Satellite Pro Laptops

[#1]

i noticed on the drivers page for this model that there is nothing for XP service pack 2/3......is this model going to have problems reformatting on clean drive with XP updated to sp3? 

[#2]

All the drivers that previously worked under SP2 have worked fine under SP3 for me. The reason they list SP2 is that it was such a big upgrade it was almost a different OS (almost) the Service Pack 3 was not as big a change so it is not highlighted in the same way. Sp2 drivers will work fine with SP3.

If you're worried you could create an image of the laptop before you perform the update.

[#3]

Well...i didnt see any drivers for SP2.....BUT it doesnt matter at this point because I cant install a new HD....i noticed threads pertaining to this subject on here...i found out something about the HARD DRIVE SIZE FOR this model as I attempted to install XP on a new WD1600BEVE:

Windows only recognized a 130gig formatable partition...the other 30gig was unable to partition or even access and I kept on trying and kept on getting a **bleep** BLUE SCREEN at some point this is what I found:

-The system does not have a 48-bit LBA-compatible Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) installed. This includes EIDE controller card BIOSs. Please contact your motherboard or controller card manufacturer to determine if your hardware supports 48-bit LBA addressing. Please see Answer ID 936: Operating System and BIOS limitations - 137GB, 32GB, 8.4GB for more information pertaining to this issue.

If you have an Intel based motherboard with the following chipsets:

1. Intel 810 Chipset Family\
2. Intel 815 Chipset Family

• Intel 820 Chipset Family
• Intel 840 Chipset family
• Intel 845 Chipset Family
• Intel 850 Chipset family
• Intel 860 Chipset family
  The motherboard will not support full 48-bit LBA addressing until an Intel based utility called the Intel Application Accelerator is installed into Windows (after Windows has been installed). See Answer ID 1004: Can I use the Intel Application Accelerator with WD drives over 137GB (128GB binary).... This means that initially, the drive will need to be setup with a partition under 137GB (128GB Binary). Once the Intel Application Accelerator has been installed, the remainder of the hard drive's free space can be partitioned and formatted from the directions in Answer ID 207: How to install, partition, format, or reformat a WD external hard drive in Windows XP.

Then i found this:

The Intel Application Accelerator provides 48-Bit LBA compliant ATA/ATAPI controller drivers (IntelATA.mpd). This driver replaces the standard Windows 2000/XP controller driver and supports drives over 137GB.

If you are using drives that are larger than 137GB, Intel recommends that you install version 2.3 or higher of the Intel Application Accelerator.

Versions of the Intel Application Accelerator prior to 2.3 may result in a blue screen error and the inability to boot your system. These issues were resolved in Beta version 2.3 and higher of the Intel Application Accelerator. This is also important if you are using the Promise Ultra TX2 100 controller card.

The Intel Application Accelerator only supports the following chipsets: 810, 810E, 810E2, 810L, 815, 815EP, 815G, 815EG, 815P, 820, 820E, 840, 845, 845E, 845G, 845GE, 845GL, 845GV, 845PE, 850, 850E, 860.

I was excited to have found a fix...but I had to get an OS on there somehow.....so now I am trying...TOSHIBA HD2183...THIS SHOULD WORK.....

First attemp was with UNATTENDED XP W/ SP3....BLUE SCREEN

Second attemp was with WINDOWS 2000 original...BLUE SCREEN

Third attemp (IN PROCESS NOW) UNATTENDED 2000 SP4....im 92% with formatting...im sure it will BLUE SCREEN when it starts copying or installing.....BLUE SCREEN PAGE FAULT ERROR

Fourth attemp with XP SP2......BLUE SCREEN SOMETHING ACCESS POOL FAULT ERROR

Anyone have info on how to install HD in this machine.  Or could it be somehting else causing this critical error on install?????

help

[#4]

There is NOTHING you can do to make tha 160GB EIDE Hard Drive work RELIABLY in that system.  ABSOLUTELY NOTHING since it doesn't support 48but addressing at the BIOS level.  Any of the tricks that fool the system into thinking it has 48bit addressing via the Intel Application Accelorator or other means aren't reliable enough to risk using and will more times than not cause the drive to lose it;s formatting one day with the total loss of all data.  You need to install a 120gb drive in that thing and be satisfied with that. 

I have no idea what a Toshiba HD2183 is so I can't comment on that.