How install xp in my Sony yb35an

[mohit458]

I recently buy a notebook SONY VAIO YB35AN. It comes with win 7 starter, I want to install win xp. But when I try to install it, a error occurred that no storage device found. it seems that win xp can not found my hard disk driver. So please help how can I install it !

 

[Saga Lout]

Hello and welcome to Tom's Hardware Forums.

You need to go into BIOS or Setup as soon as you switch the laptop on and look for a AHCI setting which you then have to change to IDE.

Before going further, though, I suggest you make sure XP drivers are still available for a Sony made for W7 Starter. I think you're looking at quite a problem there.

 

[mohit458]

there is no AHCI setting into my BIOS

 

[Saga Lout]

That's a nuisance. Anything that refers to drive configuration at all?

You could be looking at making a - wait for it - floppy disk - yes I know we're in the 21st Century but I'm making one now with the other hand for a Compaq nc6320 - to put the SATA drivers on during installation.

 

[mrfatbox]

as a second way to do it a program called nLite might help you out

http://www.nliteos.com/

and a link to adding drivers for intel stuff

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/107504-integration-of-intels-sata-ahci-and-raid-drivers/

after doing this you dont need to press F6 to install.

 

[WyomingKnott]

What media are you using to install XP? If you have access to an XP SP3 disc, it may work (mine managed to read AHCI drives). Or you could build one from a basic XP disc by "slipstreaming" a copy.

Assuming, of course, that the problem is the AHCI mode drive, and not something else.

A question to the community: Would the user be better off using the downgrade option, or is that limited to full retail versions?