TECH Removing Linux and replacing with XP

[freshie]

Hi,

Recently bought a laptop, it has linux on it, but i want to put XP on it instead. Whenever i boot up with the XP disc, it goes through the loading files / drivers sequence, but when it asks me what i want to do and i select install XP it says no hard drive detected. Can anyone help me figure out what to do?

 

[eideteker]

What brand/model laptop is this?

 

[freshie]

laptop is a hp dv6000

 

[freshie]

werd i figured it out, i had to disable SATA Native in the Bios setup

 

[eideteker]

Oh, OK. Good job.

 

[Joe_Cool]

werd i figured it out, i had to disable SATA Native in the Bios setup

I was just coming in here to say this. Good work solving it.

 

[Joe_Cool]

I actually just got done wiping Vista and going back to XP on my new laptop. It was a little pain in the neck, because HP "discourages" rolling back, and hides the drivers.

But everything is working now.