!? on the site, they said that should work... good luck!

rilli

Arcano · 09-27-2005, 09:12 PM

I used Nlite to merge SATA drivers with an XP Pro SP2 disc image. I remember some confusion as to what driver to use for the installation, ended up burning several iso images until I found one that worked.

Valld · 09-29-2005, 01:24 AM

I solve the problem. BIOS update from 1.01 to 1.06, than everything is OK with the same instalation CD.

Thanks to everybody :-)

09-26-2005, 02:27 AM	#1
Valld Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Harare, Zimbabwe Posts: 9 Credits: -146	Help! WinXP Pro can not be installed on Amilo M3438 Hi everybody :-) I need help, I've tried to install WinXP Professional on my Amilo M 3438, but it didn't found the SATA drivers. Then I create a custom CD, with the SATA drivers included, instalation start properly, everything was OK untill the first restart, after copyng all the files, the computer restarts, start loading windows and BUMM - blue screen. Tryed everything, customize a CD with SP2, without, format the C partition, has tryed on D partition, the same result, blue screen. Please, if somebody has succeed to install WinXP Pro on Amilo M 3438, let share his experience with everybody, I'm sure I'm not the only one with this problem. 10x in advance Last edited by Valld; 09-26-2005 at 04:18 AM.

09-26-2005, 05:09 AM	#2
rilli Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4 Credits: -349	raid driver you have a problem with your raid drivers! theres a solution on the site: http://home.eplus-online.de/gaetcke/notebook.htm its in german but theres some kind of translation tool.... rilli

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09-26-2005, 06:50 AM	#3
Valld Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Harare, Zimbabwe Posts: 9 Credits: -146	Thanks for the reply Rilli, I check the site, but they didn't say anything new. I allready did the custom WinXP Pro instalation, and everything is OK with the SATA Raid drivers, the instalation is finding the hard drive, I can format, than the files are copyed properly, the problem is coming after the 1st restart.... I install Windows on another computer (desktop) without any problems, so my costomized windows instalation is OK.

09-26-2005, 08:05 AM	#4
rilli Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4 Credits: -349	have you tried to install the original win xp home (came with notebook) and then just update with xp pro?!? on the site, they said that should work... good luck! rilli

09-27-2005, 09:12 PM	#5
Arcano ¿whotookawaymyspacekey? Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 27 Credits: -343	I used Nlite to merge SATA drivers with an XP Pro SP2 disc image. I remember some confusion as to what driver to use for the installation, ended up burning several iso images until I found one that worked.

09-29-2005, 01:24 AM	#6
Valld Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Harare, Zimbabwe Posts: 9 Credits: -146	I solve the problem. BIOS update from 1.01 to 1.06, than everything is OK with the same instalation CD. Thanks to everybody :-)