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    BSOD during clean XP install on T400

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by du_ma, Aug 19, 2010.

  1. du_ma

    du_ma Newbie

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    I set SATA to Compatibility mode in BIOS and booted to my Windows XP Pro CD to start the clean installation on my T400. Right after Setup loads all the files and is entering Windows, my systems goes BSOD (0x0000007E, pci.sys errors)

    Does anyone have experience with this? I really want to do a clean install on this machine. Would you recommend slipstreaming a WinXP CD with SP2?
     
    du_ma, Aug 19, 2010
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  2. PatchySan

    PatchySan Om Noms Kit Kat

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    I don't see a problem using AHCI mode during Windows XP install, I use to do this with my T61 with no problems. Maybe try switching on that mode instead of Compatibility.

    Yes I would recommend slipstreaming the Windows XP disc if you haven't done so. I probably would slipstream it with SP3 and the Intel Storage drivers. I believe the Intel Matrix Storage Drivers have been superseded by the Intel Rapid Storage Drivers, try downloading from the link and then use a slipstream program called nLite which pretty much takes all the guesswork out of the process. Try this and see if it works out for you.
     
    PatchySan, Aug 19, 2010
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