Satellite L300D - cannot downgrade from Vista to XP

Yes, I realize that Vista to XP is technically a downgrade but in my current situation, its nothing but an upgrade.

Right, I have a laptop Toshiba Satellite L300D-PSLC8A.

I ve only had it for 3 months now and I've experienced various problems with it, the DEP, on the one hand, is a real problem.

I ve had problems with my hard drive, began to really hurt at some point to the point she would have a continuous loop of repair and just wouldn t start correctly.
I had it sent back under warranty, thinking it was a hardware failure, but apparently not, blah blah, whatever.

My main problem right now is that I don't like Vista on this machine and have tried to format / install XP on it, several times, without success, using XP service pack 2, then one, then none

Each time I boot from the CD, it will start the initialization components needed to launch the formatting and installing XP, gets to the point where it says "starting windows" downstairs, and it blue screens on me, every time.

Now, I ve tried check disk, virus scans, I even got paranoid after this happening the first time and I have 3 firewall on this machine, but it's just will not work.

Any suggestions or anything like that would be very useful

Hello!

BSOD code means you are using a wrong driver AHCI.

You integrate the AHCI driver? To the Satellite L300D, you must download the display driver package because there you can find the AHCI driver. Then, copy the drivers on an external floppy drive and load after you have started from the CD by pressing F6. Or allows you to create your own nLite installation disc and then you don't need the external floppy drive. Here you can download: [www.nliteos.com].
In addition you will find hundreds of discussions here in the forum about this audit as this!

Alternatively, you can install XP without AHCI drivers if you change the mode in the compatible BIOS. But some users here reported that the AHCI mode is faster

Good bye

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