Reinstalling Windows XP on Dimension 9150

zulfy26 · 05-02-08, 02:39 PM

I'm trying to reinstall windows xp home onto a dell 9150 and after you press any key to boot from CD it hangs with a black screen. I've tried using a dell branded xp home/pro, slipstreamed sp2 home/pro cd's and nothing has worked. Any thoughts?

CGR · 05-02-08, 03:34 PM

If there is nothing you need on the drive, try formatting it first then install XP.

zulfy26 · 05-02-08, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by CGR

If there is nothing you need on the drive, try formatting it first then install XP.

It's a blank WD2500 SATA drive.

Quick69GTO · 05-02-08, 06:39 PM

Was the original hard drive IDE or SATA?
If it was IDE, you may have to go into the BIOS and enable the SATA ports or assign the new SATA drive as the boot drive.
I have encountered some Dells that will hang for a while before the XP setup will continue.
If you have to wait for more than 10 minutes, then I would say that it's not going to continue.
I have had to experiment with the BIOS settings on other Dells in order to reload the operating system.
You may want to try that.

Good luck!

zulfy26 · 05-03-08, 04:08 PM

Only way I could get this to work was to disable AHCI and enable ATA mode for the SATA drives. Strange, considering the new driver is newer than the old drive.

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zulfy26 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vancouver, WA	Reinstalling Windows XP on Dimension 9150 I'm trying to reinstall windows xp home onto a dell 9150 and after you press any key to boot from CD it hangs with a black screen. I've tried using a dell branded xp home/pro, slipstreamed sp2 home/pro cd's and nothing has worked. Any thoughts? __________________ heat 9-0-0 Lian Li PC7B Plus ASRock Z77 Extreme6 Intel Core i7 3770k w/ Corsair H80 Muskin Enhanced PC3-14900 HIS HD 5870 Corsair HX620 WD Caviar Black 2TB
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05-02-08, 06:39 PM	#4
Quick69GTO Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Colorado	Was the original hard drive IDE or SATA? If it was IDE, you may have to go into the BIOS and enable the SATA ports or assign the new SATA drive as the boot drive. I have encountered some Dells that will hang for a while before the XP setup will continue. If you have to wait for more than 10 minutes, then I would say that it's not going to continue. I have had to experiment with the BIOS settings on other Dells in order to reload the operating system. You may want to try that. Good luck!
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05-03-08, 04:08 PM	Thread Starter #5
zulfy26 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vancouver, WA	Only way I could get this to work was to disable AHCI and enable ATA mode for the SATA drives. Strange, considering the new driver is newer than the old drive. __________________ heat 9-0-0 Lian Li PC7B Plus ASRock Z77 Extreme6 Intel Core i7 3770k w/ Corsair H80 Muskin Enhanced PC3-14900 HIS HD 5870 Corsair HX620 WD Caviar Black 2TB
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