@roytam1
This problem I have had before. Now I always look, if still the modified ntoskrnl.exe is at its place.
I think, that the same happens to you. In the very last reboot, some files are changed back to their original one.
Because I do not change them in sp3.cab or dll or driver folder.
For to overcome this, I just put out HD before last reboot and copy by hand back all the modded files. This works for me.
Until now I do not succeed to install any PCI to Sata or IDE controller under XP.
With the original PIO 3 IDE controller on the Shuttle Hot 433 board, the transfer speed is about 7MByte/s, brrr..
I tried really all. No driver is even correct installed under running XP.
I tried: Promise TX2 300, Silicon 3114, Silicon 3112 and a no name from China.
"Best" result shows the Promise driver, but even when XP tells, that its driver is correct installed, I never see a harddisk via this adapter,
nor I can boot from it
Dietmar