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By ariana22 on May 07, 2008

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Please help me, I bought a HP Pavillion dv2000 Laptop which came with a built-in Windows Vista. Thats cool, but the problem arises when I try to install windows XP. After inserting the Windows XP SP2 CD and after primary driver loading it is unable to detect my harddisk . Anyone please help me resolving this issue.

Same Problem

May 23, 2009

-   Disable SATA in BIOS, well but there is no option in Bios to disable or enable SATA. Lately HP DV2000 comes with bios without this option

(DV2000 - DV2680ee, I lost a lot of money and time with this model)

Plz anybody has any other clue.. -   FEDUPWithlap

Sep 28, 2008

-   i also have you problem.. and like you dont know the answer.
would be helpful if one of these gus would be conciderate enought to say " hey this is the solution" not just " derr! it my problem too.-   Guest

May 22, 2008

-   yes the same problem i face.
pls help me

-   Guest

May 15, 2008

-   Sir same problem please rectified-   Guest

May 08, 2008

-   whn i-   Guest

Solution #1

posted on May 07, 2008
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ronny_ag100

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You have contact HP service centre for downgrading your system.
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Solution #2

posted on Oct 17, 2008
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keshav123

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Please help me, I bought a HP Pavillion dv2000 Laptop which came with a built-in Windows Vista. Thats cool, but the problem arises when I try to install windows XP. After inserting the Windows XP SP2 CD and after primary driver loading it is unable to detect my harddisk
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Solution #3

posted on Jul 04, 2008
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there is no option for disabling sata in bios.. the bios sucks big time
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Solution #4

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aymanma_74

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please i have the same problem too
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Solution #5

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Guest

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THis laptop is horrible.

Solution #6

posted on Jun 27, 2008
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Guest

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GO TO SETUP AND DISABLE THE NATIVE SATA SUPPORT AND INSTALL AGAIN..IT WILL WORK

Solution #7

posted on Jun 09, 2008
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disable SATA on BIOS

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