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XP SP3 with AHCI Support

3 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/xp-sp3-with-ahci-support.139405/

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extremer Original post #1
Apr 16, 2011 at 8:14 AM
Hello All, I have a Dell XPS Laptop which came with Windows 7 64 Bit System. some of my professional work only on 32 bit Xp and 64 bit versions are not available, as such i was in great trouble. ACHI support drivers are not available with XP and microsoft has no plans for this support.As such i tried to slipstream the ACHI drivers from manufacturers site in the XP sp3 CD, but was unsucessfull.
Recently i saw a modified Windows Xp sp3 2010 iso image. can any one include AHCI support in it. Please reply and help me. Thanks reading this.
gameranand
gameranand #2
Apr 17, 2011 at 9:03 PM
extremer said:
some of my professional work only on 32 bit Xp and 64 bit versions are not available,
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Which softwares are you talking about??? Please be more specific.

Actually you have to change the BIOS settings for that. You have to configure SATA to behave as IDE and it will work with XP most probably.
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extremer #3
Apr 22, 2011 at 11:54 AM
i have some in home made softwares in turbo c. they work on 32 bit.
my BIOS does not support IDE but supports ATA mode and i am unabel to install xp sp3 32 bit with the ata mode. it gives me iastor.sys error with blue screen.
please help