topic Re: can't setup win xp to VGN-FZ31Z in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-t-setup-win-xp-to-vgn-fz31z/m-p/39472#M58847 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi bobbledk and welcome to Club Vaio.<BR /><BR />You have a SATA hard drive which is not supported by XP. You must load the SATA drivers from a floppy disc drive during installation by pressing F6 at the Welcome to Setup screen.<BR /><BR />Alternatively, you can use nLite to make a boot disk with the drivers included.<BR /><BR />Google for: -<BR /><BR /><SPAN style="color: red">Installing XP on a SATA Hard Drive<BR /><BR />nLite</SPAN> <BR /><BR />You are aware that your FZ will not work properly with XP. All functions will not be available and you will lose all the preinstalled software including the Blu-Ray software. I don't think HDMI works properly with XP. I would try to use Vista if I were you - the performance differences are a lot less than they used to be.<BR /><BR /><BR /> <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.sk/html/@0248C33DDCF34AA61B8F8F33F5AFA5BE/images/smilies/013.png" alt=":wink:" title=":wink:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:18:31 GMT Blencogo 2008-08-20T14:18:31Z can't setup win xp to VGN-FZ31Z https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-t-setup-win-xp-to-vgn-fz31z/m-p/39471#M58846 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have a laptop vgn-fz31z and i can't setup win xp. I stuck at the installation because it operating system can't find the hard disk so i press F3 to end. What sould i do? Where could i find the drivers for this laptop?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:56:37 GMT https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-t-setup-win-xp-to-vgn-fz31z/m-p/39471#M58846 bobbledk 2008-08-20T12:56:37Z Re: can't setup win xp to VGN-FZ31Z https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-t-setup-win-xp-to-vgn-fz31z/m-p/39472#M58847 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi bobbledk and welcome to Club Vaio.<BR /><BR />You have a SATA hard drive which is not supported by XP. You must load the SATA drivers from a floppy disc drive during installation by pressing F6 at the Welcome to Setup screen.<BR /><BR />Alternatively, you can use nLite to make a boot disk with the drivers included.<BR /><BR />Google for: -<BR /><BR /><SPAN style="color: red">Installing XP on a SATA Hard Drive<BR /><BR />nLite</SPAN> <BR /><BR />You are aware that your FZ will not work properly with XP. All functions will not be available and you will lose all the preinstalled software including the Blu-Ray software. I don't think HDMI works properly with XP. I would try to use Vista if I were you - the performance differences are a lot less than they used to be.<BR /><BR /><BR /> <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.sk/html/@0248C33DDCF34AA61B8F8F33F5AFA5BE/images/smilies/013.png" alt=":wink:" title=":wink:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:18:31 GMT https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-t-setup-win-xp-to-vgn-fz31z/m-p/39472#M58847 Blencogo 2008-08-20T14:18:31Z