BSOD error message when installing XP for dual boot

[ultraman]

hi was wondering if i could get any tips or advice, i keep getting bsod error message when trying to install xp, it looks like i have to install the sata drivers, i think i have to slipstream the driver with xp as from my post here, but i cant find the sata driver for my toshiba hard drive anywhere. My sony vgn-aw120j does not have drivers for xp on the sony website and toshiba does not have drivers on theirs. my hard drive is a mk-3252gsx from toshiba, many many thanks

 

[torrentg]

Hi. You don't have to slipstream.

You do need the SATA driver though, available on floppy, CD, DVD or a hard drive not attached to SATA (like IDE.)

I believe this is what you're looking for. it will make a floppy for you so you can have that when installing XP. Hold down f6 (I think, from memory) when it asks during install if you need to install other drivers.

 

[ultraman]

hi torrent, thanks for helping, if i put the sata driver on cd will the xp
(2002 xp disc) setup find it?, i thought it would only look for a floppy.
im not sure what the chipset name is, i see montevina and also something intel cantiga pm45 on my system info.

 

[torrentg]

I think it will work from a CD but not entirely sure. My strong guess is yes, as long as the CD/DVD drive in not attached to a SATA port and is IDE drive instead.

I gave you the correct link above. I edited my post before with it.

 

[ultraman]

ooh, im so confused, my brain hurts, he he. i dont have a floppy drive, thats why i thought i had to slipstream it, i hope the cd works. im going to put those files from the download link on to a cd and try installing xp again, thanks for helping

 

[torrentg]

You'd be better off putting the driver on a USB key then. That definitely doesn't use SATA.

 

[ultraman]

hi torrent , im going to try it now, ill update shortly

 

[ultraman]

it didnt work, i get a message on xp setup that says, "windows could not find floppy drive to install oem drivers" i might have to try the slipstream method

 

[torrentg]

It's probably because you didn't extract from the downloaded file. That file is supposed to make a floppy. Just placing it on USB will not work.

 

[ultraman]

ill check it out, all i did was unzip the download file, and put the unzipped files on the usb