Its a Inspiron 1545 laptop. After it posts and starts loading from the xp disc I get the blue screen with three error codes 0X0000007B, 0XF78D2524 and 0XC0000034.
You will need to use nLiteOS.com to integrate these drivers into your XP installation media (this will create a new CD), then install with the new CD with the drivers on it.
Alternatively, you can go into BIOS Setup F2 and change SATA operation to ATA mode. This is a "shortcut" that will not require any driver to be used during the install but will turn "off" many features of your drive for performance. You cannot switch modes after the fact (you can, but it is an advanced process and is prone to user error and does not always work).
Thank you very much. I wanted to make sure that was the case. I appreciate your help. At least I know the new HD is good and nothing else is damaged on the laptop.
Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate with Service Pack 1 are likely to include these drivers already so you should not encounter any problems. Not all Windows 7 discs will have them but most will. If you have Windows 7 I would install it opposed to XP on this system. However both OS driver wise are fully supported by Dell on this computer.
Expanding on the nlite, I have wrote a wiki on how to use it to slipstream the SATA driver and bring it the XP disc up to Service Pack 3 here...
That is what I have been reading about as a possible problem but was not positive. Thank you for the short cut information. Do you know if this is because I'm trying to install XP on a computer that came with Vista originally??
If I tried installing Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate would I not have these problems?
As nat said, Windows 7 and Vista will "probably" already have the drivers built-in. Because XP is so old, it does not have drivers integrated into it for any SATA controllers (except SP3, which added only a few). So, this issue is not because you are installing XP on a computer that came with Vista ... more simply, it is because XP is too old to install "natively" to ANY system with SATA drives. Because XP was a CD (700MB max) and Vista/7 are DVD (4700MB max), Vista and 7 will have a much broader driver assortment than XP could have.
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May 29th, 2012 13:00
Hi,
I meant to say I was trying to load Windows XP on the laptop that came with Vista and received the message that it couldn't install. Thanks.
Philip_Yip
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May 29th, 2012 13:00
It might be SATA drivers but again need the model of your system to help further.
theflash1932
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May 29th, 2012 13:00
Which model of Inspiron?
Remove all external devices during the install - keep only mouse, keyboard, monitor, and network.
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May 29th, 2012 13:00
I merged your two threads ... keep all related posts in this thread.
What model Inspiron do you have?
What is the exact message you are getting?
avillani
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May 29th, 2012 20:00
Hi,
Its a Inspiron 1545 laptop. After it posts and starts loading from the xp disc I get the blue screen with three error codes 0X0000007B, 0XF78D2524 and 0XC0000034.
theflash1932
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May 29th, 2012 20:00
0x7b means that Windows doesn't have the correct drivers to speak to controller that the drive is connected to.
http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/04/DriverDetails/DriverFileFormats?DriverId=J1P90&FileId=2731106470&productCode=inspiron-15&urlProductCode=False
Download and run to extract the files to use.
You will need to use nLiteOS.com to integrate these drivers into your XP installation media (this will create a new CD), then install with the new CD with the drivers on it.
Alternatively, you can go into BIOS Setup F2 and change SATA operation to ATA mode. This is a "shortcut" that will not require any driver to be used during the install but will turn "off" many features of your drive for performance. You cannot switch modes after the fact (you can, but it is an advanced process and is prone to user error and does not always work).
avillani
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May 30th, 2012 08:00
Thank you very much. I wanted to make sure that was the case. I appreciate your help. At least I know the new HD is good and nothing else is damaged on the laptop.
Philip_Yip
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May 30th, 2012 08:00
Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate with Service Pack 1 are likely to include these drivers already so you should not encounter any problems. Not all Windows 7 discs will have them but most will. If you have Windows 7 I would install it opposed to XP on this system. However both OS driver wise are fully supported by Dell on this computer.
Expanding on the nlite, I have wrote a wiki on how to use it to slipstream the SATA driver and bring it the XP disc up to Service Pack 3 here...
avillani
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May 30th, 2012 08:00
That is what I have been reading about as a possible problem but was not positive. Thank you for the short cut information. Do you know if this is because I'm trying to install XP on a computer that came with Vista originally??
If I tried installing Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate would I not have these problems?
theflash1932
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May 30th, 2012 09:00
As nat said, Windows 7 and Vista will "probably" already have the drivers built-in. Because XP is so old, it does not have drivers integrated into it for any SATA controllers (except SP3, which added only a few). So, this issue is not because you are installing XP on a computer that came with Vista ... more simply, it is because XP is too old to install "natively" to ANY system with SATA drives. Because XP was a CD (700MB max) and Vista/7 are DVD (4700MB max), Vista and 7 will have a much broader driver assortment than XP could have.