[jabex]

Hello G2G

I need Your help When i Try Installing Windows XP tO My Acer aspire 4310 laptop
it just says that there is no hard drive or hard disk detected and when i try the setup when my pc is running i cant seem to click the install windows i try two kinds of Windows xp sp2 & sp3 but both didnt work

do i need to format the drive c first using my windows 7 starter disk?? to install windows xp??

Because my laptop is not copatible with windows 7 "Its log alot i cant do anything without getting any log"

I hope some one will help me

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AHCI is fully supported in Windows Vista and Windows 7. Older operating systems, such as Windows XP, require hardware-specific drivers to support AHCI.

Go to http://support.acer....s_download.aspx. Select "Notebook", then "Aspire", then "Aspire 4310", and finally either "Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition x32" or "Microsoft Windows XP Professional x32" depending on which version you have. The "AHCI - Intel SATA AHCI Driver" is what you need.

As far as getting it installed, see the following pages:

• How to configure the BIOS for RAID or AHCI
  http://www.intel.com...b/cs-015988.htm
  
• What is the F6 installation method?
  http://www.intel.com...b/CS-029979.htm
  
• Limited OEM driver support is available with F6 during Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 setup
  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314859

[SpywareDr]

AHCI is fully supported in Windows Vista and Windows 7. Older operating systems, such as Windows XP, require hardware-specific drivers to support AHCI.

Go to http://support.acer....s_download.aspx. Select "Notebook", then "Aspire", then "Aspire 4310", and finally either "Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition x32" or "Microsoft Windows XP Professional x32" depending on which version you have. The "AHCI - Intel SATA AHCI Driver" is what you need.

As far as getting it installed, see the following pages:

• How to configure the BIOS for RAID or AHCI
  http://www.intel.com...b/cs-015988.htm
  
• What is the F6 installation method?
  http://www.intel.com...b/CS-029979.htm
  
• Limited OEM driver support is available with F6 during Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 setup
  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314859

[phillipcorcoran]

Advice to all who are considering upgrading to Windows 7 on their current PC! - FIRST check to see if it's compatible by going to the Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor page:
http://www.microsoft...;displaylang=en

It may avoid you being in the same predicament as the OP.

Edited by phillipcorcoran, 26 March 2010 - 06:14 AM.

[jabex]

Thanks dude ill try it and post if it works