"willzxp" <willzxp******.com> wrote in message
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>
> Dear all,
>
> Iam seeking help desperately everywhere. I have a Sony vaio
> VGN-NR110E laptop currently with vista. Iam trying to downgrade it to
> XP, but when I get to installing windows it says it cannot detect hard
> drive, please help
>
> *I have read about SATA and all those stuff floppy disk drive
> everything. But i dont understand any of them and how do I know if i
> have a SATA harddrive or not? Give me detail procedures and i will
> follow
>
>
> --
> willzxp

To identify the specific tech specs of your Vaio, Goto:
http://support.vaio.sony.co.uk/login...voe_en_GB_cons

Though initial brief browse indicates the NR range is indeed SATA drives.

This page has tutorials - Though I doubt you will grasp
any of it it, it took me just 30 seconds to find these two
links, what was so tricky about a search that you couldn't?
http://support.vaio.sony.co.uk/index...voe_en_GB_cons


Now try and explain exactly what you are doing when you say
you are "downgrading" to XP.
Do you have a valid and genuine XP installation disc?
Have you downloaded and saved all the XP compliant drivers for
the Sony?

A clean install of XP onto a formatted drive
(Note: As your Sony met the requirements for Vista, then XP
shouldn't be a problem):
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

How to remove Vista and install XP
http://www.removevista.com/remove_un...ista_xp_c.html