T-60 ssd problem

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I have a T-60 with an ssd hard drive, dual booted - xp & linux. No problem booting linux but I have to try 4 times for xp to boot - blue screen each time till it finally boots on the 4th attempt - this happens ALL the time like clockwork. however if I boot into linux first for about 30 seconds and then reboot to xp, it boots up with no problem. My wife has an R-60. If I put the ssd in the R-60, no problem - both xp and linux boot up as they should, first time. Same hardware in both computers - 2 gig mem, intel 950, same processor. Both are set to Compatibility mode. Xp has the sata driver installed. I can't figure this out. Any ideas ?

[dr_st]

Both are set to Compatibility mode. Xp has the sata driver installed.

If XP has the SATA drive installed, try setting the BIOS to AHCI.

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dr_st - I was wrong - the R-60 was in compatibility mode, and the T-60 was in Ahci mode. I changed the R-60 to Ahci mode and now it has the same problem as the T-60, needing 4 boot-ups to get connected. I could leave them both in Compatibility mode but then I wouldn't have the advantage of Ahci in linux. Guess I'll just have to return the ssd drive.

[dr_st]

If you want to run AHCI, all you need to do is install the correct driver.

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I have the correct driver installed - had to slipstream it onto the xp disk - and it works fine After the 4th boot sequence, so it's got to be something else - I notice if I don't choose an operating system for about 20 seconds then it also boots fine on first attempt. Maybe an mbr thing.