Hi,
XP setup doesn't allow for anything other than a floppy. Vista does. Part of
the problem is the nature of how NTFS is implemented in Vista, there are
subtle changes that make for problems if you try to go back to XP. What you
will need to do is remove the existing system partition and create a new one
from the free space before you will be able to reinstall XP. Doing this will
cause the loss of all data on the volume, so be sure to copy off anything
that you deem to be irreplaceable.
If XP setup won't recognize the drive, you may need to turn to a third party
product to resolve this. Possibly too you may be able to boot from a USB
floppy, but that requires support from the system BIOS (check with the
vendor for the feasibility of this).
--
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help -
www.rickrogers.org
"luca" <luca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B4354C1B-8F36-4AF2-BABB-D49468CCABB9@microsoft.com...
> Thank ytou very much, I'll try to find drivers for the HD... Does the
> Windows
> Xp installer accepts them from a CD drive? OR USB key? Cause my notebook
> doesn't have a floppy disk
>
> "Matteo Goretti de' Flamini" wrote:
>
>> It's a SATA
>>
>> http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...cid=MIGR-66232
>>
>>
>>
>> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
>> news:eoA5gE0OHHA.3544@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> > How are you trying to install? Are you using F11 to get to your system
>> > recovery program or a Windows XP CD or a recovery CD?
>> >
>> > "luca" <luca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:3BAB63F9-6533-4DC4-B2C5-6FE247477BBB@microsoft.com...
>> >> The problem is that this is a notebook and it should be an ATA drive
>> >> this is the model:
>> >> http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...cid=MIGR-64243
>> >>
>> >> and in Vista it seems it says it is an ATA drive. How can I know
>> >> exactly
>> >> what sort fo drive do I have?
>> >>
>> >> "Matteo Goretti de' Flamini" wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Use a Floppy drive with a SATA drivers...(F6 to load a SATA drivers)
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> "luca" <luca@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >>> news:453D714B-058E-4C1C-96D7-B42FCE68B557@microsoft.com...
>> >>> >I tried to reinstall Windwos XP SP2 after Vista, on a ThinkPad R60e
>> >>> >but
>> >>> >the
>> >>> > installer says I have not hard disk connected to the pc which is
>> >>> > false
>> >>> > cause
>> >>> > I can start Vista.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Any ideas?
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Thanks in advance for your help
>> >>>
>> >
>>
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