[Ubuntu Chicago] Cannot install XP (yeah yeah, I know)

Patrick Green patlgreen at gmail.com
Mon Dec 10 22:31:23 GMT 2007


Will do.  I have to go attend to a friend with a broken car.  Be back soon
to try.

On Dec 10, 2007 4:24 PM, Jim Campbell <jwcampbell at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Patrick,
>
> Please check the bios settings, and see if there are any kind of settings
> you can adjust for the hard drive.  Maybe Windows XP cannot use something
> called "AHCI" mode for the SATA hard drive.  If there is such a setting, set
> it to compatibility mode (or something similar - maybe IDE mode).
>
> Jim
>
>
> On 12/10/07, Freddy Martinez <freddymartinez9 at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> > My initial thought is that the Windows XP CD is having a problem
> > mounting the drive.  Is it possible to get a new one to try it with?
> >
> > --
> > Best,
> > Freddy Martinez
> >
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