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The original graphics drivers like ATI's Catalyst or NVIDIA's GeForce cannot be integrated, because they do not contain all the files, which are listed within the INF files (either compressed or even hidden within EXE or CAB files).>Here< you will find an already prepared version of ATI's actual Catalyst drivers 9-11. Just download, unzip and integrate it.

At which step did you get this error message?What have you done?

I only tested the ATI drivers, which I had uploaded and linked, with stefanRTR's "WinIntegrator".Which tool did you take?

@ clavicle: If you want to integrate the newest ATI Catalyst 9-11, you may take the drivers I have already prepared for this procedure (all compressed files have been expanded). Here are the download links: 32bit ATI Catalyst driver 9-11 for Win7 x86 (prepared for integration) 64bit ATI Catalyst driver 9-11 for Win7 x64 (prepared for integration)

What is a "multidirectory" ATI driver?If you mean the multilingual ATI Catalyst graphics driver, you have to expand all compressed files, before you integrate the driver. As soon as you have shut the WinIntegrator and all open processes related to it, you can easily delete the whole C:\tmp directory without any problem.

Yes, with the same result as 6.0.7.

As I already have written, it is impossible to rename the file as long as there is a folder with the same name within the same directory.EDIT: At least I got the tool running by doing the following: 1. renaming the folder named Appswitch.dat to Apswitch.da 2. renaming the file named Appswitch.new to Appswitch.dat That a rather unusual procedure to get a tool working.

I think I will give up playing with this tool.maxXPsoft gave me the advice to rename the Appswitch.new file to Appswitch.dat (which was prevented by the system, because a folder with the same name alteady existed within the same directory) and now you are telling me, that I should delete the Appswitch.dat folder. Who is right? Furthermore: How can I delete anything while running the tool, if it is not running at all?

What do you mean? All these things happened just after trying to start your tool. I had no chance to do anything with it. What? I have a folder named Appswitch.dat and a file named Appswitch.new.Look here:

Done, but nothing has changed.Now I have the ini file, but it is still empty after having tried to run the tool.

I have done that, but nothing has changed, when I start the program. The freshly created INI file is still empty afterwards. No, I see all file extensions. There is just an internet link named Se7en_UA within the folder. It links to >this< site.

I would rather like to do it, but I don't find such file.

The latest (v6.0.7) That doesn't help. I am getting the same small thing, which let me know: "Wait".

I have tried to start the tool, but I just get this small thing and nothing happens: How long should 1 wait?

The IAAHCI.INF is needed for AHCI-Systems, the IASTOR.INF is the information file for the RAID driver, but this is nothing to worry about, because nLite will copy them both regardless which one you pick.Much more important is the choice of the Controller, when you get the textmode popup window. If you have AHCI enabled and no RAID, you should enable just the Controllers with the word "AHCI" within the name.

Please have a look into the start post of >this< thread. Regards Fernando

@ Alex: Oh, that is a very voluminous post! It would have been better, if you just had attached the LOG file. Regards Fernando

No, you don't see any RAID device within the Device Manager, because your SATA hdd's are running in "AHCI Mode" instead of "RAID Mode". The hdd's of your brother's notebook are running in "AHCI Mode", which has nothing to do with RAID. You are welcome!We learned much about Toshiba's "tricky" RAID Controllers, which are in reality simple Intel ICH6M AHCI Controllers. Hopefully your brother will have fun with his reanimated Toshiba notebook. Regards Fernando

johnhc is right - these HarwareID's belong to the "Integrated Flash Media Controller" from Texas Instruments and have nothing to do with your hdd's and their Controllers.That is a very surprising finding, because it verifies, that your system doesn't have a RAID Controller at all. I have never heard before about a system, which has been set to "RAID" within the BIOS, but which will run in "AHCI Mode" nevertheless. That will always be Toshiba's secret. I wondered already about the AHCI Controller, which is listed within the "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers" section of your Device Manager. No, there is no reason anymore to redo the install or to install any other textmode driver.The only thing you should do is to install the Intel Chipset Device Software (you can get it from >here< and the appropriate Ethernet driver for your system. Have fun! Fernando

As long as your system is running fine, you shouldn't change anything, but I really doubt, that it will.What you may do is the following: Do a right click onto the "Mass Storage Controller" and look for the HardwareID's of it > "Properties" > "Details" > "Property" > "HardwareID's". The loading of the "last_session.ini" was the mistake, because this way you got both drivers installed. Before you do that, give me the HardwareID's of the "Mass Storage Controller".

@ shadesters: Thanks for your reply and the screenshots. Unfortunately the "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controller" part and the missing "SCSI and RAID Controllers" part verify my apprehension, that you got the wrong textmode driver installed. Windows installed the old official Intel textmode driver v7.8.1012, which will support Intel ICH6M SATA AHCI Controllers, but not your Intel ICH6M RAID Controller. Although the RAID Controller has not been detected (that is the "Mass Storage Controller"), Setup identified somehow your SATA RAID Controllers as "Intel® 82801FBM SATA AHCI Controller". Now your Device Manager situation is absolutely wrong and will prevent, that you can use your system like it should. Since you were writing, that you integrated just the older Toshiba driver and the actual Intel textmode driver v8.9.0.1023, which I had modified for you, I suspect, that you didn't use a clean (=untouched) source, when you created the MCE CD by using nLite. What you may try now is the following: 1. Download this driverpack and unzip it. 2. Open the Device Manager, do a right click onto the listed "Mass Storage Controller", choose to install the driver and point to the IASTOR.INF file of the just downloaded driverpack. 4. If Windows should accept the driver (you have to force the driver installation, because it is not digitally signed by MS), you should uninstall the listed "Intel® 82801FBM SATA AHCI Controller". 5. After having done that, you may reboot and pray. If you should get a BSOD, you will have to restart the whole nLite and install procedure: 1. Copy the content of an absolutely untouched Original Windows MCE CD onto your hdd. 2. Run nLite, integrate the just downloaded and unzipped driver (and no other one!) and burn the ISO image. 3. Boot off the nLited MCE CD and install the OS. Please post here the result of your doing and - if you succeed, add a new screenshot of your Device Manager. Good luck! Fernando

@ ricktendo64: What is the intention of your message? Shadesters obviously didn't want to use the DriverPacks method, but succeeded nevertheless with the MCE installation. Instead of criticizing him and us you should help him to solve his RAID problem, which has nothing to do with the drivers.

@ shadesters: Although you obviously succeeded with the MCE installation onto your RAID, you have done something wrong. It was not a good idea to integrate both recommended textmode drivers into the same MCE CD, because both drivers have the same name und one of them have been overwritten during the integration procedure. Nevertheless it is possible, that just by chance the wrong driver has been overwritten by the correct one. No, you obviously integrated the old Intel textmode drivers v7.8.0.1012, which were linked within my guide and which you got >here<, instead of the special Toshiba RAID drivers for the Qosmio G series. Since the official Intel textmode drivers v7.8.0.1012 only support Intel® ICH6M SATA AHCI Controllers and no Intel® ICH6M SATA RAID Controllers, I am nearly sure, that my freshly modded v8.9.0.1023 drivers have done the trick. It is the IASTOR.SYS, because both driver you have integrated are using the same driver named IASTOR.SYS. At first step you should open the Device Manager, open the sections "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers" and "SCSI and RAID Controllers". Then do a screenshot of it and post it here.Then you should check within the "SCSI and RAID Controllers" section for the driver version the "Intel® ICH6M SATA RAID Controller": Do a right click onto it > "Properties" > "Driver". As a last step you should open the Disk Management and look for the listed drives and their drive letters. Do a screenshot too, if you can.

@ cdob: Thanks for your questions, which are very important for me too, because I would rather like to know, if the "modded" Intel driver works with his "tricky Toshiba RAID" system. I didn't think about the possibility, that shadesters may have integrated both drivers into the same MCE CD. Regards Fernando

Congratulations to you and thanks for your quick feedback. The fact, that you succeeded at least with the Windows MCE installation onto Toshiba's "tricky" RAID system is a big success for you and for other owners of a Toshiba Qosmio G notebook series, who are going to install any Windows OS in the future. As a consequence of your report I will put the freshly customized Intel textmode drivers into >this< guide. Have fun! Fernando