kflynt

Hello! Im kinda noob so please forgive any lameness lol I got an HP Compaq 8530p [FU456EA] notebook. (Mobile Intel® PM45 Express Chipset ICH9M-Enhanced) I wanna install Windows XP Professional (32bit). Steps I followed: 1. Switch to IDE in bios. 2. Integrate AHCI drivers to Windows XP. 3. Install Windows XP. 4. Switch back to AHCI in bios. I did that like 5-6 times with different versions of the AHCI drivers (Intel Matrix Storage Manager 8.7.0.1007 included...) NO luck: Windows XP installed fine. Restart. Switch back to AHCI (step 4). Starting to boot. BLUE SCREEN. Auto Restart. I got dissapointed. And I tried to do the same thing, but without steps 1 & 4. In other words I tried to install Windows XP (with the integrated ahci drivers) while "AHCI" was set in bios instead of IDE.. And guess what... IT WORKED! And I did it twice! And doublechecked that bios was set to "AHCI"! Can anyone please explain this? I'm lost...!!!1