Satellite Laptops :: A-Series models

[hakim]

Hi i am trying to downgrade my laptop to XP the model of the laptop is A205-s5812 . the problem is that when installing windows XP; the installation process cannot recognize the hard disk. even in the BIOS i could not find the SATA mode to change it. can you please help me that how can i install windows XP on my laptop.

[Jerry_Lippey · Accepted solution]

Satellite A205-S5812 

Search the boards here for XP SATA and you'll find lots of suggestions. No need to repeat them here.

If you later have difficulty locating XP drivers, come back here.

Good luck!