XP on DELL STUDIO 1557 ??

[ebhendra]

Hi, Is that possible to install Windows XP sp2 on DEll Studio 1557 with Windows Vista Home Premium pre installed ??

Getting the error acpi.sys on the blue screen when installing the XP.tried googling it, was told to disable acpi, but that option is not available in this bios.
heard that, we can download the sata drivers for XP and integrate them into XP bootable installation disc?? also, can we press F6 when loading XP, and insert the drivers cd of vista to install the raid drivers and resume the setup with XP??
I tried changing the AHCI to ATA.But of no use !!

Hope I find a solution here !!

Regards,
-A.R.

[DRFP]

Originally Posted by ebhendra

Hi, Is that possible to install Windows XP sp2 on DEll Studio 1557 with Windows Vista Home Premium pre installed ??

Getting the error acpi.sys on the blue screen when installing the XP.tried googling it, was told to disable acpi, but that option is not available in this bios.
heard that, we can download the sata drivers for XP and integrate them into XP bootable installation disc?? also, can we press F6 when loading XP, and insert the drivers cd of vista to install the raid drivers and resume the setup with XP??
I tried changing the AHCI to ATA.But of no use !!

Hope I find a solution here !!

Regards,
-A.R.

You cannot install XP and Vista on the same partition you have to partition the HD and then do it

Why do you want XP and Vista both?

[ebhendra]

Yes.I did the partition. and was trying to install the xp sp2 for some software compatinbility..BUt gettin the same error.

[Petzi_33]

HELLO ebhendra,

you are not alone. I'm sick too. (soory for my english, I speak french in the real life)

I have recieved my DELL studio 1557 yesterday (i7 core, ...), he works "fine" on this shi** of Windows VISTA.
I'have tried to install Windows XP PRO 32bits (compatible with 64bits systems) and I have exactly the same than you !! During install, bluescreen with "acpi.sys error blablabla".
First, I have suspected my RAM was broken (I was very unhappy) BUT now I dont think that's the RAM.
I'm pretty sure that this problem come from the BIOS, the BIOS IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS XP (no matters the version) (yeah that sux).
I think I'll be forced to install Windows 7 to avoid this shi* of Vista.

Maybe it exist a DELL studio 1557 BIOS version compatible with XP ... I know, I'm dreaming ...

If you have any news, post it there PLZ.

[Fragilexx]

OK, to run Windows XP you need to either have your HDD set up in ATA or IDE mode, or have slipstreamed the AHCI drivers to your Windows setup. You probably already have Vista installed, and your BIOS is set to AHCI mode, so you can't just switch it very easily.

Your best bet is to change BIOS to ATA mode, re-install Vista and then re-install XP. This will work fine, but they will need to be on different partitions - which you can setup when you do the installation of whichever OS you install first.

[gordongartrel]

Hi guys !

So, I have some news about installing Window XP Sp3 on a 1557

I have done a windows xp cd with intel ahci driver incorporated using nlite

juste go here and take the floppy version 32 or 64 bit

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Sear...torage+Manager

there are some tutorials on how to do that using "nlite"

then you have to boot with your xp CD and when it asks you to press F6 to install scsi device, just press F7, it will disable the acpi and the install will go on, no blue screen of death !

Now I have xp Sp3 on my studio 1557 core i7, looking for drivers.

[jlebreton]

Hi gordongartrel,

That is great you can install XP on the 1557!! One question. Which file do I exactly download from Intel with the provided link? They are many of them...

Thanks!

Jack

[freeman]

the problem is when you disable acpi during install, the XP will always run w/o acpi and some drivers just won't install w/ acpi off.

[cocomonk22]

It looks like you download the 32-bit Floppy Configuration Utility or 64-bit Floppy Configuration Utility depending on whether you use XP 32-bit or XP 64-bit.

I think the tutorial is this one (second post): http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/...readId=1292979

The nlite driver used is the 6 port. Drivers are here: http://support.dell.com/support/down...g=en&TabIndex=

Main problem is ACPI disables many hardware from showing up, like battery and automatic shutdown. You also need to install a Dell Caps Lock application.

[rhsi18]

Originally Posted by gordongartrel

Hi guys !

So, I have some news about installing Window XP Sp3 on a 1557

I have done a windows xp cd with intel ahci driver incorporated using nlite

juste go here and take the floppy version 32 or 64 bit

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Sear...torage+Manager

there are some tutorials on how to do that using "nlite"

then you have to boot with your xp CD and when it asks you to press F6 to install scsi device, just press F7, it will disable the acpi and the install will go on, no blue screen of death !

Now I have xp Sp3 on my studio 1557 core i7, looking for drivers.

hey I wanna get Xp also
windows 7 is just as bad as vista

did you ever find the drivers for all the devices?


thanks