Dual boot installation problem

[coolgoose85]

Guys i have dv2000 pavillion laptop with phoenix bios version F.2A

I am trying to install Linux OS as dual boot system.....while installation error pops as Hard disk not found.....

I have seen in previous post that people have suggested while degrading from Vista to XP to disable naive support for SATA drive through BIOS.....

In above version BIOS I am unable to find any such option for disabling Naive support for SATA....

Please guide.....

[zkriesse]

If you are trying to install Linux OS as a dual boot what is the other operating system?

[coolgoose85]

vista is already on the system

[Yvan300]

Ok i do not really understand what your errors are and when you are getting them. Can you be more specific??

[razorboy5]

if u have are trying to install Windows XP on ur machine to dual boot but XP is not reading ur hard drive because it is a SATA drive u need a XP version with SATA driver installed on it

if u have a legit version of Windows XP u can add the SATA driver by yourself using a program i believe called nlife (unless u have a floppy drive then u can just insert SATA driver in there :P)
got this info from http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Windows-XP-On-SATA-Without-a-Floppy-F6-47807.shtml

[roharme]

Check whether you are getting the HDD Details in the BIOS first.

Then proceed to Installation.

This is imoprtant.