T20 And Windows XP pro

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zipitup · #1 Post by **zipitup** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:00 pm

Hi,
I have a T20 for my son ready for College later this year, but i can not get windows XP Pro to Install.
I have tried a clean install twice and also tried to upgrade a clean 98SE install with no success.
The XP install gets so far (about 35%) and just locks up. I know the XP disk is ok as i have installed it on another Std PC machine to check it.
The IBM site is a bit confusing, it seems the best bet is to run the auto updater software - but to do this i need to install xp first!!!
Can anybody please help - i always considered my self quite knowledgable, but this has me beat......
many thanks
Mark

Orevin · #2 Post by **Orevin** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:27 pm

What does "locks up" mean? Does is crash or is the installation indicator (don't know how to describe it) still moving?

Website · #3 Post by **tfflivemb2** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:36 pm

Have you updated the BIOS to be able to accept WinXP? The early versions will not accept WinXP.

zipitup · #4 Post by **zipitup** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 2:18 pm

Sorry its taken so long to respond.

I have the latest Bios installed, and i have now also tried the following to see if i can get XP installed.

A different Windows XP disk (genuine)
A Different Laptop Hard drive
Installing XP on a different laptop, putting that Hard disk into my T20 and trying a Windows XP repair installation.

Pleae, Please can someone help, because at thia rate i am just going to give up and sell the laptop on ebay

lithium726 · #5 Post by **lithium726** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 2:43 pm

did you upgrade the EC with the BIOS? are you sure its the most recent? This is a common problem with the T20, but the most recent bios should remedy the issue...

kinda a slow machine for XP and college use though...

BillD · #6 Post by **BillD** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 5:43 pm

I went through this with my 600x...Turns out I had a PC133 RAM stick installed in the machine..

So in your case I would remove 1 stick then try an install,then the other,etc...I'm not saying you have the wrong RAM installed,maybe 1 is bad/going bad...

zipitup · #7 Post by **zipitup** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 6:37 pm

Hi BillD & All,
Right i'm going to try the memory stick fix right nowto see what happens...fingers crossed (i'm also going to try and flash the bios again -if it will let me with the same/latest one again)
........will be right back after a short interlude

zipitup · #8 Post by **zipitup** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 8:11 pm

Hi all,
many thanks for all your assistance, changing the memory made no difference (both mine were pc100) but this sort of pointed me in the right direction.....

I REMOVED THE XIRCOM MINI PCI CARD INSIDE THE LAPTOP
MODEL NUMBER XIRCOM MPCI3856GSP-100PA (MPCI3856GSP-100)
AND WIDOWS XP INSTALLED STRAIGHT AWAY.......

Xircom have been taken over by intel now - so now i need to find suitable drivers to use the mini pci lan/modem - but at least xp has now installed!!!

thx for the replies

Mark

Website · #9 Post by **tfflivemb2** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:59 pm

You might be able to reinstall the card now that WinXp had been loaded.

T20 And Windows XP pro

T20 And Windows XP pro

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