Pyro.699 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Hello,Ive been searching these forums as well as different sites searched on from Google and i was unable to find the answer to my problem.My laptop is an Asus F3SV (more details later on) and i knew that in order to install Windows XP Home i needed an application to add the drivers for the SATA hard drive. I loaded the image and went through all the items, downloaded the appropriate drivers, then compiled and burnt it to a DVD. As well as creating the DVD i made an ISO as well and tested it in Virtual Box (i did make sure to set the hard drive to a SATA type). When placed in my laptop everything goes as normal until i come to this screen (its as if i hit F5):--Start--Setup could not determine the type of computer you have, or you have chosen to manually specify the computer type.Select the computer type from the following list, or select "Other" if you have a device support disk provided by your manufacture.To scroll through the menu items press up arrow or down arrow:*ACPI Uniprocessor PC*Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (APCI PC)*MPS Uniprocessor PC*Standard PC*Standard PC with C-Step i486*Other--End--The first 5 options, when selected go to the screen that says "Starting Windows..." and then hangs and nothing happens (left it for a few hours)When i chose "Other" i get an error that says "The file txtsetup.oem could not be found." When i went and looked inside the SATA drive folder there was a txtsetup.oem file so something is wrong there.Here is some more information about my Laptop:*AMIBIOSVersion: 203VGB BIOS Version: 60.86.38.00.35.N08201.005EC BIOS Version: 1000B50001*ProcessorType: Intel® Core2 Duo CPU T7300 @ 2.00GSpeed: 2000MHz*System MemorySize: 1024MB*Hard Disk DriveSATA:PM-Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00*MB VersionF3SV-A2Thank you very much for any information provided~Cody Woolaver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccl0 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 "Setup could not determine the type of computer you have, or you have chosen to manually specify the computer type." i think i got that error before. in my case it was driver related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyro.699 Posted October 17, 2008 Author Share Posted October 17, 2008 Any idea what exactly it was, and how you fixed it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccl0 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 well in my case i integrated the wrong set of chipset drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsposter Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 you probably removed the default amd and/or intel cpu and chipset drivers. LEAVE THEM IN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponch Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Any reason you haven't left computer type on "automatic" in nLite unattended section ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyro.699 Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 you probably removed the default amd and/or intel cpu and chipset drivers. LEAVE THEM IN.Do you have to select to have them removed? That was one of the options that i didn't think i changed.All i added was the SATA drivers, then in the area where it asked for other drivers i checked them all, so i should have the chipsed driver (its intel by the way)Any reason you haven't left computer type on "automatic" in nLite unattended section ?I have left it on automatic, which is quite strange that it would be asking me this.Thanks for your help~Cody Woolaver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponch Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Maybe the files you need were not in the set of files you started with, because you have no choice for "PC multiprocessor ACPI". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyro.699 Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 (edited) Maybe the files you need were not in the set of files you started with, because you have no choice for "PC multiprocessor ACPI".Would you know where i could get the Windows XP drivers for my chip set?[edit]Another thing that might make a difference. Would it make a difference if i was doing this on my desktop and not the target laptop? I'm doing this because Linux is currently on my laptop and I'm switching over. The laptop did come with vista, so it is possible for me to switch over to that OS for a while if necessary. I just thought it would be more convenient if i was to only do 1 fresh install. Edited October 18, 2008 by Pyro.699 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponch Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I loaded the image and went through all the items, downloaded the appropriate drivers, then compiled and burnt it to a DVD.What exactly is the disc (image?) you start with ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyro.699 Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 (edited) What exactly is the disc (image?) you start with ?Windows XP, Home Service Pack 3, OEM.I do have a legit copy of Windows XP Home, but the copy i used was one i downloaded because it had SP3 already integrated. I would try using the SP1 disk, but its cracked and no-longer works. If there's one you suggest i find please let me know. I also installed vista on the laptop temporarily if i should compile it on that.When i put the downloaded disk image into the laptop, it gets to the screen that tells me there are no hard drives in the computer, meaning it gets passed that part of the installation.Thanks~Cody Woolaver Edited October 19, 2008 by Pyro.699 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponch Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 See,... your download is illegal, and it wasted your time. And ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyro.699 Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 See,... your download is illegal, and it wasted your time. And ours. I'm sorry but according to the law having backups is not illegal. I do have a legit copy of Windows XP that originally came with my desktop. I switched my desktop to Linux, and wanted to put that copy of windows onto my laptop. The disk broke and the company would not replace it. If it was illegal i would not be able to activate it and have a proper instillation of it, correct? If i do have a legit copy i would have a valid key, in which case i do.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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