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Griffen
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 Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 3:33 pm Post subject: Acer Aspire 981X windows XP installation ? |
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Hello everyone.
i would like to know if anyone have any advice on how to install a Windows
XP on a Aspire 9813?
it currently has Windows Vista, and when i try to boot from the Windows XP
Pro SP2 install media, i am told, that the windows installer was unable to
locate any hard drives.
my machines configured with 2 hard drives.
Acer Support told me to delete all partitions before trying... if this is
the procedure, i would love if anyone could point me to a good partition
managing software that didn't cost a fortune.
thank you
Jeppe |
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ctowers
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| Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 5:35 am Post subject: Re: Acer Aspire 981X windows XP installation ? |
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Griffen wrote:
| Quote: | Hello everyone.
i would like to know if anyone have any advice on how to install a
Windows XP on a Aspire 9813?
it currently has Windows Vista, and when i try to boot from the
Windows XP Pro SP2 install media, i am told, that the windows
installer was unable to locate any hard drives.
my machines configured with 2 hard drives.
Acer Support told me to delete all partitions before trying... if
this is the procedure, i would love if anyone could point me to a
good partition managing software that didn't cost a fortune.
thank you
Jeppe
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BootIt NG is a very good and reasonable cost partition manager -
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/
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Christopher Syn
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| Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 5:51 am Post subject: Re: Acer Aspire 981X windows XP installation ? |
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you can boot and delete parts with the xp cd...btw, do you have raid setup?
"Griffen" <no@thank.you> wrote in message news:f1crph$25ge$1@gnd.k-net.dk...
| Quote: | Hello everyone.
i would like to know if anyone have any advice on how to install a Windows
XP on a Aspire 9813?
it currently has Windows Vista, and when i try to boot from the Windows XP
Pro SP2 install media, i am told, that the windows installer was unable to
locate any hard drives.
my machines configured with 2 hard drives.
Acer Support told me to delete all partitions before trying... if this is
the procedure, i would love if anyone could point me to a good partition
managing software that didn't cost a fortune.
thank you
Jeppe
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Griffen
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| Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 12:10 pm Post subject: Re: Acer Aspire 981X windows XP installation ? |
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no i do not have a raid setup, and when i boot from windows XP cd it will
not find any hard drives at all, so kinda hard to use the XP installation
partition manager :S
it is when it comes to the part of selecting a hard drive for the windows
installation, that windows says "cannot find any hard drives, press F3 to
exit the windows installation."
i have tried to press F6 to install additional drivers for the hard drive
controller, but the 9813 comes with no floppy drive, and winXP requires that
if you want additional drivers installed.
"Christopher Syn" <kobo65@nothotsomail.com> wrote in message
news:pqv_h.961$gX6.112@newsfe04.lga...
| Quote: | you can boot and delete parts with the xp cd...btw, do you have raid
setup?
"Griffen" <no@thank.you> wrote in message
news:f1crph$25ge$1@gnd.k-net.dk...
Hello everyone.
i would like to know if anyone have any advice on how to install a
Windows XP on a Aspire 9813?
it currently has Windows Vista, and when i try to boot from the Windows
XP Pro SP2 install media, i am told, that the windows installer was
unable to locate any hard drives.
my machines configured with 2 hard drives.
Acer Support told me to delete all partitions before trying... if this is
the procedure, i would love if anyone could point me to a good partition
managing software that didn't cost a fortune.
thank you
Jeppe
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