Unable to install XP

AlbertG · 07-12-2008, 10:32 PM

Hello,

I just bought a Toshiba Satellite L305D-S5881 laptop (full specs here: http://tinyurl.com/6lz4gh). It comes with Vista, which I despise, so I want to install XP on it. Upon booting with a legal and functional XP installation CD, I get the BSOD a few minutes into the installation. This has happened several times.

I also tried to remove the hard drive and put in an old SATA hard drive that was running XP that I got from another Toshiba satellite laptop that is no longer in use. They are exactly the same except for size in GB. The computer boots into XP and about three seconds later reboots, in an infinite loop.

What is the problem? Is it even possible to install XP on that computer, or to get it to accept the old hard drive? Is it a hardware issue?

Thank you for your help and let me know whether you need more info from me.

dai · 07-13-2008, 02:49 AM

the m/b chipsets are probably different
if you wnat to install xp,do you want to keep vista or get rid of it
first thing to do is to gather together all the xp drivers before you start
some are not that easy to find

dai · 07-14-2008, 09:25 AM

back to the question
do you want to keep vista or get rid of it

AlbertG · 07-15-2008, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dai

back to the question
do you want to keep vista or get rid of it

Thank you for your help. I have solved the problem already. All it took was to Change "AHCI" to "compatibility" in the BIOS. I got rid of Vista and XP works well now.

I am still unable, however, to use the old hard drive on that computer. It keeps rebooting after about 10 seconds.

dai · 07-15-2008, 12:16 PM

run
chkdsk /r on it

07-12-2008, 10:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
AlbertG Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2 OS: Vista	Unable to install XP Hello, I just bought a Toshiba Satellite L305D-S5881 laptop (full specs here: http://tinyurl.com/6lz4gh). It comes with Vista, which I despise, so I want to install XP on it. Upon booting with a legal and functional XP installation CD, I get the BSOD a few minutes into the installation. This has happened several times. I also tried to remove the hard drive and put in an old SATA hard drive that was running XP that I got from another Toshiba satellite laptop that is no longer in use. They are exactly the same except for size in GB. The computer boots into XP and about three seconds later reboots, in an infinite loop. What is the problem? Is it even possible to install XP on that computer, or to get it to accept the old hard drive? Is it a hardware issue? Thank you for your help and let me know whether you need more info from me.

07-13-2008, 02:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,797 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Unable to install XP the m/b chipsets are probably different if you wnat to install xp,do you want to keep vista or get rid of it first thing to do is to gather together all the xp drivers before you start some are not that easy to find __________________

07-14-2008, 09:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,797 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Unable to install XP back to the question do you want to keep vista or get rid of it __________________

07-15-2008, 12:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,797 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Unable to install XP run chkdsk /r on it __________________