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Step 3More Drivers and the SATA hurdle
Now that you have your list of hardware, you will need to go online and see what issues other people are facing when installing XP on your system. You will want to Google your PC model number ( Do A Google Search: Gateway ML3109 XP Drivers) This is only an example. It may take some time, but you will find people talking about your system and the solutions they have found. These solutions can be invaluable and can save a lot of time and frustration. When you are satisfied that you have all the drivers and information that you need, download them all and burn them to a CD-R or use a pen drive. Your USB bus may not work after the install so use the pen drive as a back-up.
I lucked out with my system, there was a guide for all the drivers I would need to run XP. Two hours later I was up and running.
Drivers for Gateway ML3109
Many people find that newer laptops are using SATA instead of older IDE hard disks. These new hard drive controllers may not be compatible with older versions of Windows XP. In this case it's a good idea to use a copy of XP with service pack 2 included. You may be able to use a USB floppy drive or a pen drive to transfer the SATA drivers during the XP setup.(When it says press F6 to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver...) This will depend on whether or not your BIOS supports this. Look online and contact your manufacturer to see if you will encounter this issue.
IMPORTANT The Driver Pack Slipstream Disk almost removes this problem completely. Just select the option to install the Mass Storage (Hard Disk Controller) Drivers in the text mode setup. The have an excellent Tutorial on there website.
Some laptops will install XP fine then crash when you try to boot up the first time (mine did). It may be possible to press F8 on boot up, go into safe mode and then install service pack 2 from a CD that you made on another computer. Each system will be a little different, try to purchase the newest copy of Windows XP possible. They are still being sold on the internet at places like newegg.com for about $90. Neweggs WinXP
(Windows XP 64bit edition is not recommended due to driver issues)
You can download Service Pack 2 here:
windows XP SP2 redistributable
I lucked out with my system, there was a guide for all the drivers I would need to run XP. Two hours later I was up and running.
Drivers for Gateway ML3109
Many people find that newer laptops are using SATA instead of older IDE hard disks. These new hard drive controllers may not be compatible with older versions of Windows XP. In this case it's a good idea to use a copy of XP with service pack 2 included. You may be able to use a USB floppy drive or a pen drive to transfer the SATA drivers during the XP setup.(When it says press F6 to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver...) This will depend on whether or not your BIOS supports this. Look online and contact your manufacturer to see if you will encounter this issue.
IMPORTANT The Driver Pack Slipstream Disk almost removes this problem completely. Just select the option to install the Mass Storage (Hard Disk Controller) Drivers in the text mode setup. The have an excellent Tutorial on there website.
Some laptops will install XP fine then crash when you try to boot up the first time (mine did). It may be possible to press F8 on boot up, go into safe mode and then install service pack 2 from a CD that you made on another computer. Each system will be a little different, try to purchase the newest copy of Windows XP possible. They are still being sold on the internet at places like newegg.com for about $90. Neweggs WinXP
(Windows XP 64bit edition is not recommended due to driver issues)
You can download Service Pack 2 here:
windows XP SP2 redistributable
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