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Problems installing XP onto Compaq F500

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by jrdnjnr

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i have a compaq presario f500 w/
AMD Athlon 64X2 Dual Core
Bios ver F .1F
Hitachi Travelstar 5K160 80GB HD. (No OS)

When trying to boot from HD the laptop keeps rebooting. Iwant to install XP, but can't find the drivers. What's happening?

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by jck

XP should install defaults, then ask you for drivers.

If you need drivers, they are downloadable from the HP/Compaq website. Download them, burn them to a CD, then install XP and when asked for drivers insert your CD with the drivers from the HP/Compaq website.

Good luck.

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