Solved! Can a HP G62 Laptop with Win7 be converted to Win XP? It has ICH5 Controller Wil

MisterBillEVan

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Can a HP G62 Laptop with Win7 be converted to Win XP? It has ICH5 Controller Will a slipstreamed XP with SP3 added conain these sata drivers or will I need the controller files also slipstreamed onto the new disk?
 
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All versions of XP do not contain SATA drivers. You will have to install the controller files that is if you can find them. A lot of OEM's do not provide the SATA controller drivers at all. Another option is see if you can change the SATA mode to IDE in the BIOS.

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All versions of XP do not contain SATA drivers. You will have to install the controller files that is if you can find them. A lot of OEM's do not provide the SATA controller drivers at all. Another option is see if you can change the SATA mode to IDE in the BIOS.
 
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