XP Won't Install

I have Presario V2310 laptop that won't install its original Home XP recovery disk. The install fails at 34 minutes to go during "Installing Devices". I tried installing Kubuntu 8.04 which installed but also just hung at "Installing Hardware Devices".
For Home XP Install I removed the hard drive and checked "SetupLog.txt" on another system. The last part seems to show that there is a problem installing the "SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller". The listing for the last 2 Device Drivers being installed is:

08/23/2008 03:42:08.343,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,2908,,SETUP: Index = 44, DeviceId = PCI\VEN_104C&DEV_8033&SUBSYS_3091103C&REV_00\4&13826118&0&4BA4
08/23/2008 03:42:08.343,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,2929,BEGIN_SECTION,
08/23/2008 03:42:08.343,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,2986,,SETUP: Device was NOT installed via answer file driver
08/23/2008 03:42:08.562,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,3015,,SETUP: Compatible driver List is empty
08/23/2008 03:42:08.562,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,3016,,SETUP: Installing the null driver for this device
08/23/2008 03:42:08.562,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,840,,SETUP: Setting GUID_DEVCLASS_UNKNOWN for this device
08/23/2008 03:42:08.734,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,952,,SETUP: SetupDiCallClassInstaller(DIF_INSTALLDEVICE) failed on first attempt. Error = e0000219
08/23/2008 03:42:08.750,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,959,,SETUP: Trying a second time with DI_FLAGSEX_SETFAILEDINSTALL set.
08/23/2008 03:42:08.859,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,3027,END_SECTION,
08/23/2008 03:42:08.859,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,2908,,SETUP: Index = 45, DeviceId = PCI\VEN_104C&DEV_8034&SUBSYS_3091103C&REV_00\4&13826118&0&4CA4
08/23/2008 03:42:08.859,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,2929,BEGIN_SECTION,
08/23/2008 03:42:08.875,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,2986,,SETUP: Device was NOT installed via answer file driver
08/23/2008 03:42:09.281,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,3124,,SETUP: DriverType = 2
08/23/2008 03:42:09.281,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,3125,,SETUP: Description = SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller
08/23/2008 03:42:09.281,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,3126,,SETUP: MfgName = SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller Vendor
08/23/2008 03:42:09.281,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,3127,,SETUP: ProviderName = Microsoft
08/23/2008 03:42:09.281,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,3128,,SETUP: GUID = {A0A588A4-C46F-4B37-B7EA-C82FE89870C6}
08/23/2008 03:42:09.281,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,3138,,SETUP: DeviceClass = Secure Digital host controllers
08/23/2008 03:42:09.281,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,1434,,SETUP: Device not yet installed.
08/23/2008 03:42:09.296,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,5668,,SETUP: SetupDiCallClassInstaller(DIF_ALLOW_INSTALL) succeeded. Device = SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller
08/23/2008 03:42:09.343,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,5723,,SETUP: SetupDiCallClassInstaller(DIF_INSTALLDEVICEFILES) succeeded. Device = SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller
08/23/2008 03:42:09.656,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,5898,,SETUP: SetupDiCallClassInstaller(DIF_REGISTER_COINSTALLERS) succeeded. Device = SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller
08/23/2008 03:42:09.828,d:\xpsprtm\base\ntsetup\syssetup\syspnp.c,5910,,SETUP: SetupDiCallClassInstaller(DIF_INSTALLINTERFACES) succeeded. Device = SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller

I suspect there is a hardware problem and rather than getting a new mother board is there some way I can disable the SD Controller?

Or, some way to modify the XP Recovery Disk file so that it will not try to install the driver for the "SDA Compliant SD Host Controller?

 

Unfortunately, I have never seen a laptop where you could disable the SD slot. Try contacting Compaq/HP, maybe they have some 'trick'. In any case, hopefully the laptop is under warranty, as buying a replacement motherboard may be more expensive than just buying another laptop.