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Ubuntu pre-installed want to replace with xp

Asked by chris_ormond

I have recently bought a new laptop from Dell, Inspiron 1525 and it has come pre-loaded with Ubuntu. I do not wish to have this Linux based OS on my laptop and would rather stick with Windows. I cannot see any way in which to format the laptop or remove Ubuntu. I have tried booting from disk with XP inserted but it says it cannot find my hard drive. I do not have any sort of dual boot system running as it is brand new.

Any help would be more than welcome.
Cheers

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Harvey Muller (hlmuller) said : 		#1

Chris,

Here's your problem defined, with a solution:

    http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/10/23/windows-xp-setup-could-not-detect-and-find-any-sata-hard-disk-drive-on-ahci-mode/

Here's where you get your drivers:

    http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?os=WW1&osl=EN&catid=-1&impid=-1&servicetag=&SystemID=INS_PNT_PM_1525

Please return to Launchpad and mark this question Solved, if this resolves your issue.

Thanks!

Havey

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Alpo Turunen (alpo-turunen) said : 		#2

This is a problem in Windows XP setup. Windows XP CD doesn't have the driver for your hard disk, so you'll need the driver on a floppy disk during installation. You'll need a USB floppy drive to load the driver needed in XP setup.

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Harvey Muller (hlmuller) said : 		#3

Chris,

I am checking to see if the information I provided to you previously resolved your question. If so, please mark the question Solved.

Thanks!

Harvey

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