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i tried to follow the instruction outlined here...

http://www.4saad.com/WhatsNew/Fresh_XP_ ... /index.htm

but i kept getting blue screen when i boot using the windows cd.

after hour of frustration i finally figured out why. so i thought i shared. in addition to step 10 on the above guide, on T60/x60/s you need to change SATA setting from AHCI to Compatibility. for more info check here...

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-62909

hope this helps.

Nice work, I will use this topic when I receive my X60s and the Windows performance isn't to my likening

Add a footnote here.

After you install XP.
Install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-62909
then you can change it back to AHCI mode

thanks CalBioEngr,

had the same problem. did you run afterwards to other problems?

poky wrote:Add a footnote here.

After you install XP.
Install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-62909
then you can change it back to AHCI mode

DO I HAVE TO CHANGE IT BACK TO " AHCI ".

desert_walker wrote:thanks CalBioEngr,

had the same problem. did you run afterwards to other problems?

the only other problem i ran into is that after you reinstalled windows, the SundMax driver/software won't install unless you first install the HDA (high definition audio) driver, which for some stupid reason, it's not avaliable on Lenovo's nor Intel's website for download. But if you back up the "Drivers" folder on the factory C drive, you can find it under \\Drivers\Others3\

As for AHCI, it enables functions such as Native Command Queuing, but i am not sure if the factory hard drive supports it.

Did you need to slipstream XP2, or was that included in the c:\i386 folder?
Also, did you recreate the recovery partition?

-Al

i followed the instruction above to integrated SP2 onto the i386 folder, since it said that i should even if SP2 is preinstalled.

after a fresh install and getting everything exactly the way you want it, you can backup the hard drive using Rescue and Recovery (RnR)

http://www-306.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... AK.html%20

so you can return to the fresh installed state anytime your computer/windows decides to take a poo. all you have to do is press the ThinkVantage button at start up. it, however, doesn't restore the computer back to factory condition, only to the condition you last back it up.

personally, i found 3rd party imagining software runs much faster, such as Norton Ghost or Acronis TrueImage. The only down side w/ those is that you lost the ThinkVantage button function at start up. So if your OS is completely f&ck and can't even boot in safe mode or command prompt you need a recovery boot disk/cd/usb drive. So if you are not very computer savvy, i suggest just stick w/ RnR.

after a fresh install and getting everything exactly the way you want it, you can backup the hard drive using Rescue and Recovery (RnR)

if i want to backup the HD using RnR, do i have to disable and merge IBM hidden partition on STEP 10 ?

As far as I know, the hidden partition is there so you can restore the computer back to factory condidition. So you probably don't HAVE to delet it, but if you already made recovery cds,

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=22812

which will restore the hard drive back to factory condition if you ever need to, I don't see why you should keep it.

@RT wrote:

after a fresh install and getting everything exactly the way you want it, you can backup the hard drive using Rescue and Recovery (RnR)

if i want to backup the HD using RnR, do i have to disable and merge IBM hidden partition on STEP 10 ?

Man, deleting that partition is just playing with fire. I'd leave it alone unless you MUST have that space... it's not much. I'm thinking of the time when you're away from home and you just want your computer to work RIGHT NOW but of course your rescue CDs (and external CD drive) is in another state...

CalBioEngr wrote:personally, i found 3rd party imagining software runs much faster, such as Norton Ghost or Acronis TrueImage. The only down side w/ those is that you lost the ThinkVantage button function at start up. So if your OS is completely f&ck and can't even boot in safe mode or command prompt you need a recovery boot disk/cd/usb drive. So if you are not very computer savvy, i suggest just stick w/ RnR.

I agree with you on the Ghost/Acronis tools but no worries on the ThinkVantage button, Acronis can install itself in a 32MB (yeah you read right 32MB!!!) partition and put a prompt up on the screen BEFORE Windows starts up (or fails to start ) and you can press F11 to load the full version of Acronis into RAM. From there you can restore from CD/DVD/LAN/FTP with ease.

Lenovo should really license Acronis True Image and make it part of their ThinkVantage tools.

Remember to switch the SATA in BIOS back to Compatibility BEFORE you try to use Acronis. No dammage will occur, but the HD will spin like crazy constantly and without reason and the backup will take 14 hours

ssimon wrote:... the backup will take 14 hours

you are one patient man.

CalBioEngr wrote:

ssimon wrote:... the backup will take 14 hours

you are one patient man.

Actually I lost all patience. Check out my post about imaging problems on the T60 series (possibly even the X60).