Installing Older OS on new software

timmymeuk1 · 22 Jun 2018 at 21:24

Hi All,

I've recently upgraded to a snazzy 2700x and Gigabyte Aurus Ultra gaming motherboard.

I've got various partitons for different versions of windows I like to use and one of them will be XP.

When I've installed in the past I think I've changed the drive to ide and its found the setup files from the usb stick. Only problem is now there isn't a setting for ide? So wasn't sure how else to get it installed.

Anyone know a work around?

LuckyBenski · 23 Jun 2018 at 19:18

Look for Secure Boot settings and turn those off. Then look at SATA settings and see if the AHCI setting can be changed, maybe to "legacy".

K.C. Leblanc · 27 Jun 2018 at 01:18

Depending on what you want to use XP for you might find it more convenient to use a virtualisation product like virtualbox. https://www.virtualbox.org/

timmymeuk1 · 7 Jul 2018 at 11:53

Cheers for the help,

I did manage to get a bit further in the setup process but it ended up failing. Ashame these mobos dont have older compatible. looks like ill have go virtualbox but I've never got it to fully work on there,

LuckyBenski · 7 Jul 2018 at 16:06

Did you make sure it's Service Pack 3? Earlier versions of XP didnt have SATA drivers integrated.

SupraWez · 7 Jul 2018 at 16:48

As above VirtualBox would be good for this.

Rroff · 7 Jul 2018 at 17:05

Probably going to be missing quite a bit of driver support for the CPU and chipset on an OS that old.