HP Compaq nx6310 Install Guide

Introduction
Purpose
This white paper provides instructions on how to successfully incorporate SATA drivers into a
Windows XP installation on HP Compaq Notebook PC models. The following guidelines provide
procedures for adding SATA drivers to RIS installation points; adding SATA drivers to installation
CDs; building an image and switching to SATA AHCI mode; using Sysprep with SATA in AHCI or
NATIVE mode; and adding SATA drivers using WinPE.
Audience
This white paper is for use by HP personnel and customers.
Benefits of SATA
SATA Native Mode is a storage interface technology that provides up to 150MB/Sec transfer rate for
disk traffic, and provides link power management with Intel® Application Accelerator drivers. Intel
Matrix Storage Manager Driver provides support for the SATA Advanced Host Controller (AHCI)
Interface.
System Requirements and Prerequisites
System requirements
Information regarding minimum hardware requirements for installing XP Professional is available at
www.microsoft.com.
The following are the supported models for the subject of this white paper:
HP Compaq 6310, 6320 and 6330 Notebook PC models
HP Compaq 9420 and 9440 Notebook PC models
HP Compaq 6400 Notebook PC models
HP Compaq 7400 Notebook PC models
HP Compaq 4400 Notebook PC models
HP Compaq 8400 Notebook PC models
System prerequisites
You will need the following items before installing SATA drivers:
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2, Certificate of Authenticity and documentation.
• Necessary drivers, especially Intel SATA AHCI Controller Driver (SP32478).
• Proper OS License for each PC
• 1.44 MB Floppy Disk and USB floppy drive. For a list of USB floppy drives supported during
Windows XP installation, please see Microsoft knowledge base article 916196.
o The floppy disk is normally required by the Intel SATA ACHI Controller Driver softpaq
to create an installation disk.
o The softpaq creates a WinImage self-extractor file that is written to
C:\swsetup\SP32478. Some third-party utilities can extract the drivers from this file
without requiring a floppy drive.
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HP Compaq nx6310 Specifications

General

Display diagonal	15 \
Display resolution	1024 x 768 pixels
Native aspect ratio	4:3
HDD speed	5400 RPM
HDD interface	SATA
Optical drive type	DVD±RW
Total storage capacity	60 GB
Bluetooth	No
Networking features	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet
AC adapter power	65 W
Audio system	Intel High Definition Audio
Cache external	1 KB
Processor cache	1 MB
Processor family	Intel® Celeron® M
Processor frequency	1.46 GHz
Processor cache type	L2
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	533 MHz
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)	5 - 95 %
Bundled software	Microsoft Windows Media Player 10
Operating system installed	Windows XP Home Edition
Discrete graphics card	Yes
Discrete graphics card model	Intel® GMA 950
Maximum graphics card memory	0.128 GB
Motherboard chipset	Intel® 945GM Express
Memory slots	2x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	0.5 GB
Internal memory type	DDR2-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	2 GB
Modem speed	56 Kbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)	329 x 267 x 30 mm
Wireless technology	IEEE 802.11b/g
Keyboard layout	QWERTY
Pointing device	Touchpad
Cable lock slot type	Kensington
Number of battery cells	6
Charging port type	DC-in jack
Serial ports quantity	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2
CardBus PCMCIA slot type	Type II
Country of origin	China

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	267 mm
Width	329 mm
Height	30 mm
Weight	2700 g