Guide Installing XP on Compaq Presario CQ40-108TU

Guide Installing XP on Compaq Presario CQ40-108TU
Step 1:-- Enabling Audio:
You need to flash the BIOS to F.11C as given below :
**Copy the all the files from BIOS folder to a DOS bootable Thumb drive
**Boot the notebook via dos bootable thumb drive (press F9 to select Flash drive boot)
**At the DOS command prompt , i.e, C:\ type Flash.bat and shutdown the notebook after completing the BIOS flashing. (this may take 25 to 30 seconds)
Step 2:-- Installing O.S :
Suggested : WinXP SP3 Bootable Disc with ACHI driver ready O.S image (can be done using nlite)
Note :-- u needn't have any Floppy drive under this process
Step 3:-- Installing Drivers : (Install from the Drivers DVD - already given)

problems from vista to xp - hp laptop - hardisk not found

While installing windows xp on certain hp laptop you might see this screen appear and you can't continue.

it tells "Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer" then this error happens because your computer has a storage controller that isn't supported natively in XP, usually a SATA controller. Especially in HP laptops without free DOS you cannot install other operating systems. Solving this problem is very simple. Just follow the steps below. This technique requires no software or downloads.

so this post is written by http://techrena.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-to-install-your-own-wndows-xp-in-hp.html

So you can read the whole post and i hope this can help you to install xp on your laptop. I just wonder why most of laptop company lack of support today especially for xp. Maybe they want to make xp goes down. For me xp rocks...