Install Windows XP on Lenovo Ideapad S510p having Intel chipsets and Core i5

[jumbo1]

Hi All,

I'm sick of windows 8, I don't want to upgrade to windows 10 because I might get sicker...

I just want to install Windows XP on a new SSD drive...

Using my Win XP SP1 CD, I got a BSOD at the point where the setup was about to start (after loading all components and drivers) with error message: stop:0x0000007b(0xF78D663c,0xc0000034,0x00000000,0x00000000)

Now before I continue I should point out that I'm well aware of the BIOS settings related to UEFI and AHCI. All these settings were changed to compatibility / legacy mode to enable installing and running WinXP properly on this machine.

After some research, I found out it was better to try and install WinXP with SP3, so I went ahead and tried that... I got error message stop:0x0000007b(0xF78DA524,0xc0000034,0x00000000,0x00000000)

Slightly differed, but still a BSOD...

So I did more research and came across this thread http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Operating-System-and-Recovery/SATA-drivers-for-XP-solution-on-0x0000007B-BSOD/td-p/114120

Which seems to give a hint to the solution of this problem. Basically what I need to do is find the drivers for my motherboard's chipset, and slipstream it with the winxp installation using nLite... Piece of cake.. Except I don't know where to find these drivers..

Using CPU-z, I determined the chipset to be "Intel Haswell-ULT"
with Southbridge "Intel H8x/P8x"

Googling this information for drivers returns no useful info.

Do you know where I can find them?

And do you have any idea how I can get to solve this entire problem?

Thank you!

 

[USAFRet]

XP on an Ideapad with an SSD and i5.
Why would you do this?

OK...I get it that you don't like Win 8.
But XP has no knowledge of the SSD and TRIM, and you won't find any drivers for XP and that hardware.

How about Win 7?

 

[Mike Friesen]

I'm with USAFRet. You don't want XP. Try to go with win7; it's good; although I'm not sure on the details of downgrading.

 

[jumbo1]

XP on an Ideapad with an SSD and i5.
Why would you do this?

OK...I get it that you don't like Win 8.
But XP has no knowledge of the SSD and TRIM, and you won't find any drivers for XP and that hardware.

How about Win 7?

Doesn't matter if SSD or HDD, the problem is with the SATA controller (according to articles I've read)

And for the matter of fact, I've tried the above steps with my HDD as well... So SSD is definitely not the problem...

And then if win98 can be installed on an SSD, why not WinXP?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKkKGlMLkow

 

[USAFRet]

XP on an Ideapad with an SSD and i5.
Why would you do this?

OK...I get it that you don't like Win 8.
But XP has no knowledge of the SSD and TRIM, and you won't find any drivers for XP and that hardware.

How about Win 7?

Doesn't matter if SSD or HDD, the problem is with the SATA controller (according to articles I've read)

And for the matter of fact, I've tried the above steps with my HDD as well... So SSD is definitely not the problem...

And then if win98 can be installed on an SSD, why not WinXP?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKkKGlMLkow

Yes you can, but no you shouldn't.
And unless you do pretty much exactly the same as that guy (i'm not watching the vid), all bets are off.

 

[faalin]

hmm that's kind of funny I installed XP on a newer dell about a year ago. Bought it brand new when the gen 2 i5's came out without any issues. ( only reason was the software at work only worked on XP 🙁 )

Im guessing you not doing much if your resorting to going back to XP so why not try a Ubuntu install.

 

[Dugimodo]

Upgrade to windows 10 and learn to live with it 😛 In the long run you'll be better off. XP is a dead duck and nobody wants to support it any more, problems with it will just increase over time.

Windows 10 is a bit more popular than 8/8.1 was. However the differences in using 7/8/10 are largely cosmetic and if you can't learn to live with it try a replacement start menu like classic shell which is free and pretty decent and makes 8/8.1/10 look pretty much like 7

 

[jumbo1]

It's not that I don't like win8 due to some cosmetic reasons... I find it buggy...

I'm used to winxp, it's easier for me to troubleshoot it if needed, and I find it more stable and reliable that win8... And faster, depending on the applications to use...

I know nobody's supporting it anymore and newer software does not work on it, but I just need this install for work..

It would be cool if I can do that, and if I ever succeed I'll come back to update this thread..

 

[jumbo1]

I finally got it up and running.!!

I used nLite to integrate the below driver with the Win XP SP3 installation CD.

The driver in question is a a Modified (by Fernando) driver for the 8-series chipset that I downloaded from here: https://mega.nz/#!hMES0J5L!pzFHEP1SqKuTUUSubl2cjivSb_URP22MwYypK7SXfcQ

Other drivers for other chipsets can be found in this thread: http://www.win-raid.com/t22f23-Guide-Integration-of-Intels-AHCI-RAID-drivers-into-a-Windows-XP-W-k-W-k-CD.html

Win XP installed successfully on Lenovo Ideapad s510p (I had to make a few adjustments in BiOS, but nothing else was needed). I only had to press F7 during install because of problems with ACPI.

The LAN driver and audio driver installed successfully. I couldn't install the Wifi driver, but that's fine because I can use a cheap USB wifi adapter.

I'm struggling with the VGA driver. The original Nvidia software refused to install on winXP. I'll have to find a solution for that, but so far WinXP is running on SSD at full speed!

 

[faalin]

windows XP is not made for a SSD, i give it about a year before it dies

 

[jumbo1]

windows XP is not made for a SSD, i give it about a year before it dies

People who say this just stun me... Someone else said that above...

Can you please explain to me, in clear scientific terms, what exactly will die after a year? And how?

 

[USAFRet]

windows XP is not made for a SSD, i give it about a year before it dies

People who say this just stun me... Someone else said that above...

Can you please explain to me, in clear scientific terms, what exactly will die after a year? And how?

After only a year? Probably not.
But XP knows nothing about invoking the TRIM function. And that is pretty critical for performance and lifespan.

 

[Dugimodo]

You can use a utility to do Trim manually so it's not the end of the world, just need to remember to do it from time to time or the performance will suffer.
Good on you for persevering and getting it to work. I still think if you applied the same effort to making windows 10 work for you you'd be better off but it's your choice and I can't fault you for it.

What I would recommend now, use a spare hard drive and install windows 10 to take advantage of the free upgrade to windows 8 before it expires in July. You can do a clean install using your windows 8 key and that's the best option for a stable system. Then you can either have a play with it or just go straight back to your XP install and your hardware will have a free copy of windows 10 available if you ever decide you need it. Once you done the upgrade you no longer need a key to install and activate 10 on that motherboard.

 

[jumbo1]

windows XP is not made for a SSD, i give it about a year before it dies

People who say this just stun me... Someone else said that above...

Can you please explain to me, in clear scientific terms, what exactly will die after a year? And how?

After only a year? Probably not.
But XP knows nothing about invoking the TRIM function. And that is pretty critical for performance and lifespan.

Cool, thanks for bringing this up.... There's a solution to that, not an optimal one, but one that's good enough: http://www.mysolutions.it/tips-migrating-windows-xp-ssd/

 

[jumbo1]

You can use a utility to do Trim manually so it's not the end of the world, just need to remember to do it from time to time or the performance will suffer.
Good on you for persevering and getting it to work. I still think if you applied the same effort to making windows 10 work for you you'd be better off but it's your choice and I can't fault you for it.

What I would recommend now, use a spare hard drive and install windows 10 to take advantage of the free upgrade to windows 8 before it expires in July. You can do a clean install using your windows 8 key and that's the best option for a stable system. Then you can either have a play with it or just go straight back to your XP install and your hardware will have a free copy of windows 10 available if you ever decide you need it. Once you done the upgrade you no longer need a key to install and activate 10 on that motherboard.

I didn't know there was a deadline for upgrading to 10 for free! Thank you for mentioning that.

 

[USAFRet]

I didn't know there was a deadline for upgrading to 10 for free! Thank you for mentioning that.

Must be installed and activated before July 29. 2 months.