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11/12/12 at 7:46am

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Hi everyone ,i'm trying to install WinXP in IDE mode on my C300 which was previously used for Win7 (OS in AHCI),
how should i go about this ?
Thanks

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11/12/12 at 8:18am

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Any reason why IDE? XP will install on AHCI - otherwise its just switching the BIOS to IDE mode, reformatting and installing.

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11/12/12 at 9:25am

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if you BCKL clocking you want IDE (this is benching OS)

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11/12/12 at 1:24pm

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Since it aligns improperly for SSDs you need to format the drive and partition it with windows 7 first, then install on the windows 7 formatted partition.

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11/12/12 at 1:40pm

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thanks buddy

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11/13/12 at 10:10am

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Make sure TRIM is enabled too.

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11/13/12 at 11:22am

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Quote:

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Make sure TRIM is enabled too.

No TRIM in XP.

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Plextor M5 Pro	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	Asus DVD Burner
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Thermalright Silver Arrow	Microsoft Windows 8 Pro	Samsung P2370HD	HPw1907
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Corsair TX650	Corsair 650D	Asus Xonar DX
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Samsung Spinpoint F4	Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000	Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000	Samsung Spinpoint F3
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	OS
Samsung Spinpoint F3	WD Red	WD Red	Microsoft Windows Server 2012
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Corsair TX650 v2	Fractal Design Arc Midi	Dell PowerEdge PERC 5/i
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