Toshiba Satellite L40 User manual

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HowtoInstallWindowsXP
on aSatelliteL40 Non-OSModel

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Introduction
The manualinstallation ofWindowsXPon amodernTOSHIBA
notebookmaking useofthe AHCI technology,likethe SatelliteL40,
requiresafewextrasteps.
BecauseWindowsXPdoesnot include anAHCI driver,the harddisk
drivewill not be recognizedduringthe installation unless sucha
driverisadded manually.
Thisinstallation guide leadsyou through theindividualsteps
necessaryto:
Install WindowsXPwithintegrated ServicePack 2
ManuallyaddtheSATAdriverduringtheWindowsXPinstallation
Install the TOSHIBA driversinthe correct order

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Preparations
Beforeyoustart the WindowsXPinstallation, makesureyou have
access toall ofthe followingitems:
AdditionalcomputerrunningWindowsXPwithaworking internet
connectionfordownloading andpreparingthedrivers
External floppydiskdrive(USBFDD)
3.5“floppydiskformatted onaWindowsXPcomputer
GenuineWindowsXPSetup CDwithintegrated ServicePack2
(XP+SP2)

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FloppyDisk DriveCompatibilityIssues
Unfortunatelytherearesomefloppydiskdrive(FDD)brandsbeing
soldat the moment that do not workproperlyduringaWindowsXP
setup.
Eventhough youworkthrough allthe stepsinthisguide correctly, the
installation will stopwitha"no harddiskdrivefound"errorwhen using
suchadrive.
Toavoidinstallationproblemscaused bysuch
FDD brands, werecommend usingoneofthe
following Toshiba drives:
TOSHIBA USB FDD PA3043U-1FDD
TOSHIBA USB FDD PA3109U-1FDD
TOSHIBA USB FDD PA3109U-2FDD
TOSHIBA USB FDD PA3109U-3FDD
(thisnumbercan be found on the bottomlabel
ofaToshiba FDD)

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Downloading theToshibaDrivers
Inordertodownload thedriversforyourSatelliteL40,youneed
access tothe internet –preferablyon acomputerrunning
WindowsXP.

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Downloading the Drivers–1:Gotothe Download Page
GototheTOSHIBA EMEA driverdownload webpage:
http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/download_drivers_bios.jsp

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Downloading the Drivers–2: Provide yourModel Details
Select Producttype, Family, Productseries,and Model asshownabove.
Note: Oncethe Model hasbeen specified, the webpage reloads.

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Downloading the Drivers–3: SpecifyDriverDetails
Select Operating system, Drivertype, Country and Language asshown
above.
Then click Search tostart thedriversearch.

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Downloading the Drivers–4: Search forDriverPackage
Clickthe DriverPackage tostart thedownload.

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Downloading the Drivers–5: VerifyNotebookModel
Confirmthat themodelnumberofyourcomputerislisted.
Click Yes I would liketo proceed withthedownload.
Clickthe Download button.

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Downloading the Drivers–6: Savethe DriverPackage
Download the driver
packagetoyourdesktop.

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Downloading the Drivers–7: Unpack DriverstoC:\
Extract thedriversto
C:\drvpack-en-200711191132412
Do not attempt toinstall driversfromwithintheZipfile!

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Downloading the Drivers–7: DriverDirectories
Note: Inthepackage therearetwodifferentWireless LANadapterdrivers,
one Atheros, one Realtek. Makesuretoinstall the correctdriverforyour
model-the Non-OSversion ofthe SatelliteL40isusingtheRealTekdriver.

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Creating theAHCI DriverFloppyDisk
Inordertopreparethe AHCI driverfloppyforyourSatelliteL40,
youneedaccess toPC runningaWindowsoperating system–
preferablyWindowsXP.

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Creating AHCI DriverDisk –1:Format FloppyDisk
Connect the USBFDD tothecomputerrunning theWindowsOS.
Put thefloppydiskintothe USBFDD.
Format the floppydisk.

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Creating AHCI DriverDisk –2: CopyDriverFiles
Copythe AHCI filesfrom C:\L40_Driver_Package\English\Matrix
StorageManager\AHCI HDD driversICH8M_32bit tothe floppy
disk:
Iaahci.cat
Iaahci.inf
Iastor.cat
Iastor.inf
Iastor.sys
Txtsetup.oem

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Installing WindowsXP
Donot start the WindowsXP installation unless
youhavepreparedaAHCI driverfloppyyet.

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Installing WindowsXP–1: Preparation
1.Connect the USBFDD toyourTOSHIBA SatelliteL40.
2.Put the3.5”floppydiskyou prepared intothe USBFDD.
3.InsertyourgenuineWindowsXPCD inthe DVD drive.
4.Press the powerbutton of yourTOSHIBA SatelliteL40 toswitchthe
notebookon.
5.Keepthe F12 keypressed untiltheboot devicemenu comesup.
6.Select “CD/DVD”forboot device.

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Installing WindowsXP–2: BootfromCD
1.Inordertoboot fromthe WindowsXPinstallation mediapress one
ofthe keysonyourkeyboard.
2.The WindowsXPsetup isloadingnow.

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Installing WindowsXP–3: Press F6
The screen isswitchingtothe blue so-called"TextMode" part of the
WindowsXPinstallation.
Shortlyafterthat thepromptfor"addingadditional massstorage (HDD)
drivers"appearsat the bottomof thescreen.
Press the F6 keytoadd the AHCI drivertoyourWindowsinstallation.