Installing SATA Drivers on HP EliteBook Notebook PCs
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How to Obtain SATA Device IDs 
Where these guidelines are applicable 
This section provides guidelines for customers who need the SATA Device ID from an HP system to 
enable SATA AHCI support in custom images. Steps are provided for both Windows XP and 
Windows Vista. 
Steps to obtain the SATA Device ID from a Windows XP image 
1)  Begin by taking a Windows XP system with the HP image already on it. Turn on the system 
and boot into the Operating System. 
2)  Once the Operating System is loaded, select the Start Button and choose Run. 
3)  When the “Run” dialogue box appears, type the following command: 
 devmgmt.msc 
Press the OK button to launch the Device Manager console. Refer to the screenshot below for 
this step. 










