Hi all,
I'll try to summarize at best as I can my problem.
I bought an hp 6359ea embedded with Vista.
I'll not explain why, but it bother me.
I've soon decided to install xp.
note: there's a sata to install and the notebook has not the floppy drive.
first problem: I can't simply format and install win xp because I can't upload the .inf for sata.
solution: I've disabled the sata by bios and installed xp on (now) ide controller. something seems to work.
note: now, I would install sata driver and enable sata by bios.
second problem: if I try to install sata driver I receive an error because (and it's right) actually, it can't find the sata controller (it is turned in ide).
obviously, if I turn it in sata by bios, i receive an error because the inf is not uploaded.
note: I could work in this way? should I matter of sata either ide? no..
third problem: I THINK, since there's the wrong ccontroller installed, the chipset is not well installed and in fact on the peripherals I find:
PCI driver not known
3 base driver not known
in plus, the wireless get the list of the connection but doesn't connect!!
note:chipset is intel i945pm and sata is intel ich7.. all periperals are 82801XX..
somebody wanna help me??
observation: I know there's some wwin xp sata embedded cd on the net.. but I can't get it. There's a way to do this? remember that although I have the installation driver of intel matrix storage, it doesn't install!! so I cannot put the driver on the cd i think..
It's also important which version of XP and its service pack level. You need to have the latest service pack level installed for SATA. Personally, I could see only the slightest difference between IDE and SATA on a real-life performance level, the most difference on transferring very large files. Sounds like you need to get the HP drivers before you can go much further on this one.
I've win xp professional sp2 with the latest hotfix.
I've downloaded the sata drivers but I cannot install them 'cause to start windows I need now to disable SATA and they cna't install SATA driver on IDE controller!!!!!
