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This guide is based off the knowledge from tph's dv2000t reinstallation guide. I found that a few things varied with the dv8000t, so after much pulling out of hair and swearing at the laptop, here's what I've come up with on how to do a fresh reinstall of XP on the dv8000t.
1. First things first: BURN THE C:/SWSETUP FILES TO DVD!!! That directory will be too large for a single DVD, so split it up. Take the Media Center Feature Pack folder (MedCtrFP) and burn that to its own DVD. Then delete it from SwSetup, and then burn all the folders in SwSetup to DVD. This is absolutely crucial!! Without the drivers and apps in SwSetup, your laptop will be pretty much useless after reformatting.
2. Double check that all your important data is BACKED UP!!
3. Reboot, and enter the BIOS (F10). Go to the System Configuration page and set " SATA Native Support" to Disable. This is CRUCIAL!!
4. Boot the Windows XP CD, and enter Windows setup.
5. Hit Enter (continue). press F8 to agree with the legal stuff. Hit ESC (don't repair).
6. Delete all partitions except the QuickPlay partition if you still have it. If you already removed it, you will have to recreate it.
7. Select "Unpartitioned space" and hit "C" to create.
8. The size will be whatever you want, minus 1028MB for Quickplay. Or if the QuickPlay partition already exists, put whatever size you want. For example, on my laptop, I set up three partitions: 1st partition @ 84338MB (for WinXP), 2nd partition @ 9970MB (for Linux "Ubuntu"), and 3rd partition @ 1028MB (for QuickPlay).
8. Select main partition (1st one, biggest one) and hit Enter.
9. Format NTFS. A full format is recommended if it's your first time formatting this drive. Otherwise, do a quick one.
10. Windows will copy files to the HD after format.
11. Reboot (it will auto reboot). XP install continues, this time in a slightly more graphical environment. Answer all questions it asks (which are mostly self explanatory. this guide is more about getting XP to work on the dv8000t, not a guide on how to install XP in general..you should already know that part)
12. Windows will reboot again.
13. Go through the brief setup process.. then Windows will log you in. You should NOT get any hardware wizards..especially for the IDE controller or IDE channels. If you do, this is bad news (make sure "Native SATA" in the BIOS is disabled!)
14. Very first thing you'll want is the chipset drivers. Pop your swSetup DVD in the drive, and go to SwSetup/Chipset and run the setup. Reboot.
15. Once back in Windows, click Start, click "Run" then type "devmgmt.msc" (shortcut to the device manager)
16. Expand "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers" and right click on "Primary IDE Channel" and choose "Update Driver". If prompted to connect to Windows Update, always say no. Chooes "Install from a list or specified location".
17. Choose "Don't search, I will choose the driver"
18. Click "Have Disk", and browse to SwSetup/HDD, and click OK. Choose "Intel(R) 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller", and click "Yes" to any update driver warnings you get.
19. Reboot. (you should be prompted)
20. Go into the BIOS, and enable Native SATA Support. Save & exit.
21. Boot back into Windows. You will probably get more hardware wizards. Here's where things get weird, and we near the end of our install process:
If a wizard comes up asking you where the heck iaStor.sys is, just point it to SwSetup/HDD. That will take care of that. If prompted to install the ICH7 Family Ultra ATA, just do default/recommended install and that should go away. Same with Primary IDE, you might get prompted to install that hardware, just choose the default recommended options and let it install. Here's the deal now, in the device manager (devmgmt.msc), you SHOULD see the following devices under IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers:
- Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 27DF
- Intel(R) 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller
- Primary IDE Channel
Basically, the DVD-ROM you have runs on the primary IDE. Your hard disk(s) run on the SATA controller. Simple as that.
Get your video driver out of the way too. That's in SwSetup/Video.. run the setup file there.
Now, look in the device manager under "Other Devices". There will be a bunch of question marks. go through each one and double click it, and click "Reinstall Driver". Always point the hardware wizard to SwSetup to find the file. No need for folder names, it will locate the right files. This will take care of your Ethernet port, wireless, Bluetooth, and several others. Only a couple drivers didn't work for me this way, "Unknown device" and "PCI Device". I believe one of these is the audio, I think the other is keyboard or touchpad. Audio is the trickiest of the drivers, besides the whole SATA business.
Audio: go to SwSetup/1UAA/Disk1 and run setup. You may have to reboot. Go into the device manager again (Start->Run, devmgmt.msc) and look for a PCI Device with a question mark by it. It might be under "Other Devices." Reinstall/update the drivers for it, and just choose the default (recommended) options. It should say something about a modem audio device or something. Only AFTER that's installed can you go into SwSetup/Audio and run that setup file. It took me a while to figure that out.
Install the touchpad software.. the setup file is in SwSetup/Touchpad.
Install the QuickPlay software. SwSetup/QPW. This will also give you the MPEG2 codec you need to play DVDs and use the TV tuner.
Install the QuickLaunch buttons. SwSetup/QLB.
That's about all I can think of. if I'm forgetting something, please post a comment and I'll be sure to edit this guide to include it. After all is said & done, you should have NO "other devices" in the device manager, and no question marks. Everything should be accounted for. The only thing I can't help with is if you trashed your QuickPlay partition. I think you need to call HP and get them to send you the CD (450'ish MB). If you didn't touch that partition, SUPPOSEDLY you can run the setup file in SwSetup/HPQPDP and that will fix the boot blocks. I can't really verify that though. I have the QuickPlay CD and tried to install it, and I get this error:
This guide is based off the knowledge from tph's dv2000t reinstallation guide. I found that a few things varied with the dv8000t, so after much pulling out of hair and swearing at the laptop, here's what I've come up with on how to do a fresh reinstall of XP on the dv8000t.
1. First things first: BURN THE C:/SWSETUP FILES TO DVD!!! That directory will be too large for a single DVD, so split it up. Take the Media Center Feature Pack folder (MedCtrFP) and burn that to its own DVD. Then delete it from SwSetup, and then burn all the folders in SwSetup to DVD. This is absolutely crucial!! Without the drivers and apps in SwSetup, your laptop will be pretty much useless after reformatting.
2. Double check that all your important data is BACKED UP!!
3. Reboot, and enter the BIOS (F10). Go to the System Configuration page and set " SATA Native Support" to Disable. This is CRUCIAL!!
4. Boot the Windows XP CD, and enter Windows setup.
5. Hit Enter (continue). press F8 to agree with the legal stuff. Hit ESC (don't repair).
6. Delete all partitions except the QuickPlay partition if you still have it. If you already removed it, you will have to recreate it.
7. Select "Unpartitioned space" and hit "C" to create.
8. The size will be whatever you want, minus 1028MB for Quickplay. Or if the QuickPlay partition already exists, put whatever size you want. For example, on my laptop, I set up three partitions: 1st partition @ 84338MB (for WinXP), 2nd partition @ 9970MB (for Linux "Ubuntu"), and 3rd partition @ 1028MB (for QuickPlay).
8. Select main partition (1st one, biggest one) and hit Enter.
9. Format NTFS. A full format is recommended if it's your first time formatting this drive. Otherwise, do a quick one.
10. Windows will copy files to the HD after format.
11. Reboot (it will auto reboot). XP install continues, this time in a slightly more graphical environment. Answer all questions it asks (which are mostly self explanatory. this guide is more about getting XP to work on the dv8000t, not a guide on how to install XP in general..you should already know that part)
12. Windows will reboot again.
13. Go through the brief setup process.. then Windows will log you in. You should NOT get any hardware wizards..especially for the IDE controller or IDE channels. If you do, this is bad news (make sure "Native SATA" in the BIOS is disabled!)
14. Very first thing you'll want is the chipset drivers. Pop your swSetup DVD in the drive, and go to SwSetup/Chipset and run the setup. Reboot.
15. Once back in Windows, click Start, click "Run" then type "devmgmt.msc" (shortcut to the device manager)
16. Expand "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers" and right click on "Primary IDE Channel" and choose "Update Driver". If prompted to connect to Windows Update, always say no. Chooes "Install from a list or specified location".
17. Choose "Don't search, I will choose the driver"
18. Click "Have Disk", and browse to SwSetup/HDD, and click OK. Choose "Intel(R) 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller", and click "Yes" to any update driver warnings you get.
19. Reboot. (you should be prompted)
20. Go into the BIOS, and enable Native SATA Support. Save & exit.
21. Boot back into Windows. You will probably get more hardware wizards. Here's where things get weird, and we near the end of our install process:
If a wizard comes up asking you where the heck iaStor.sys is, just point it to SwSetup/HDD. That will take care of that. If prompted to install the ICH7 Family Ultra ATA, just do default/recommended install and that should go away. Same with Primary IDE, you might get prompted to install that hardware, just choose the default recommended options and let it install. Here's the deal now, in the device manager (devmgmt.msc), you SHOULD see the following devices under IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers:
- Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 27DF
- Intel(R) 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller
- Primary IDE Channel
Basically, the DVD-ROM you have runs on the primary IDE. Your hard disk(s) run on the SATA controller. Simple as that.
Get your video driver out of the way too. That's in SwSetup/Video.. run the setup file there.
Now, look in the device manager under "Other Devices". There will be a bunch of question marks. go through each one and double click it, and click "Reinstall Driver". Always point the hardware wizard to SwSetup to find the file. No need for folder names, it will locate the right files. This will take care of your Ethernet port, wireless, Bluetooth, and several others. Only a couple drivers didn't work for me this way, "Unknown device" and "PCI Device". I believe one of these is the audio, I think the other is keyboard or touchpad. Audio is the trickiest of the drivers, besides the whole SATA business.
Audio: go to SwSetup/1UAA/Disk1 and run setup. You may have to reboot. Go into the device manager again (Start->Run, devmgmt.msc) and look for a PCI Device with a question mark by it. It might be under "Other Devices." Reinstall/update the drivers for it, and just choose the default (recommended) options. It should say something about a modem audio device or something. Only AFTER that's installed can you go into SwSetup/Audio and run that setup file. It took me a while to figure that out.
Install the touchpad software.. the setup file is in SwSetup/Touchpad.
Install the QuickPlay software. SwSetup/QPW. This will also give you the MPEG2 codec you need to play DVDs and use the TV tuner.
Install the QuickLaunch buttons. SwSetup/QLB.
That's about all I can think of. if I'm forgetting something, please post a comment and I'll be sure to edit this guide to include it. After all is said & done, you should have NO "other devices" in the device manager, and no question marks. Everything should be accounted for. The only thing I can't help with is if you trashed your QuickPlay partition. I think you need to call HP and get them to send you the CD (450'ish MB). If you didn't touch that partition, SUPPOSEDLY you can run the setup file in SwSetup/HPQPDP and that will fix the boot blocks. I can't really verify that though. I have the QuickPlay CD and tried to install it, and I get this error: