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Right. If you want to get any new Intel AHCI driver installed, you can just run the installer of the new RST package. Before the real installation starts, you will be asked, if you want only the drivers or even the Console application installed.

@ all users of my guide (= start post of this thread): There are some interesting news, which have let me update and customize my guide and the included download links: Intel has officially released the AHCI and RAID drivers v9.5.0.1037 dated 10/02/2009, which belong to the new "Intel® Rapid Storage Technology" (RST). This brandnew Storage Technology is the sucessor of the formerly "Intel® Matrix Storage Manager" (MSM) series, which will not be continued anymore by Intel. Yesterday I got access to a complete new Intel RST package with 32/64bit AHCI and RAID drivers v9.5.6.1001 dated 12/17/2009 resp. 12/30/2009. Although these drivers are not yet been digitally signed by Microsoft, I can recommend to use them, because they are running fine with my Intel RAID Desktop and my Intel AHCI Notebook system. Changelog: - new official Intel RST drivers v9.5.0.1037 WHQL dated 10/02/2009 - brandnew Intel RST drivers v9.5.6.1001 Beta dated 12/17/2009 (32bit) resp. 12/30/2009 (64bit) Have fun! Fernando

@ oao: 1. If you are running your SATA hdd in AHCI Mode, you have to take the IAAHCI.INF file (the IASTOR.INF is just for RAID systems). 2. You have to force the driver installation, if you want to get an unsigned driver installed (the v9.5.6.1001 is not yet WHQL). That means, that you have to choose the "Have Disk..." option while updating the driver. 3, If you are running a 32bit Windows OS, you have to take the 32bit driver, which is missing within the pack offered by Station-Drivers. EDIT: Here is the link to the 32bit driver v9.5.6.1001: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?jznmyjywymm

Answers:1. Yes, but it is a new technology and not only a new name. 2. The v9.5.6.1001 drivers do support all ICH SATA RAID and SATA AHCI Controllers from ICH7R/M up. 3. Yes. Here is the TXTSETUP.OEM line: iaAHCI_8MEM = "Intel(R) ICH8M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller" And here is the HardwareID line of the IAAHCI.INF for ICH8M (mobile) chips: %PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2829&CC_0106.DeviceDesc% = iaStor_mobl_Inst, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2829&CC_0106 4. The installer of the RST packages is multilingual.

The only reason for not yet having put the new Rapid Storage Technology (RST) drivers into my guide was, that they were not officially presented by Intel. Although Intel had released the RST drivers v9.5.0.1037 already at 10/02/2009, they waited until yesterday (16th January 2010) for the official presentation.So I will update my guide within the next hours. By the way: There are already some newer RST drivers available: Intel RST drivers v9.5.4.1001 WHQL dated 11/29/2009 and Intel RST drivers v9.5.6.1001 Beta dated 12/30/2009. You can get them both >here<.

@ Avenis: Fine, that you succeeded at least. Only disadvantage: You now have 2 MBR's on different drives again. Since you have XP up now, please give me the Controller names you see within the "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers" and - if applicable - the "SCSI and RAID Controllers" sections of the Device Manager. Regards Fernando

@ johnhc: I doubt, that Avedis will succeed with the XP installation by integrating or loading the SATARAID folder (unless RAID is enabled within the BIOS). @ Avedis: Since you obviously are able to run Win7, please have a look into the "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers" and - if applicable - the "Storage Controllers" sections of the Device Manager. Please give me the exact names of the listed Controllers.

I doubt, that any of the nForce drivers from ASUS will work, because Avedis will need a LEGACY driver, which is supporting his chipset. The SATARAID driver will not work because of the missing RAID Controller, the suitable SATA_IDE driver folders do not contain a TXTSETUP.OEM file.@ Avedis: Nevertheless you may try the following (i am not sure, if it will work): 1. Download the LEGACY nForce IDE driver v6.99 from >here< and unzip it. 2. Integrate the content of the LEGACY folder as textmode driver by using nLite. 3. When you get the tetxmode driver pop-up window, only check the "NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)". 4. After having burnt the Image, try to boot off the nLited CD. Maybe the XP Setup will detect the SATA hdd with the boot sector (MBR) by using the integrated nForce SATA driver v6.99. If you should succeed this way, you will be able to integrate the SP3 into your old original XP source for a fresh XP install. Good luck! Fernando

The simple driver problem is, that the generic MS IDE driver of the old (=Pre-SP2) XP CD is not able to detect the active partition, which is on the SATA connected SSD.This problem can easily be solved by integating the SP2 or SP3 into the XP CD. Only SATA drives, which are running in AHCI or RAID Mode, will not be detected by the generic MS IDE driver of any XP version from SP2 up. Since Avedis is not runnng his SSD in RAID Mode and since his motherboard doesn't support AHCI, there is no need to integrate any textmode driver.

Yes, but I realized it later and edited my previous post. Nothing else than the Service Pack 2 or 3 (the latter is better, because it is the latest).

@ Avedis: Welcome at MSFN Forums! Here is my comment: 1. Windows XP with integrated SP2 or SP3 will be able to detect a SATA hdd without any integrated third party drivers. 2. My "sticky" guide is only valid for users with an nForce RAID or AHCI system. nForce 680i chipset mainboards do not support AHCI. 3. The error message "Disc Boot failure" may be caused by a corrupted or missing MBR. 4. If yo have more than 1 hdd/SSD connected with your mainboard, you have to take care about the "Hard Disk Boot Priority" settings within the mainboard BIOS. The hdd/SSD with the active partition (and the effective MBR) should be on the first position of the "Hard DISK BOOT PRIORITY" settings. 5. It is never a good idea to have more than 1 MBR within the system. The track 0 with the partition tables will not be erased by doing a simple format of the drive. Only a low level format or using a tool like KillDisk will erase the track zero of your Raptor hdd, where you had an active partition previously. This is what I recommend: 1. Erase all data inclusive the track 0 ones from your Raptor hdd by using a tool like KillDisk. 2. Make sure, that the Intel SSD is on the 1st position within the "HARD DISK BOOT PRIORITY" settings. 3. Boot off the original XP CD with integrated SP2 or - even better - SP3 and install it where you want. 4. After having completed the XP installation you will have to repair the bootloader of your Windows 7 installation by booting off the Win7 DVD and choosing the "Repair" option. Regards Fernando

1. You can find the actual "Intel Update Utility" (=Intel chipset "drivers") v9.1.1.1025 even at Intel's Download pages. Look >here<. 2. Since the original Intel package is not easy to be extractracted and furthermore contains a lot of files, which are not needed for the integration, I have done the following to make the later integration easier: I downloaded the package from Intel's homepage, extracted the package, packed just the content of the "All" directory (where the INF files are) with the packig tool WinRar and uploaded the small and easy to unzip RAR archive to a hoster like MediaFire. Regards Fernando

That is correct. Nevertheless all INF files - even the not needed ones - will be integrated into the OS CD and present while installing the OS. The newest version of the Intel chipset "drivers", which has been officially published by Intel, is v9.1.1.1025, but this does not mean, that all included INF files have the same version number and are brandnew too.The Intel chipset "drivers" (= Intel Chipset Device Software) always have just been a bundle of different text (=INF) files with totally different dates and version numbers. Just unzip the RAR package and you will be able to integrate the "drivers".

Which issues do you mean and where did you post it?

No, they will be both included anyway. nLite will always copy the whole content (= all files) of the driver folder into the CD image.By the way: An INF file is just a text file and not a driver. You can open each INF file with the Editor and read it. The INF files only contain the informations for the OS about how to get the driver proper installed. The NVIDIA Display (=graphics) driver and the HDMI Audio driver are different drivers. So they have to be integrated separately. nLite will do that for you, if you choose the multiple driver folder option. All INF files will be integrated into the OS CD, no mattera ) which INF file you checked and b ) if you choose the single or the multiple driver option. As I have written above, an INF file is not a driver. By the way: The Intel chipset "drivers" (= "INF Update Ultility") don't contain any real driver. Real drivers are the files with the extension ."SYS".

You are welcome. I am glad, that I could help you.Regards Fernando

That problem can easily be solved:Open the file named BOOT.INI, which is in the Root of your C partition (if you don't see it, go to "Folders Options" > "View" > "Advanced Settings" > "Hidden files and folders" and enable "show them"). Delete just the line with the "USB Repair NOT to Start Microsoft Windows XP Professional" and save the file. After having done that your computer will boot straight into Windows XP Pro. Regards Fernando

@ pinslammer: Welcome at MSFN Forums! Here is my comment: I assume, that you have done a backup of all your datas. If not, you should do it. The cause of your problems while installing a new OS onto the hdd of your notebook is probably just a security action of the vendor to prevent a not wanted delition of the preinstalled OS. You can easily do it nevertheless by using a tool like KillDisk (>Link<), which will erase all the datas and even the hidden partition tables. The problem regarding the message "Cannot copy file xyz" can have more than 1 reason:you have hit F6 when prompted (you should not do it) you did not use a clean XP Pro CD as source you have done something wrong within the preparation of your installion media or corrupted datas on your USB stick (solution: delete the content and recopy everything). Hoping that this helps Fernando

Thanks for your reply, but the execution of your advice is not as easy as you think, because I don't have an nForce RAID system anymore. Furthermore I am not sure, if you can virtually simulate a real Win7 installation onto a RAID array.I posted this question, because I have started >this< thread at a time, when I owned an nForce4 RAID system myself. Users with an nForce2-4 RAID system are waiting for a solution.

Will this work with unsigned AHCI and RAID drivers too?Example: Users with an nForce2, nForce3 or nForce4 RAID system are not able to get Win7 installed by booting off the original Win7 DVD. The Win7 in-box nForce SATA and RAID driver do not support their SATARAID Controllers, WHQL certified nForce drivers either are not accepted (because they are designed for Windows XP) or do not support the related chipsets.

1. You will find the suitable driver and all needed informations within my guide (= start post of this thread). 2. There is no need to extract the Intel Matrix Storage Manager package, if you are ging to integrate the Intel textmode driver (look into my guide). 3. As I have already written, you will need an original XP CD as source (no Recovery CD, where the i386 directory is missing). The choice of the suitable textmode driver doesn't depend on the vendor and the specification of the used hdd.These are the only important questions: Are you running your SATA hdd in IDE, AHCI or RAID Mode? Tip: You will find the settings within the mainboard BIOS. To which SATA Controller chip (vendor and type) is your hdd connected? Tip: Run Vista, open the "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers" and - if present - the "Storage Controllers" sections of the Device Manager and post the names of the listed Controllers. Regards Fernando

@ jlandmann: Welcome at MSFN Forums! Yes, you need a complete Windows XP CD, if you want to create a Windows XP CD with integrated drivers by using a tool like nLite. You cannot do it with a Recovery version, when the i386 directory is missing.NLite itself is not able to expand a Recovery version to a a full XP CD content. If you cannot get any complete XP CD, you may try to create it by the tool XP-ISO-Builder, which you can get >here<. Regards Fernando

@ netcutren: Welcome at MSFN Forums! Which of them did you try to download and what happened?Regards Fernando

@ galosza: Thanks for your quick answer and for the HardwareID's of your RAID Controller. This verifies, that the latest Sil3112 RAID drivers do support it (PCI\VEN_1095&DEV_3512&SUBSYS_65121095 is listed). Forget, what I have written and asked regarding your mainboard model and the Silicon Image RAID chip. It was an error of my side, because I didn't realize, that you haven't started this thread. I looked into the first post and thought, that it was you, who has the "DFI RDX-200 CD-DR" with a built-in Sil3112 RAID Controller - my bad. By the way: The latest Sil3112 RAID BIOS version is 4.2.84 (contrary to the Sil3512 one, which is 4.3.84). Now - since I know, that you have an actual Asus P45 mainboard with Intel ICH10 Southbridge and just an inserted Sil3512 RAID Controller Card, I want to give you the following advice: 1. Give up your efforts to get any OS installed onto the Sil3512 RAID Controllers. 2. If you want to run your hdd's in RAID0, you should buy a better and more actual RAID adapter card. 3. If you want a much better performance, buy an Intel X25-M SSD for the OS and run it in AHCI Mode (the Intel driver, which I have modified, will work with your ICH10 Southbridge, if you have the AHCI setting option within the BIOS). Good luck! Fernando

The mainboard BIOS version is less important for the function of the Sil3112 RAID Controllers than the RAID ROM version from Silicon Image, which is part of the mainboard BIOS. Since you will not get the latest Sil3112 RAID ROM version from your mainboard manufacturer DFI, you have to create an updated mainboard BIOS with actual RAID ROM part yourself or find it by chance within the internet. What I can do is to flash the newest available Sil3112 RAID BIOS version 4.2.84 (dated 19th January 2007) into the latest available mainboard BIOS version RDXDB01 (dated 1st November 2007) for your DFI mainboard "Lanparty UT RDX-200 CF-DR" and upload it for you. Before we start anything like this, please give me the following informations: Are you sure, that your currently used RAID Controller has a Sil3112 chip? I ask this, because I had a look into the description of your "DFI Lanparty UT RDX-200 CD-DR" at DFI's support pages and found the following feature:Silicon image3114~RAID5 ready [*]According to the DFI support page your mainboard has 2 different sorts of SATA Controllers, which do support RAID: Serial ATA with RAID: # Four Serial ATA ports supported by the ATI SB450 chip - SATA speed up to 1.5Gb/s - RAID 0 and RAID 1 # Four Serial ATA ports supported by the Silicon Image Sil 3114 chip - SATA speed up to 1.5Gb/s - RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and RAID 5Which SATA ports are you using? [*]To make everything clear for me, you may give me the exact HardwareID's of the in use RAID Controller of your system. Open the "SCSI and RAID Controllers" section of the Device Manager and do a righ click onto the listed RAID Controller > "Properties" > "Details" > "Property" > "HardwareID's". Regards Fernando