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This indicates either a bad blank CD or a bad burning (too high speed?).EDIT: Fine, that you succeeded at least. Regards Fernando

Why didn't you use one of the drivers I have linked within my guide (= start post of this thread)?You have to unzip the downloaded driverpack before you present it for driver integration purpose. Possible reasons:1. usage of an already processed XP CD as source or loading of a previously created Last_Session.ini at the begin of the nLite processing 2. hitting F6 while booting of a Windows XP CD with integrated SATA AHCI/RAID driver

Yes, please have a look into the "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers" and - if applicable - the "Storage Controllers" sections of the Device Manager.Which Controllers do you see there? Please post just the names. Another question you didn't yet answer to: Did you really get a BSOD, when you tried to boot off the original XP x64 CD after having set the SATA Controllers to "IDE" mode?

@ pabloXV: Welcome at MSFN Forums! Please give me some additional informations: 1. Which driver (version and architecture) did you integrate? 2. Which Intel AHCI Controller did you select while integrating the driver? 3. Did you really get a BSOD, when you tried to boot off the original XP x64 CD after having set the SATA Controllers to "IDE" mode? If yes, you should check your memory sticks. Greetings from Germany to Argentina Fernando

@ Sp0iLedBrAt: So the installation of the new "modded" AMD AHCI driver v3.3.1540.17 failed even by using the method I have described within my last post?

If you want to replace any previously installed driver by a non-WHQL one from within a running OS, you have to force the driver update. Otherwise you will get the message, that the newest and best driver has been already been installed.This is the way how to force the installation of a "modded" driver after doing a right click onto the Controller: "Update Driver Software" > "Browse my computer ...." > "Let me pick ...." > "Have Disk" > point to the INF file of the "modded" driver (here: ahcix86.inf) > "OK".

Here are the requested freshly modded drivers:>32bit AMD SBxxx Textmode Driver v3.3.1540.17 for Windows XP mod by Fernando< >64bit AMD SBxxx Textmode Driver v3.3.1540.17 for Windows XP x64 mod by Fernando< Users with an AMD SB6xx/7xx/8xx AHCI or RAID system may use them at own risk. Any feedback is much appreciated. Regards Fernando

@ -X-: The listet device named "Intel® ICH8M Ultra ATA Storage Controller" is nothing else than Microsoft's "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller" with its 2 IDE Channels, which are managed by the generic MS IDE driver named PCIIDE.SYS. It is the file named IDE78IDE.INF as part of the Intel chipset device INF files (INF Update Utility), which is responsable for renaming the "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controllers". So the only IDE device, which is controlled by a special Intel driver, is the "Intel® 82801 ICH8HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller", which is another name for the "Intel® ICH8M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller", but using the same Intel AHCI driver named IASTOR.SYS. The device named "Microsofr iSCSI Initiator" is nothing to worry about. It takes care, that the non-SCSI hdd's are managed like SCSI ones, which is an advantage for the "hot-plugging" AHCI feature. Regards Fernando

Since the SATA Controllers of nForce 430 chipset systems do not support the "AHCI" mode, I suspect, that they have been set to "RAID" mode by default. Are you sure about that?Enter the BIOS and look for the "SATA Operations" settings. If you find them, choose "Raid Autodetect/ATA". After having done that, you should be able to get XP SP2 installed without having integrated or loaded any third party SATA driver. If you should not be able to change the SATA settings within the BIOS, I recommend to integrate just the SATARAID folder content of my nForce IDE driver package v9.99.09. That should work for your current RAID mode system. As I already have written you have integrated the wrong driver folder (SATA_IDE instead of SATARAID)). The SATA Controllers of your HP notebook obviously have been set to RAID mode.by default.Regards Fernando

@ crayzal12: Welcome at MSFN Forums! You are not able to integrate the SATA_IDE folder content as TEXTMODE driver, because it doesn't have a TXTSETUP.OEM file. Since you neither have a LEGACY mode nForce chipset nor an AHCI capable hardware configuration, there is no need to integrate any nForce SATA_IDE driver folder. Questions: 1. Why do you want to integrate the SATA_IDE driver at all? 2. Which SATA mode are you running (IDE or RAID)? 3. Which driver version did you take? 4. Have you tried to get Windows XP with integrated SP2 or SP3 installed without having integrated or loaded any nForce SATA driver? Regards Fernando

As you obviously already have realized, I have done what you requested.You can find freshly "modded" 32/64bit Intel RST textmode drivers v10.6.0.1002 within the start post of this thread too. @ all users with an Intel ICH8R, ICH8M, ICH8, ICH9 or ICH10 chipset AHCI system: After having successfully tested them with my ICH8M chipset notebook running in AHCI mode, I decided to present freshly "modded" 32/64bit Intel textmode drivers v10.6.0.1002 within the start post of this thread. These "modded" Intel RST drivers do support all Intel SATA AHCI Controllers from ICH7R/M up. Contrary to the original and WHQL certified Intel RST drivers v10.6.0.1002 they will be usable with ICH8R, ICH8M, ICH8, ICH9 and ICH10 AHCI systems too. To make them compatible with all these different chipsets I have added the following Intel SATA AHCI Controllers to the iaAHCI.inf and TXTSETUP.OEM files: "Intel® ICH8R/DH/DO SATA AHCI Controller (added by Fernando)" - DeviceID: DEV_2821&CC_0106 "Intel® ICH8 SATA AHCI Controller (added by Fernando)" - DeviceID: DEV_2824&CC_0106 "Intel® ICH8M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller (added by Fernando)" - DeviceID: DEV_2829&CC_0106 "Intel® ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller (added by Fernando)" - DeviceID: DEV_2923&CC_0106 "Intel® ICH10 SATA AHCI Controller (added by Fernando)" - DeviceID: DEV_3A03&CC_0106 "Intel® ICH10 SATA AHCI Controller (added by Fernando)" - DeviceID: DEV_3A23&CC_0106 Please let me know it, if any of the Intel AHCI Controllers from ICH7R/M up should not work with my "modded" driver. Have fun! Fernando

Please keep in mind, that your question has nothing to do with the nLite Forum and the topic of this thread.Now to your question: What do you mean with "use" and which driver are you going to take? Even if you would get the suitable Intel AHCI driver installed onto your IDE mode system, you probably will get a BSOD after having enabled the AHCI mode of the SATA Controllers within the BIOS, For users, who want to switch their SATA Controllers from IDE to AHCI mode, I always recommend to do a fresh OS installation by using an OS CD/DVD with integrated AHCI driver according to my guide. Regards Fernando

@ PVU: Thanks for your information.regarding the missing support of ICH8R and ICH8M Southbridges by Intel's official Intel RST drivers v10.5.x.xxxx and v10.6.x.xxxx series. Addendum: This is only valid for ICH8R/M users, who are running their SATA Controllers in AHCI mode. RAID systems with an Intel ICH8R or ICH8M Southbridge will be fully supported by Intel's actual RST drivers. @ all: Just to prevent a failure of the XP installation onto AHCI systems with an ICH8R/M southbridge, my guide (start post of this thread) still recommends to integrate the RST driver v10.1.0.1008 for all users with an Intel Southbridge from ICH7R/M up - except for those with an Intel 6-series Southbridge ("Sandy Bridge"). Regards Fernando

@ PLaci: What you installed is the "normal" AMD RAID/AHCI driver named ahcix86.sys v3.3.1540.13, which is officially available for Windows XP. So it is no surprise, that you got it installed and that the driverpack contains a file named txtsetup.oem. The users, who posted here previously, needed an AMD AHCI driver named amd_sata.sys for their chipset, but this driver has not been designed by AMD for being used with Windows XP. Regards Fernando

@ Elza: Welcome at MSFN Forums! Just for your information: If you have a special problem and want help from another Forum user, you should choose a thread title, which is as informative as possible. Your problem - missing the "Repair Option" of your nLited XP CD - has nothing to do with any RAID driver and with your thread title. When I have read the title "RAID driver", I was unsure, if you are offering or searching for a "RAID driver", but I didn't expect, that you are simply asking how to get the "Repair Option" back while booting off the XP CD. Regards Fernando

@ knoblauch: This is what I recommend to do: 1. Create a folder named XPCD within the root of any partition (e.g. C:\XPCD). 2. Copy the content of the original XP CD into that folder. 3. Run nLite and let it do just the following tasks: Integration of the Service Pack 3 (unless your source is already an XP SP3 one). Integration of the 32bit version of the Intel RST driver v10.6.0.1002 WHQL as TEXTMODE driver. You can get it from >here<. When you get the popup window, just highlight the listed "Intel® Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller". Creation of the ISO file.4. Burn the ISO file as bootable image. 5. Set the SATA mode of the destination system to "AHCI". 6. Boot off the freshly created XP-CD with integrated SP3 and Intel AHCI driver. 7. Install Windows XP. Good luck! Fernando

The new Catalyst driverpacks 11-6 do not contain any new AMD SATA driver, but I agree with the second part of your message: The composition of the AMD RAID and AHCI driver packages and especially their subfolders for the different AMD Southbridges is very confusing for the users, who are searching for an actual AHCI or RAID driver, which is fully supporting their special AMD Southbridge.@ all: Since AMD does not offer any actual AHCI or RAID driver for SB6xx and SB7xx chipsets, which can be used for a fresh installation of Windows XP (32/64bit), I have customized the INF and OEM files of the latest AMD RAID driverpacks v3.3.1540.13 for Windows XP (32/64bit), which are offered by AMD just for SB8xx chipsets. The drivers themselves (= SYS files) have been untouched by my modification. I simply added the DeviceID's of several SB6xx and SB7xx AHCI/RAID Controllers to make the driver usable with SB6xx and SB7xx chipsets too. Nevertheless I am not yet sure, if these "modded" textmode drivers really will work with SB6xx and SB7xx chipsets. Since I don't have any AMD chipset pc/notebook myselve, I need your feedback regarding the function of these "modded" AMD RAID drivers v3.3.1540.13 with SB6xx and SB7xx chipset systems running in AHCI or RAID mode. Unfortunately I had done a mistake while modifying the TXTSETUP.OEM file entries of the "modded" 32bit driverpack, when I published it the first time within >this< post. Meanwhile I have corrected the mistake (for details look into the EDIT2 text of the linked post). Just to prevent any further confusion regarding the usability of my "modded" AMD RAID drivers v3.3.1540.13 dated 03/15/2011, here are the actual download links to the corrected driverpacks again: >32bit AMD SBxxx Textmode Driver v3.3.1540.13 for Windows XP mod by Fernando< >64bit AMD SBxxx Textmode Driver v3.3.1540.13 for Windows XP x64 mod by Fernando< Users, who are able and willing to test one of these modified driver sets, should report here about their test results. Please don't forget to mention the Southbridge specification of your system. Even better would be, if you can post the Device Identification Code (DEV_xxxx), which is layed down within the HardwareID's of the in-use "AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller" (open the Device Manager, search for the device, do a right click onto it > "Properties" > "Details" > "Property" > "HardwareID's"). Thanks in advance! Regards Fernando

@ tones: Thanks for your cooperation and patience. 1. It took a long tim until I had checked, that your problems have been caused by wrong BIOS settings.2. Generally notebooks have very poor BIOS settings, but the model of your friend additionally is extremely exotic. Furthermore the manual of the Toshiba L305-S5902 doesn't contain any word about the BIOS settings. @ all: Since Intel recently has published special RST drivers for their newest Z68 chipsets, I have just updated the start post of this thread. Changelog: new: 32/64bit Intel RST drivers v10.5.0.1026 WHQL dated 04/26/2011 new: complete RST driver and software pack v10.5.0.1027 WHQL (already extracted) new: Intel INF Update Utility (Intel chipset "drivers") v9.2.0.1030 WHQL (extracted and prepared for the integration) Regards Fernando

@ tones: Although the last posts didn't have much to do with the topic of this thread, we are happy, that you were able at least to get Windows XP installed onto your laptop. The only little disadvantage for you is the fact, that you are not able to use the AHCI features now, because you have set the SATA Controllers to "Compatibility Mode". If you want to get Windows XP reinstalled while running the SATA Controller in "AHCI Mode", you have to load/integrate the correct SATA AHCI driver. So it may be a good idea to run the Device Manager, open the "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers" section and look for the HardwareID's of the listed "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controllers" (right click onto them > "Properties" > "Details" > "Property" > "HardwareID's"). Please post them here and I will give you an advice, which driver you should take. Regards Fernando

@ tones: Did you ever try to remove the XP-CD at the beginning of the reboot?

@ tones: It seems, that your XP installation problem has been caused by wrong BIOS settings. The XP Setup tries to install the OS onto the Intel UNDI (= Universal Network Device Interface) via your LAN port. For details you may look >here<. Please enter the BIOS and make sure, that the CDROM has been set as "First Boot Device" and the HDD as "Second BOOT Device". Try to disable all other listed BOOT Devices incl. "LAN". After having done and saved the correct BIOS settings, retry to boot off the original XP CD with integrated SP3 (but without any third party drivers) in "Compatibility Mode" and look, what happens. You should choose the offered NTFS partition 1 and let Setup do a quick format of it.. If the changed BIOS settings should not help, do the following: After you have created a new and formatted partition for the XP installation wait until the reboot happens. At the beginning of the reboot press the key for entering the BIOS. Set the HDD as "First Boot Device", save this setting and let the computer reboot. This should solve your problem. Good luck! Fernando

Did you follow the advice "Hit any key to boot off the CDROM"? You should only do it, when you start the OS installation, not during the restarts while installing the OS.Usually the first reboot comes after the user has decided, onto which hdd and partition the Setup should install the OS. So this is the most important point: Did the XP Setup detect the SATA hdd or not, when you booted off the original Windows XP with integrated SP2 or SP3 after having set the SATA Controller to "Compatibility Mode"? This error message means, that you have integrated a wrong SATA driver.Regards Fernando

@ tones: Try to get the complete error message, when the OS installation ends with the endless reboot. Just hit F8 while rebooting and choose the advanced option "Don't reboot at system failure". Maybe we will get more informations about the issue this way.. Another thoughts: 1. How much RAM is inside the Toshiba system? If it is more than 3 GB, try to remove 1 or 2 RAM modules beforre you restart the XP installation. Once the OS is up, you can reinsert it. 2. Did you check the BIOS settings regarding the bootable devices and the "HARD DISK BOOT PRIORITY"? The CDROM should be the first and the hdd the second bootable device, but the SATA hdd should be o top of the HARD DISK BOOT PRIORITY. Regards Fernando

@ tones: Welcome at MSFN Forums! Unfortunately I didn't find the model L305-S5902 at Toshiba's web sites. So I was unable to verify the chipset and Southbridge details of this computer. Nevertheless I will try to give you some advices: For a proper XP installation onto a pc/notebook with unknown SATA Controller details you need an original (=untouched) XP CD with integrated SP2 or SP3 as source. If you have set the SATA Controller to "IDE" mode (= "Compatibility" mode) within the BIOS, you don't need to integrate/load any third party SATA AHCI or RAID driver. For a successful XP installation it is not necessary to integrate any third party chipset driver. If the SATA Controller has been set to "AHCI" or "RAID" mode, you have to integrate just the suitable SATA (AHCI or RAID) driver. If you want to get XP installed in "AHCI" or "RAID" mode, but you are unsure regarding the manufacturer of the on-board SATA AHCI/RAID Controller, you can veryfiy it by doing a test installation of Windows XP in "IDE" or "Compatibility" mode. Once the OS is up, run the Device Manager and check the HardwareID's of the "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller", where the SATA hdd is connected (right click onto the Controller > "Properties" > "Details" > "Property" > "HardwareID's"). The vendor of the Controller can be identified by the "VEN_xxxx" code (VEN_8086 is Intel, VEN_197B is JMicron etc.). Here are some further questions: Is the XP CD you used as source for the preocessing with nLite really untouched? Look into the i386 directory of the source CD for a file named WINNT.SIF. If you should find such file, the CD is not an original MS one and not suitable for the integration of any third party SATA driver. Did you ever try to get XP installed by booting off the original (untouched) XP CD in "Compatibility Mode"? If yes, did the XP Setup detect the hdd of the system? At which stage of the XP installation did you get the infinite reboot loop? Has the SATA hdd been detected by the XP Setup at all? Regards Fernando

@ rsnetto: Thanks for your information. So I will wait with the intended update of my start post until Intel has presented new official RST drivers, which can be used with all Intel Southbridges from ICH7R/M up.. Regards Fernando