need help in installing "standard mode" HAL layer in XPpro

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Hello,

to optimize my computer for audio, I have been advised to install XP_pro in
"standard mode" with regard to the Hardware Abstraction Layer. For this, I
was supposed to press "F5" when the prompt came up to install SCSI drivers
with F6. I did not see any such prompt on my screen during the install. I
chose the option to format my C drive and install in NTFS, but between that
and the "regional time & date settings" there was zero prompts involved.

Can anyone tell me if there was some specific stage that I should press
"F5"in ...?

thanks for any help..

Tom

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

The correct keypress is F7, not F5. It should be pressed when you see the
"Press F6 if you need to install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver" prompt.
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"Tom Wolfe" <gaglardi@grass.com> wrote in message
news:qOVfe.55648$HR1.6073@clgrps12...
> Hello,
>
> to optimize my computer for audio, I have been advised to install XP_pro
> in
> "standard mode" with regard to the Hardware Abstraction Layer. For this,
> I
> was supposed to press "F5" when the prompt came up to install SCSI drivers
> with F6. I did not see any such prompt on my screen during the install.
> I
> chose the option to format my C drive and install in NTFS, but between
> that
> and the "regional time & date settings" there was zero prompts involved.
>
> Can anyone tell me if there was some specific stage that I should press
> "F5"in ...?
>
> thanks for any help..
>
> Tom
>
>
>