How to install XP on thinkpad A65

It is recommended that it is best to use a pre-installed operating system or Vista system to ensure the stable operation of the machine Since Lenovo computers have not been tested for the XP system when they leave the factory, Lenovo officially only officially supports the Vista system and its drivers, and the official has not launched the corresponding XP driver; If you must install XP on the system, it is recommended to back up the current system before installing.

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It is not recommended that you install a pirated operating system to avoid affecting the security of your computer and other adverse consequences. If you need to upgrade the operating system, you can contact your local Lenovo service center for a system upgrade.

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ThinkPad has hidden partitions, which can only be installed after breaking the ring! If you want to get it right, you can try the full-format back partition.

Dear Lenovo users, you can use the original system disc to reinstall the operating system after backing up the important data in the computer, do not use the ghost version of the system, which is generally manually modified, and there may be compatibility problems.

Provides you with a Windows XP installation method:

In addition, if you install Windows XP, you may need to change the usage mode of the hard disk to compatible mode in the BIOS to correctly identify the hard disk.

BIOS Setup Problems Just change the hard disk mode to compatibility mode.

The modification method is as follows.

When the ThinkPad logo appears on boot, press F1 to enter BIOS—> Config—>Serial ATA (SATA) to change AHCI to Compatibility, then press F10, select Y, save and exit.

According to the situation you described, you are a ghost and a lack of SATA driver, you need to change it to IDE in SATA mode under advanced in BIOS.

However, it is recommended that thinkpad install the official system, which is equivalent to the genuine system, and you can engrave 1cd+1*** by yourself or buy more than a dozen dollars on **. In this way, the drivers are all dedicated, and it is better to give full play to the performance of this book. You can also optimize it yourself.

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According to your description of the problem, it is recommended that you press F1 or F2 to enter the BIOS when you boot up the Windows XP system, select config-serialata-compatibity to modify the hard disk mode, and then install it directly.

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Just let the boss install it directly, and it takes a lot of time to install it yourself.

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Find the XP installation disk that comes with the SATA driver.

Note! Even with XP attached, it's hard to find full drivers.

The hard disk of some computers of Lenovo has been protected by the system, and if you install it, you can take a look at it on the official website of Lenovo, as if it is to convert the format of the hard disk.

Change the hard disk mode from AHCI to IDE in BIOS, and then install it normally.

1. Make an XP system to start the USB flash drive. The method of side action is: on the available computer**Chinese cabbage software, install, insert the 8gbu disk into the computer, start the Chinese cabbage program, and execute a one-click to make Chinese cabbage to start the U disk.

2. Install the system. Insert the Chinese cabbage boot U disk into the computer of the system to be installed, press the F12 key immediately after booting (different motherboard shortcut U disk boot keys are different), start the hardware boot item selection menu, use the keyboard to answer the suspicious key to select the model of the boot U disk, OK, the cabbage boot selection menu will appear later, select the 02nd item PE start, and then the PE desktop will appear and merge, under the default PE desktop, the box will appear to select and install the XP system, and click with the mouse to start the USB disk 12 constellation XP system, Select the C drive of the first partition to install the disk, OK, wait for about 10 minutes, and the new XP system will be installed automatically.