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HP DV6000

pgay

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I have an hp dv 6000 that I am trying to down grade from Vista to XP. I know that I have to change from sata to the other. I cannot find an option in the bios that will let me do that. How can I disable the sata for my drives?
 
It might not offer the option to, some motherboards don't.
Why are you downgrading? Unless you have a specific needed application conflict, there's no reason to. Vista is now as good/better than XP. It's configured differently, so it might be a little bit to adjust to, but it's not worth the trouble of replacement with XP.
 
The owner does not like Vista and wants xp. Since this post, I have been able to do what I needed to do. Thanks for the reply though.
 
i am having the same problem as you. Can you send me to a site that you used to get your answer.
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