AR41S help to install XP required

[MichaelLeppan]

I bought an AR41S. Unfortunately the gaming performance is so bad, I am really disappointed.
I would like to install XP in the hope of this fixing the problem.
Please if you know how to do this - let me know... I have been stuck trying to get XP installed for ages and don't know how to get XP to see the RAID drives.

Thanks
Michael

[Blencogo]

Hi Michael and welcome.

Do you mean XP Pro or XP MCE? Unless you install XP Media Centre Edition, you will lose the TV Card function and all your analogue inputs. On a complicated Media Centre Laptop, downgrading to XP is not a simple matter.

This thread by Costasp outlines how to downgrade an AR31M and this will be similar for the AR41S: -

http://club.vaio.sony.co.uk/clubvaio/GB/en/forum/viewthread?thread=41647

You will need to copy the contents of C:\Drivers\SATA to the floppy disc to get SATA and RAID recognised.