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Latitude D630 Windows XP Installation
Has anyone figured out how to install Windows XP on a D630 in AHCI mode rather than SATA mode? The 1st time it prompts for the driver (F6 method) it detects the Hard Drive ok, but then just a few minutes after formatting the hard drive setup prompts for the "Intel Matrix Storage manager driver" again... only this time the laptop refuses to recognize the floppy drive (connected via USB cable). I even tried hot swapping the DVD-ROM with the Floppy in the options bay as a last resort.
Does anyone know how to get this to work. I have heard people say just install Windows in SATA mode and then switch to AHCI mode, but I would like to know if I am missing something.
Thanks,
ZENWORKS911
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June 20th, 2007 15:00
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June 21st, 2007 03:00
pmarcus
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June 21st, 2007 03:00
you must install the 82801HEM/HBM ICH8M Driver For SATA in order to activate AHCI
I was able to do this by installing windows with the bios set to STANDARD ATA
then I updated the driver for the 3 port ICH8M driver to the 82801HEM/HBM driver
after reboot I changed back to AHCI and it worked fine.
do not update the single port standard SATA controller or you won't be able to boot
Avoid staying with the standard SATA mode, it is much slower than the AHCI, much slower than I had thought it would be.
Message Edited by pmarcus on 06-20-2007 11:36 PM
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June 22nd, 2007 15:00
I used the Dell Drivers
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June 22nd, 2007 15:00
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June 22nd, 2007 15:00
zenworks911
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June 22nd, 2007 15:00
pmarcus
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June 22nd, 2007 15:00
You can download the Matrix SATA storage drivers from Dell's support site, or from intel.
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June 22nd, 2007 16:00
mmiller678
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June 26th, 2007 21:00
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July 6th, 2007 19:00
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July 6th, 2007 20:00
Message Edited by mombodog on 07-06-2007 04:34 PM
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September 5th, 2007 23:00
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