Strong Island Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) PS/2 splitter wouldn't work, but USB keyboard/mouse works fine in XP. All other USB devices are a no go, and I don't see a fix coming any time soon. Very hard to justify spending resources on XP, we're just glad that we have it working at all. Honestly have not tried installing from CD drive, but it should work as long as the setup can see the device (AHCI drivers). Any issue using the USB drive method specified in our OC guide? http://forum.hwbot.org/showthread.php?t=142991 It's a lot faster as well I'm going to try the usb method, but I just made an image of a xp install last night and I think I can just ghost it from here on out. Tried last night and worked fine. Anyway it's not a huge deal, almost all benches I like are win 7 and win 10 and they work perfect. I just got a little mixed up because the oc formula has an asmedia ide option which is amazing because you can use your modded ahci driver and slipstream into an xp install on a dvd. Then install xp really easy with asmedia port and then turn off pc and switch to the intel ahci ports and it works great. I was expecting to have the same option with asus. Also the ps/2 splitter on oc formula works. This board was almost double the price so I guess I expected all the same features plus more. Not complaining, just speaking honestly. But now xp is working fine and I will get a $20 pcie usb and everything will be great with an amazing board. The only reason I care is because someone said that the ps/2 emulator which is how the mouse and keyboard are working for the extreme can take a little hit on cpu resources, but I try not to touch mouse and keyboard during bench so should be ok. pcie usb 2.0 should work fine right? I also just wanted to say thanks so much for the amazing oc guide. It really is amazing and again this board is great with win 7, win 8.1 and win 10. I wish we could all just make a deal to never use xp for the legacy 3d benches, eventually cpu power will overcome any win 7 penalty and everything would be great. Edited October 20, 2015 by Strong Island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Island Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I grabbed this used for $6 and it works fine, I can use usb in xp now with m8e. For $6 it was totally worth it. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0026I4DZ2?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsurfer Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 NVM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GtiJason Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Anyone else get this error? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmor Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 (edited) What you highlighted is not an error and has nothing to do with your ISO content. The problem is that the loader can't find the file "XP.iso" for some reason. Could be anything from hdd/usb configuration to file system problems. First to do is to check that your files are on the drive with correct names. Next you can try to reformat with NTFS or different flash drive. Edited November 4, 2015 by elmor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GtiJason Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 I have tried 3 different flash drives with both fat32 and ntfs, so it must have something to do with the file naming with xp.iso being tied to nlite or issues with the ssd but I did try all of the sata ports and even tried different storage and boot settings in the bios. Thanks much for the help in pointing me in the right direction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew Leeghoofd Posted November 4, 2015 Crew Share Posted November 4, 2015 you have pm Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loul Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 hello guys i've got a problem with my set up my xp work perfectly with a i7 but with a i3 it's impossible to take a usb port . i use a ps2 port for my keyboard ans usb for my mouse . if you had a solution i take it but i think to buy a pcie controler cart this weekend . thanks a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest barbonenet Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 hello guys i've got a problem with my set up my xp work perfectly with a i7 but with a i3 it's impossible to take a usb port . i use a ps2 port for my keyboard ans usb for my mouse . if you had a solution i take it but i think to buy a pcie controler cart this weekend . thanks a lot follow my guide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsurfer Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 follow my guide Speaking of your guide, any way to get it working on Impact.? I think it doesn't work because no AsMedia ports on that board. [emoji22] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest barbonenet Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 No way bro:( Sent from my E2353 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loul Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 follow my guide i have followed your guide of course. it's so strange with a 6700k i don't have mouse problem and for a i3 , omg ... it's ok with a pcie controler and now it's ok with a red port near the cmos i think it's forget file driver in to my ghost . thank's a lot for all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsurfer Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 No way bro:( Sent from my E2353 using Tapatalk Oh well. I'll have to stick to using my internal to external Hard Drive Enclosure. Still, thanks for putting the guide out for other boards. [emoji106] Sent from my A0001 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amboss Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 hello guys how can I get a XP ready BIOS for ASUS Z170-A ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wowfunhappy Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Hi! I have an MSI PCMate motherboard. I've followed the main guide in this forum, but I'm getting errors about my BIOS not being ACPI compliment. If I don't press F5 or F7, I get a blue screen. If I do press F5 or F7, my computer freezes at the "Is this information correct" screen (the one that comes immediately after "Press S to load drivers") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators websmile Posted March 23, 2016 Administrators Share Posted March 23, 2016 Roam the MSI thread, iirc this was special issue of MSI http://forum.hwbot.org/showthread.php?t=146382 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Hi, I've managed to install XP and it works but i can't install the chipset driver. It is saying that it needs a newer version of Windows. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators websmile Posted March 23, 2016 Administrators Share Posted March 23, 2016 For what do you need chipset drivers? There are no drivers that fit XP afaik, it works without these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 For what do you need chipset drivers? There are no drivers that fit XP afaik, it works without these Hmmm, ok. Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators websmile Posted March 23, 2016 Administrators Share Posted March 23, 2016 XP is not supported at all, if you want drivers for tools like Frmula drive, no need, they work without this also at xp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wowfunhappy Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Roam the MSI thread, iirc this was special issue of MSIhttp://forum.hwbot.org/showthread.php?t=146382 Thanks! I found the problem; I needed to select "MPS Multiprocessor". This got me a bit further in the setup process, but my PC is now freezing at the partition select screen. I've already tried unplugging every drive other than the one I intend to use for XP. Any suggestions? I've read through the whole MSI thread you linked too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators websmile Posted March 23, 2016 Administrators Share Posted March 23, 2016 I´m unfortunately no expert for MSI, I don´t use it. Best idea for me is that you post in the MSI-Thread, I am pretty sure guys there can help you. BTW, Sam_ocx posted an XP for msi there, maybe it helps, an ISO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger007 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 I haven't had a chance to read the guide but I thought I would put some thoughts about this post, as I am getting ready to do the same thing. Hard drives the issues is finding a drive with Advanced Format/4K. As far as I remember there never was going to be support in XP. So you need just an old drive but one that came without 4k, AF or 512emulation. I don't think you can buy a hard drive (at least a new with warranty) that isn't AF/4K. You possible can find an old drive on ebay but of course the issue is with drive reliability. Also isn't there a fixed size limit for Windows XP of 2TB and you shouldn't be able to use GPT since XP doesn't know how to read it. I would also think that changing the system from AHCI or RAID back to just ATA/IDE might help as well. I know I never used AHCI with XP in my systems (both cause of the board and bios - Nvidia 780i (Asus P5N72-T Premium) or at least I didn't like using it. If you use some sort of removable drive bay (for example I use a bay where I open up the door, put the drive in and then turn on the computer - so I can run Win 7, 10, and a test copy of Win 7 for testing new fixes/apps before putting it on my good Win 7 install) you then just need to remember to change any bios settings back to what you need for win 7/8/8.1/10 or other. The other problem I can think of is the GPU. I know my Nvidia 770 GTX still has driver support from Nvidia. I can't speak for AMD. Nvidia doesn't have any drivers for 900 series and higher. Of course with the resources of tweakers I wouldn't be surprised if there is a xp driver for 900 and higher. Also problem with some of the newer motherboards, like the Asus Z170A - Deluxe, is they have no PS/2 port, so it requires the usb drivers to be installed like other special drivers before you do the install or you have no keyboard support. I have bought a PS/2 to usb but doubt it will allow me to install without the special usb driver. I know this is a very old post but thought would share what I could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skulstation Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 (edited) On 10/13/2015 at 7:40 AM, sofos1990 said: You don't need nothing special on SOC Force. Just the following bios https://www.dropbox.com/s/of0kx0m7jm8qhpz/Z170XSOCForce.rar?dl=0 only those 2 ports for XP. https://www.dropbox.com/s/0pecc9wai1ynv7o/xp.jpg?dl=0 You can boot images from Z97 or X99. No need to build a new OS. sorry to bring up this old thread. somwane whit a coppy of the bios thad like to share it whit me? And knows if it works whit a 7350K Edited April 14, 2019 by skulstation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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