Windows Vista & Windows XP

[#1]

Can I Run This Type Of OS On Satellite L305-S5919?

I Only Have 2Gb Ram But I Found Out This Requirements On XP x64.

I've Read This x64 Requirements On Microsoft Site

• Computer with a supported processor: AMD Athlon 64, AMD Opteron, Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support, Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support
• 256 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended
• 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available hard-disk space (additional space may be required if installing over a network)
• CD-ROM or DVD drive
• Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor
• Keyboard, Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse, or compatible pointing device

My Concern Is On Drivers And Software Compatibilities.

Can I Downgrade Or Should I Stick To Vista?

Thanks A Lot

[#2]

Satellite L305-S5919

Although the processor supports 64-bit computing, I would not try to put 64-bit Windows XP on that machine. See footnote C1 on the specs at the specs above. Of course, if you have lots of time to spare, there's no harm done.

We do know where to obtain Toshiba drivers and utilities that run under XP for that model.

[#3]

So,You Mean It's Juz A Waste Of Time?

'Cause I've Read 64 Bit Are 4 Gaming

And Juz Wondering If That Could Help

The Speed Of My Lappy On Online Games.

Hmm,Well,Thanks For The Reply I'll

Juz Wait 4 My 2 Pcs 2Gb Ram Then Upgrade 2

Windows7 x64

Thank U Very Much Sir..

[#4]

It won't boost the speed at all for ordinary programs. Someday there will be applications written for it that run faster.

The chief benefit is that it can use more memory. 32-bit Windows is limited to a little more than 3 GB.

[#5]

I ran XP 64bit on my L305-S5933 for a couple of weeks then went back to the 32bit XP.  Since our systems are basically the same you should be able to run it on yours, but as Jerry stated you won't gain anything by doing so.  Any games that are optimized for 64bit are also going to be DX10 or DX11 and NO version of XP supports DX10 or 11m, but then again neither does your graphics chipset. With the hardware you have there will be no advantage to going with ANY 64bit version of windows for gaming.

XP 64 drivers are a LOT more difficult to find (Toshiba doesn't supply ANY of them) so that is another strike against it.  As for software compatability, 16bit programs (and there are a lot more 32bit applications that have 16bit code than most people think) won't run at ALL on 64bit Windows.

And please cut the BS of capitalizing the first letter of every word.  It makes your posts difficult to read (there is a reason why there are strict guidelines for capitalization, punctuation, and sentence/paragraph structure).  It's rude, crude, and socially unacceptable to go out of ones way to make their posts difficult to read, not to mention inconsiderate.

[#6]

Ok sorry for that sir.Just one have follow up question instead of installing xp x64 i want to dual boot

with xp 32 bit but when i boot the XP Home Os and windows is starting a blue screen appears 

that tells me problem has determined & windows has been shut down to prevent damage to pc

Stop: 0x0000007B

Any suggestion for this?thanks a lot sir

[#7]

If you actually do want XP then you have a long drawn out process ahead of you as XP doesn't have native SATA drivers and won't install on a SATA drive like that system has without jumping through some hoops.  You either have to integrate the SATA drivers needed into the XP Install disk or change the bios from AHCI mode to Compatibility mode, install XP, then after some other tweaks go back into the bios and switch back to AHCI mode for optimum performance. 

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You need to make sure that your XP install disk is at least SP1 level or higher for it to recognize a hard drive larger than 137gb in size.  You can integrate SP1, 2, or 3 into your XP Install Disk by using nLite as per this guide.

Because Windows XP doesn't have native SATA support you'll need to do one of two things to install XP on your system.  You'll need to follow this guide to integrate your SATA drivers into your XP Install Disk.  Do yourself a huge favor and use the SATA drivers that they provide.  You can integrate your Service Packs during this procedure as well.

The other option is as follows. 

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Enter the Bios and change from AHCI Mode to Compatibility Mode, boot from the XP Install Disk, and install XP as usual.

Switching back to AHCI (Runs a little faster than ATA mode)

 - First step is to install the basic Motherboard Chipset Driver and ONLY this driver. Do

not install anything else prior to installing the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver as

outlined below.

- Download the Intel Matrix Storage Manager here:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=2101

- Once you download the file, run it with the -a switch:
    iata89_enu.exe -a

This will NOT install the Matrix Storage Manager. What this will do is run the installer, and

ONLY EXTRACT the files to C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager. Again, this

does NOT install anything.

- Your drivers are now located in C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager. They

will be found in either \Driver, or \Driver64, depending on whether you're running a 32-bit

or 64-bit OS.

- Go to Device Manager --> IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers. Double-click on the Intel ICH8M 3-port

SATA Controller - 2828... remember, *ONLY* click on the device that ends with 2828.

- Go to Driver tab, and choose to Update Driver.

- Tell the Wizard prompts:
- No, not this time
- Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)
- Don't Search. I will choose the driver to install.
- Click the "Have Disk" button. Point it to C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage

Manager\Driver (or Driver64).
- Choose the driver you want to install....
- After you install the driver and click OK out of every menu, reboot the laptop.

-) During reboot, go into BIOS and turn on AHCI mode
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Install your drivers in this order.
Restart after each driver and take the time to test between drivers.
Some will apply and some won't.

Chipset software
Display driver
Sound driver
Modem Driver
If your machine has the internal WiFi card, then install the WLAN and/or WiFi driver
ACPI Common Modules (required for Power management tools to function)
Toshiba Console
Display Hotkey utility
Touchpad Driver
Touchpad enable/disable utility
Toshiba Network Device Switch utility
Toshiba Power Saver Utility
Toshiba Controls
Toshiba Utilities

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