Dell Inspiron 1525 Downgrade Vista to XP

1. By default Dell Inspiron 1525 does not accept XP. To accept XP you need to change two bios settings.
   


1. Go to Onboard Device and change Flash Cache Module to OFF. By default this will be enabled.


2. Go to Onboard Device and change SATA Operation to ATA. By default this will be AHCI.
   


2. You have to prepare SATA Driver on your USB Disk. You may get the Dell Inspiron 1525 SATA HERE.


3. Now Insert your USB Disk into Flash drive and start installation with XP SP3.


4. Once you complete your XP SP3 installation then install windows Downgrade XP patch for Dell Inspiron 1525.


5. Finally install the following supporting drivers. You can get all drivers from dell support center.
   


1. Dell Inspiron 1525 Wireless Card Driver as well known as Broadcom BCM 4311.


2. Dell Inspiron 1525 Webcam you have to get Creative Labs Webcam that you may get it in the Windows Update Sites.


3. Get Marvell Yukon 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller drivers.


4. Video Card Driver Intel GM965.


5. Dell Application Software Quickset


6. Ricoh R5C833 Flash Drive controller Driver


7. Sound Audio Driver Dell Inspiron 1525 SIGMATEL STAC 92XX C-Major HD


8. Download Intel Chipset


9. Dell Inspiron 1525 Modem Conexant D330,HDA,MDC,v.92,Touchpad


10. Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Module
    

The mouse pad driver in XP does not support scrolling. If you want the scrollbars to work then install vista drivers. The problem with this is you will not be able to access the mouse controls from the control panel. So I set the mouse pointer speed and the mouse pointer before installing the vista drivers. This is important if u plan to use an external usb mouse...... the pointer is shitty slow for an external mouse it u don't do it.

Enjoy XP on your Dell Inspiron 1525 Notebooks.