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Questions:1. At which mode (IDE/RAID/AHCI) is the SATA Controller running, where your HDD/SSD is connected to? Open the BIOS and look for the SATA Controller settings. 2. Have you used a clean (=untouched) Windows XP CD, when you got the BSOD? Look into the i386 directory of the CD. Do you see there a file named WINNT.SIF? If yes, the CD is not an original XP CD.
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@ gaurav007: Welcome at MSFN Forum! There is no textmode driver available and not needed for that native IDE (non-AHCI/RAID) Controller. You will be able to get Windows XP SP3 installed without loading (F6) or integrating any special driver.My guide is only valid for users with an Intel Chipset system, who want to get Windows XP installed after having set the SATA Controller within the BIOS to "AHCI" or "RAID" mode. After having done that, the Intel SATA AHCI resp. SATA RAID Controller has another name and another HardwareID. As cozinbob2 has written you will find the appropriate AHCI or RAID driver within the start post of this thread. Regards Fernando
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No, you should take a full version of Windows XP, if you have a key for a full Retail or OEM version. Just do a Googe search for "XP switch from IDE to AHCI +Intel" and you will find a lot of workarounds, for example >this< guide. Important: You should know the exact name of the on-board Intel SATA AHCI Controlle. It will be either "Intel® 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller" or "Intel® 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller".
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@ GettinOwned: Welcome at MSFN Forum! The latter option is the far better one. Provided you are a legal owner of a Windows XP licence, you can borrow a clean XP CD as full OEM or Retail version with already integrated Service Pack 3 from a friend or a neighbour just for copying the content onto your HDD as source for the later nLite processing. Important: You have to use your own legal XP CD Key. I recommend to integrate the 32bit Intel RST textmode driver v11.2.0.1006 WHQL, which I have linked within the start post of this thread.When you get the nLite textmode driver popup window, you should just select the "Intel® 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller" and the "Intel® 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller" (I am not sure, which of them is built on your mainboard). No. Thanks for your interesting feedback. I have no idea, why the simple integration of the modded v7.8.0.1012 driver didn't work for you. Kind Regards Fernando
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@ Sp0iLedBrAt: Usually my guide is only valid for a Windows XP installation onto a really existing hardware configuration and not in a virtual environment. Please try to integrate >this< driver. Maybe this one will work in the Virtual Box. You should just enable the listed Intel® ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller. Good luck!! Fernando
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That will not work, because the different driver versions have the same name and will replace each other during the integration. That will not work either.
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You are welcome! It is fine, that you succeeded with the installation of the "modded" Intel RST driver. Please look into the Device Manager and check, if you really got rid of the Intel SCSI Filter named iaStorF.sys:Open the section "Drives" > right click onto any of the listed Drives > "Property" > "Driver" > "Driver Details". If the driver named iaStorF.sys should still be listed, you should enter the registry, join the path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E967-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} and delete the entry "iaStorF". If you should find another similar entry within the "Class" folder, delete it too. After the next reboot you should not find the iaStorF.sys within the Device Manager anymore and all "SCSI Disk" entries should be gone. Just to clarify: The possible wrong "iaStorF" entry within the registry is not an issue of the RST driver v11.2.0.1006, which had been modified by me, but a.general issue while switching from Intel's RSTe drivers (using iaStorA.sys and iaStorF.sys) to the "normal" RST driver iaStor.sys. For more details you may look >here< (in German language). Regards Fernando
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The X79 chipset belongs to the C600 series.
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You cannot use the original driver, because the X79 HardwareIDs are missing within the INF file, but you may try the Intel RST driver v11.2.01006, which I have modified to make it compatible with X79 chipsets. You can get it from >here<. I am not sure, that Intel will release any new RST/RST(e) drivers, which will be officially designed for being used with Windows XP (32/64bit). As long as you will use any of Intel's RSTe drivers, you will see your drives as SCSI disks. That is a feature (to get the TRIM command into a RAID array) and not an issue. There is no and there will never be any generic MS AHCI driver for Windows XP (32/64bit).
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@ Archangel35757: Welcome at MSFN Forum! You can do that without risking any trouble.By the way: I expect, that Intel will release very soon brandnew Intel RST drivers v11.6.x.xxxx, which are usable for XP x64 users with an X79 chipset AHCI system. So it may be a good idea to wait some days with the driver update. Regards Fernando
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It's fine, that you succeeded at least. Yes, that has caused your problems. You are welcome!Enjoy your dual boot system! Regards Fernando
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@ jack804: Hello Jack, welcome at MSFN Forum! You should not integrate several different INF files, but just the correct one. If your WD hdd is connected to an Intel SATA port and the related SATA Controller has been set in the BIOS (maybe automaticly) to "AHCI" mode, you should do the following:Download >this< actual 32bit XP driverpack and unzip it. Run nLite, don't load any preset of a previous nLite processing and integrate just the content of the unzipped package. The XP Setup will need all INF, SYS CAT and OEM files, which are within that package. Let nLite create the ISO file and burn it as bootable CD. When you get the nLite Textmode Popup window, you should highlight just the listed "Intel® Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller" and nothing else. Boot off the just created XP CD with integrated Intel AHCI driver and install the OS. If the XP installation with this prepared XP CD should fail, this can be caused by the use of an already processed XP CD as source or the connection of the hdd to a non-Intel SATA port or an unusual BIOS setting ("RAID" mode?) regarding the SATA Controller of the related SATA port. You can prevent the last 2 failure options, if you have already installed any Windows Operating System like Vista or Windows 7. In this case open the "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers" and - if applicable - the "Storage Controllers" sections of the Device Manager, look for the exact name of the listed Controller and post it. Even better: Post the HardwareIDs of the listed Controller (right click onto it > "Properties" > "Details" > "Property" > "HardwareIDs"). Regards Fernando
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Integration of AMD / ATI SB7XX textmode RAID / AHCI drivers on an XP
Fernando 1 replied to MikeD's topic in nLite
Simple answer: As all other chipset manufacturers AMD doesn't care much about outdated chipsets and old Operating Systems. -
Integration of AMD / ATI SB7XX textmode RAID / AHCI drivers on an XP
Fernando 1 replied to MikeD's topic in nLite
Yes, the driver is an AHCI one, but it seems to be managed by the AMD RAID Controller. You should better ask AMD, but not me. Same thing: Why does AMD offer AHCI drivers for Windows XP within their AMD Chipset Driverpacks 12-8, although these AHCI drivers cannot be used with Windows XP? I took them from the ahcix86.inf files of the SB6xx and SB7xx drivers. -
Integration of AMD / ATI SB7XX textmode RAID / AHCI drivers on an XP
Fernando 1 replied to MikeD's topic in nLite
@ bun: Welcome at MSFN Forum! No, the AHCI drivers named amd_sata.sys cannot be used with Windows XP. The SB7xx AHCI driver you found within the AMD Chipset driver package 12-8 only supports Windows Server 2003 (= NTx86.5.2) and not Windows XP (=NTx86.5.1)The driver folder is named "AHCI_svr" and that means, that it is just for Server Operating systems. You should integrate the 32bit driver, which is linked within this thread. Regards Fernando @ all: Here are the links to the latest 32/64bit AMD AHCI/RAID drivers dated 12/29/2011, which have been modified by me to make them usable with all southbridges from SB6xx up: >32bit AMD SBxxx Textmode Driver v3.3.1540.29 for XP mod by Fernando< >64bit AMD SBxxx Textmode Driver v3.3.1540.29 for XPx64 mod by Fernando< Good luck! Fernando -
@ daarth: Welcome at MSFN Forum! The chances for a real help would increase, if you are able to give us the HardwareIDs of the SATA Controller, where the HDD is connected.So do the following: 1. Install Windows 7 (if not already done). 2. Open the Device Manager and look into the "IDE ATA ATAPI Controllers" and - if applicable - into the "Storage Controllers" sections. 3. Do a right click onto the listed Controller(s) > "Properties" > "Details" > "Property" > "HardwareIDs" 4. Post the HardwareIDs you found. The only interesting parts are der VendorID (VEN_XXXX) and DeviceID (DEV_XXXX) of the Controller (no Channels). Regards Fernando
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XP CD with integrated SATA drivers FAILS to install
Fernando 1 replied to surfing69's topic in nLite
So you want to get XP installed onto the SATA3 HDD, but to boot off the PCI Card? Please explain the reason for choosing the most difficult of all options. -
XP CD with integrated SATA drivers FAILS to install
Fernando 1 replied to surfing69's topic in nLite
@ surfing69: According to my knowledge you will have the best chances to get Windows XP installed in AHCI mode, if you do it the simpliest way. If I understood your posts correctly, you want to install XP onto your new SATA3 HDD. So I assume, that this HDD will be connected to one of the white ASMedia 106x SATA3 ports of your ASRock mainboard. This is what I recommend to do: Download the latest 32bit ASMedia 106x AHCI driver from >here< and unzip it into a separate folder (not on the desktop!). Copy the content of your original (= untouched) XP CD with integrated SP2 or SP3 into any separate folder (example: C:\XPCD). Run nLite, don't load any INI of a previous nLite processing and let nLite do just the following tasks:integration of the Service Pack 3 (if not already included in your XP CD) integation of the just downloaded 32bit ASMedia textmode driver (don't use the multiple driver integration option) creation of the ISO file[*]Create a bootable CD or USB stick containing the just built XP image with integrated AHCI driver. [*]Remove ore unplug all mass storage drives except the SATA3 HDD. [*]Boot off the media (CD or USB flash drive) with the XP image. [*]Install Windows XP. Don't hit F6 when prompted! [*]Once XP is up, you can reconnect all other drives and install the appropriate drivers. Good luck! Fernando -
You can find a download link to the complete RST driver and software package v11.2.0.1006 WHQL on the buttom of my guide (= start post of this thread). After having downloaded and unzipped the package just run the installer (SETUP.EXE).
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Since you have an up-to-date system, I would prefer the Intel RST driver v11.2.0.1006 WHQL. That is possible, but the performance is not the only criterion for the valuation of a SATA driver. Another important quality attribute is the stability of the storage system. Newer drivers are not always better, but generally they have less bugs than the older ones.
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@ rado354: Thanks for your response. As I already have expected, these are the HardwareIDs of the "Intel® 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller" and not of the "Intel® 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller".Here is an excerpt of the iaAHCI.inf file, which is part of all actual Intel RST driverpacks:: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1E02&CC_0106.DeviceDesc = "Intel(R) 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller" PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1E03&CC_0106.DeviceDesc = "Intel(R) 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller" So this is the confirmation, that your BSODs were caused by having highlighted the wrong AHCI Controller during the driver integration procedure. My answer is 4x "Yes!"Regards Fernando
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Are you really sure, that this is the correct SATA AHCI Controller for your laptop?Which are the HardwareIDs of your Intel SATA AHCI Controller (open the Device Manager > right click onto the Controller > "Properties" > "Details" > "Property" > "HardwareID's")?
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@ avelinocr: If you want to get Windows XP x64 SP2 installed onto the hdd of your laptop with an Intel 6-Series chipset, you should do the following: Download the "64bit Intel RST textmode driver v11.2.0.1006 WHQL" I have linked within the start post of this thread and unzip the package. Copy the content of your original Windows XP x64 SP2 CD into a separate folder (example: C:\XP x64) of your pc/laptop. Run nLite, don't load any presets of previousnLite processings and let nLite integrate just the prepared "64bit Intel RST textmode driver v11.2.0.1006 WHQL". When you get the Textmode driver popup window, enable only the listed "Intel® Mobile Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller". Let nLite create the ISO file and burn a bootable CD of it or let nLite burn the bootable image directly. Make sure, that the SATA Controller of your laptop has been set to "AHCI" within the BIOS ("Setup"). Boot off the freshly created Windows XP x64 XD with integrated AHCI driver. Have fun with the OS running in AHCI mode. Good luck! Fernando
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@ avelinocr: Welcome at MSFN Forum! Questions: Which Intel textmode driver (name and version) did you integrate? Which Controller did you enable, when you got the nlite textmode driver popup window? Regards Fernando
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Integration of AMD / ATI SB7XX textmode RAID / AHCI drivers on an XP
Fernando 1 replied to MikeD's topic in nLite
No, I don't have such driverpack ready, but it would not be a big problem for me to build it.I am not sure, that it will work, because Vista and Win7 need another kind of AHCI AHCI driver (amd_sata.sys) than XP (ahcix86.sys). Nevertheless I would modify the associated INF file for you, if you want to try it. Which Vista/Win7 version are you running (32bit or 64bit)? Have you already tried to use the modded XP driver pack under Vista or Win7? Generally you have to force the installation from within the Device Manager (right click onto the AHCI Controller > "Update Driver Software" > "Browse my computer ...." > "Let me pick ...." > "Have Disk" > point to the INF file of the modded driverpack). By the way: This discussion is totally off-topic. You should better write me a PM. Regards Fernando