Help with sysprep Mass Storage for Dell Precision T7400

[RHMMMM]

Hey guys, I need a little help making my image work on a Precision T7400 (beast of a machine). The image works on all the Optiplex models from a GX240 thru a 755 (all with the Intel drivers).

The T7400 uses the "Dell SAS 6/iR Integrated Workstation Controller" and I have put the drivers in the [sysprepMassStorage] section of the sysprep.inf file I'm using, but the darn thing still won't work! On first start, the machine begins booting and I see the XP screen, then it BSOD's and restarts.

NOW, if I shut it off, put the hard drive on the Intel controller ports on the motherboard and start the machine back up, Mini-Setup works and all drivers are detected (I'm using the Vernalex sysprep driver scanner as part of my pre-sysprep process). It even detects the SAS controller. After the machine boots into Windows after completing Mini-setup, I can swap the drive back to the SAS controller and it boots fine.

BOTTOM LINE: The initial Mini-Setup won't work when the drive is attached to the SAS controller despite the drivers and PnP IDs being listed in sysprep.inf. The PnP ID is "PCI\VEN_1000&DEV_0058&SUBSYS_021D1028" and is listed below, at the bottom of the section.

(Note, you'll see that the drivers are on D: partition, I have tried moving them to C: and still get the same result, BSOD)

Here's the sysprep file I'm using (with some stuff ****'ed out), please let me know what I'm doing wrong here:

[Unattended]
    DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore    
    InstallFilesPath=D:\i386
    TargetPath=\WINDOWS
    KeepPageFile=1
    OemSkipEula=Yes
    UpdateInstalledDrivers=Yes
    UpdateUPHal=ACPIAPIC_UP, %WINDIR%\Inf\Hal.inf

[GuiUnattended]
    AdminPassword=*
    TimeZone=35
    OEMSkipRegional=1
    OemSkipWelcome=1
    OEMDuplicatorstring="***********"
    EncryptedAdminPassword=NO

[UserData]
    FullName="*****"
    OrgName="*****"
    ComputerName=*
    ProductKey=*******

[SysprepMassStorage]
    PCMCIA\*PNP0600=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCMCIA\KME-KXLC005-A99E=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCMCIA\_-NinjaATA--3768=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCMCIA\FUJITSU-IDE-PC_CARD-DDF2=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCMCIA\LOOKMEET-CBIDE2______-6C0A=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    *AZT0502=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\CC_0101=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\VEN_10B9&DEV_5215=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\VEN_10B9&DEV_5219=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\VEN_10B9&DEV_5229=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\VEN_1097&DEV_0038=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\VEN_1095&DEV_0640=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\VEN_1095&DEV_0646=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\VEN_0E11&DEV_AE33=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1222=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1230=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_7010=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_7111=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2411=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2421=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_7199=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\VEN_1042&DEV_1000=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\VEN_1039&DEV_0601=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\VEN_1039&DEV_5513=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\VEN_10AD&DEV_0001=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\VEN_10AD&DEV_0150=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\VEN_105A&DEV_4D33=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0571=%systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf
    PCI\VEN_1000&DEV_0054&SUBSYS_1F041028=D:\HARDWARE\T7400\SAS\symmpi.inf
    PCI\VEN_1000&DEV_0054&SUBSYS_1F061028=D:\HARDWARE\T7400\SAS\symmpi.inf
    PCI\VEN_1000&DEV_0054&SUBSYS_1F071028=D:\HARDWARE\T7400\SAS\symmpi.inf
    PCI\VEN_1000&DEV_0054&SUBSYS_1F081028=D:\HARDWARE\T7400\SAS\symmpi.inf
    PCI\VEN_1000&DEV_0054&SUBSYS_1F091028=D:\HARDWARE\T7400\SAS\symmpi.inf
    PCI\VEN_1000&DEV_0058&SUBSYS_1F0E1028=D:\HARDWARE\T7400\SAS\symmpi.inf
    PCI\VEN_1000&DEV_0058&SUBSYS_1F0F1028=D:\HARDWARE\T7400\SAS\symmpi.inf
    PCI\VEN_1000&DEV_0058&SUBSYS_1F101028=D:\HARDWARE\T7400\SAS\symmpi.inf
    PCI\VEN_1000&DEV_0058&SUBSYS_021D1028=D:\HARDWARE\T7400\SAS\symmpi.inf

[TapiLocation]
    AreaCode=***
    LongDistanceAccess="9"

[Identification]
    JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]
    InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Proxy]
    Proxy_Enable=0
    Use_Same_Proxy=0

[GuiRunOnce]
    Command0="regedit.exe /s C:\Windows\sysprep\sourcepath.reg"
    Command1="C:\Windows\sysprep\PageFileRAMSize.exe"
    Command2="regedit.exe /s C:\Windows\sysprep\ClearPageFileDefaultSetting.reg"
    Command3="cmd /q /c rd c:\windows\sysprep /s /q"

Thanks for any help!

[thegooch49]

Hi, did you ever get this figured out? I have the same problem. I can leave mine on the SAS controller, if I switch the SATA mode off of AHCI (and set it to SATA). When I do that, I can get past the mini setup. At next boot, I can set it back to AHCI and it's fine. Very, very similar to your issue. Any fix? Anyone have suggestions?