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.