How to install an XP system on a SATA hard drive of HP b1236

Installation Method (Google searches for required software and the trial version is sufficient)

Download the latest SATA ahci driver from www.hp.com (www.hp.com.cn)
Download and install an orthodox file management software (Here we use total Commander)
Install CD and DVD Tools (Nero or ultra ISO, use ultra ISO here)
Decompress the file

1. Open total commander

2. Use the path function to find the SATA ahci driver you downloaded.

3. In the File menu, select file, and then select unpack specific files.

4. Select the unpacking path

Figure 1: Find the SATA ahci driver

Figure 2: Enter the decommission path

5. Find the unwrapped File

6.decompress f6flpy32.exe with the same sample code.

7. Open the decompressed temp. Ima file with Ultra iso or similar programs.

8. Copy the temp. Ima file to a floppy disk or burn it to a CD.

Figure 3: temp. Ima driver File

Disable local SATA Mode

1. boot

2. Press F10 to go To the BIOS settings page.

3. Go to the system configuration menu

4. Select SATA native mode and then select disable

5. Save and restart

Figure 4: Disable native SATA Mode

Install Windows XP with a local SATA driver

Steps:

1. Boot (remember to select the preferred Boot Mode for the optical drive in BIOS)

2. Store the Windows XP installation disk

3. Press F6 on the Start Screen.

4. Press the s key to select the device to attach

5. Put the previous floppy disk or CD in

6. Follow the prompts to continue the installation.

7. After the installation is restarted, go to the BIOS to enable the SATA native mode (Change disable to enable) in the local SATA mode)

Figure 5: Third-Party driver prompt

Figure 6: select the device to be added

Figure 7: Put the drive disc or floppy disk in

If you have a system disk with SATA, if the system disk of the tomato garden has an XP system that has been tried on the SATA hard disk, you only need the SATA local mode to install the XP system.

The author is the HP b1236 machine, the original Vista system, but the 2G memory running Vista still feels very slow, and more familiar with XP

So when I tried to install XP on Vista, I encountered

"The installer does not find the hard drive installed on this computer.

Make sure that the hard drive is powered on and that the connection to the computer is correct. Make sure that the hardware configuration related to the disk is correct. This may need to run the diagnostics or installation programs provided by the manufacturer ."

After the local SATA mode is disabled, the problem is solved.