wuaah, long time no see my blog, so busy few months ago #:-s.. well, today I’d like to share how to install OS Win XP on IBM Lenovo R61.
First of all, please go to your BIOS, and setup the configuration of Serial ATA from AHCI to compatibility, and turn off the core duo functionality. After that, please install the XP as usual. Since your installation has finish, please don’t install the drivers first, but you should install the intel storage manager. You could download it here. After your download has finished, please run and extract it into C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IMSM, and then double click install.cmd in C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IMSM\PREPARE.
The next step is turn off your notebook, and go to your bios setting, and set back the Serial ATA configuration to AHCI, and turn on again the core duo functionality. When your XP run again, you’ll find the welcome to the found new hardware wizard. Please select no, no at this time, and then click next. Select Search for the best driver in these locations. Then select Include this location in the search:, specify the path, C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IMSM, and click Next. The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard appears.
After your computer was restarted, you could install the drivers and download it from here. All drivers will be run smoothly except audio drivers. You should cheat it to make it run smoothly. Please follow below steps to make it come true.
Finally, your IBMR61i will run smoothly on Win XP
have a nice try…
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