The new ThinkPad e320 cannot be directly installed with XP, and the performance is slow when it is installed in compatibillity hard drive mode. There are two solutions, both of which have been verified and tried.
Method 1:
Use the nlite tool to merge the corresponding SATA hard drive into the installation disk and then copy it.
Method 2:
(Switch) ThinkPad E40 0578a59. After installing XP, you are ready to enable the ahci mode of the SATA hard disk and install its driver. However, the installation always fails. You only need to enable the ahci mode of the hard disk in the bios and enter XP on the blue screen. Based on my reference to the online materials, I found a way to install the driver smoothly.
In order not to be scolded by Tom, I should pick out the words first, and ask Tom to read the following before he speaks out: of course, by default, you have set the hard disk mode to compatibility in BIOS before installing XP (Operation Method: Press F1 at startup to enter bios, change config → SATA → mode from ahci to compatibility). The following operations are performed on this premise!
1. Download the XP driver and double-click it to decompress it to the default path (C: \ drivers \ Intel (r) SATA controller ahci driver folder ).
2. click Start> Run and enter devmgmt. MSC, go to the Device Manager, find ide ATA/atapi controller, double-click it, right-click the content starting with Intel (R), and select Update driverProgram"→" Install from list or specified location "→" do not search, I want to select the version to install ".
3. click "Install from disk"> "Browse", find the decompressed folder (C: \ drivers \ Intel (r) SATA controller ahci driver), and select "iaahci. INF ", then select" Intel 5 Series 4 port SATA ahci controller ".
4. Restart and Press F1 to enter the BIOS. Change the SATA settings back to ahci. After Entering XP, the driver will be automatically installed. After the installation is successful, restart again!
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