Comments on: Install Windows XP on Dell Optiplex 755 / 760 / 960 without AHCI SATA Driver

By: M123

M123 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:13:37 +0000

In case of Optiplex 960, changing the SATA operation to legacy mode helped me to install WinXP.

Press F12 to Go to boot options.-> Go to System Setup.-> Drives -> SATA Operation . Select it to “Legacy”

By: Sage

Sage — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:19:40 +0000

Thanks Wayne – this saved me hours of troubleshooting! I already had XP loaded, but couldn’t get my Dell 760 to recognize my external 2TB eSATA hard drive. When I read your tip I realized Dell didn’t send the PC in AHCI mode . . . downloaded the AHCI driver and it worked!

You’re the man!

Sage

By: Santiago

Santiago — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:39:37 +0000

Disculpa, he seguido las indicaciones para instalar este driver y no he podido hacerlo, es mas ni siquiera me aparece la opcion de “Intel(R) ICH10D/DO SATA AHCI Controller”

By: H. Harolds

H. Harolds — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:00:32 +0000

Not a bad post in any respect, would just have liked a couple of more details and some of the things explained a little more.

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Installing Windows XP on a SATA drive — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:47:43 +0000

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By: waynezim

waynezim — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:14:42 +0000

Well follow this link and select Windows XP and you should see the different categories of drivers. You will at least need to install something from the video, chipset and maybe sata categories to get those devices the correct drivers.

By: Z33

Z33 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:59:22 +0000

Hi Wayne, need your help. After Installing the Windows XP on my Optiplex 960,there are 5 unidentified devices listed in device manager. PCI Serial Port, PCI Simple Communications Controller,SM Bus Controller,Video Controller and Video Controller (VGA COMPATIBLE). I visited Dell’s Website but none of the above drivers are listed in their downloads. Your help will be highly appreciated. Thanks

By: Z33

Z33 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:57:27 +0000

Thanks Buddy.

By: waynezim

waynezim — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:44:41 +0000

You can leave it in ATA mode, I am not sure how this impacts performance but I doubt it will cause any stability issues in the future.

By: Z33

Z33 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:20:36 +0000

Hey Wayne, thanks for your brilliant advice, I followed what u wrote and i managed to load Windows XP SP3 on my Dell 960. I changed the Bios settings from AHCI to ATA and Installed the XP (without any problems) but now i dont want to install the SATA drivers, and i just wanna leave it on ATA since its running perfectly ok. Tell me is it fine to leave it just the way it is or do i need to install the Sata Drivers. What impact will it make on the performance if i leave it just as it is. And will it bring the Blue Screen in Future? Thanks