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9.1

Win XP installation does not see the hard drive.

Asked by zc2 in PC Laptops, Windows XP Operating System, Computer Hard Drives

I've bought a new Toshiba Satellite A205 laptop with preinstalled MS Vista.
I wish to downgrade it to Windows XP.
When I run the XP SP2 installation from the CD, it says "No hard drive". There is no floppy disk so I'm unable to provide drivers on a floppy.
The BIOS Setup does not allow me to switch SATA to the lagacy mode whatever it's called.
I tried to slipstream Intel's iastor.sys to the windows is described at http://www.maximumpc.com/article/How-To--Slipstream-your-XP-installation
but id did not help. May be I did something wrong.
My XP DVD disk has many system on it. While producing the modified installation I've left only XP Home (I have a license only for it).

Where can I find drivers exactly for my system and how to correctly merge them with the XP installation. Please provide me step by step instruction if possible.

Below is some info about the hardware:
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Output of Intel's Chipset Identification Utility:
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Detected Chipset:
 Intel(R) GM965 Express Chipset
 
Chipset Components
 
Memory Controller:
 82GM965
 
I/O Controller:
 Intel(R) 82801HBM/HEM I/O controller hub (ICH8M) SATA Controller found in AHCI mode
 
Integrated Graphics:
 Intel(R) 965GM Graphics And Memory Controller Hub(GMCH)
 
Components/Storage/IDE section of the System Information:
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Name	Intel(R) ICH8M Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 2850
Manufacturer	Intel
Status	OK
PNP Device ID	PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2850&SUBSYS_FF001179&REV_03\3&21436425&0&F9
I/O Port	0x00001810-0x0000181F
Driver	c:\windows\system32\drivers\intelide.sys (6.0.6001.18000, 17.55 KB (17,976 bytes), 1/20/2008 9:23 PM)
	
Name	ATA Channel 0
Manufacturer	(Standard IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers)
Status	OK
PNP Device ID	PCIIDE\IDECHANNEL\4&92BACE6&0&0
I/O Port	0x000001F0-0x000001F7
I/O Port	0x000003F6-0x000003F6
IRQ Channel	IRQ 14
Driver	c:\windows\system32\drivers\atapi.sys (6.0.6001.18000, 21.05 KB (21,560 bytes), 1/20/2008 9:23 PM)
	
Name	ATA Channel 1
Manufacturer	(Standard IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers)
Status	OK
PNP Device ID	PCIIDE\IDECHANNEL\4&92BACE6&0&1
I/O Port	0x00000170-0x00000177
I/O Port	0x00000376-0x00000376
IRQ Channel	IRQ 15
Driver	c:\windows\system32\drivers\atapi.sys (6.0.6001.18000, 21.05 KB (21,560 bytes), 1/20/2008 9:23 PM)
	
Name	Intel(R) ICH8M SATA AHCI Controller - 2829
Manufacturer	Intel
Status	OK
PNP Device ID	PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2829&SUBSYS_FF001179&REV_03\3&21436425&0&FA
I/O Port	0x00001C00-0x00001C07
I/O Port	0x000018D4-0x000018D7
I/O Port	0x000018D8-0x000018DF
I/O Port	0x000018D0-0x000018D3
I/O Port	0x000018E0-0x000018FF
Memory Address	0xFC504000-0xFC5047FF
IRQ Channel	IRQ 19
Driver	c:\windows\system32\drivers\msahci.sys (6.0.6001.18000, 28.05 KB (28,728 bytes), 11/2/2006 4:51 AM)
	
Name	ATA Channel 0
Manufacturer	(Standard IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers)
Status	OK
PNP Device ID	PCIIDE\IDECHANNEL\4&29D17B8A&0&0
Driver	c:\windows\system32\drivers\atapi.sys (6.0.6001.18000, 21.05 KB (21,560 bytes), 1/20/2008 9:23 PM)
	
Name	ATA Channel 1
Manufacturer	(Standard IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers)
Status	OK
PNP Device ID	PCIIDE\IDECHANNEL\4&29D17B8A&0&1
Driver	c:\windows\system32\drivers\atapi.sys (6.0.6001.18000, 21.05 KB (21,560 bytes), 1/20/2008 9:23 PM)
	
Name	ATA Channel 2
Manufacturer	(Standard IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers)
Status	OK
PNP Device ID	PCIIDE\IDECHANNEL\4&29D17B8A&0&2
Driver	c:\windows\system32\drivers\atapi.sys (6.0.6001.18000, 21.05 KB (21,560 bytes), 1/20/2008 9:23 PM)
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