I am currently trying to add SATA support for our Hardware Independent Image so we dont have to change the disk settings to ATA and take advantage of the AHCI. I have had some success by injecting the drivers into the machine after imagine in WinPE. This is for the current ICH10 Intel chipset Drivers, so I am copying the following files to the destinations:

copy /y iastor.inf %PRODUCTIONROOT%\Windows\inf
copy /y iaahci.inf %PRODUCTIONROOT%\Windows\inf
copy /y iastor.sys %PRODUCTIONROOT%\Windows\system32\drivers
copy /y iaahci.cat %PRODUCTIONROOT%\Windows\system32\CatRoot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}
copy /y iastor.cat %PRODUCTIONROOT%\Windows\system32\CatRoot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}

Then injecting the following REG keys into the production drive so sysprep can boot

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\systemxp\ControlSet001\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#VEN_8086&DEV_2681&CC_0106]
"Service"="iaStor"
"ClassGUID"="{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\systemxp\ControlSet001\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#VEN_8086&DEV_27C1&CC_0106]
"Service"="iaStor"
"ClassGUID"="{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\systemxp\ControlSet001\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#VEN_8086&DEV_27C5&CC_0106]
"Service"="iaStor"
"ClassGUID"="{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\systemxp\ControlSet001\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#VEN_8086&DEV_2821&CC_0106]
"Service"="iaStor"
"ClassGUID"="{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\systemxp\ControlSet001\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#VEN_8086&DEV_2829&CC_0106]
"Service"="iaStor"
"ClassGUID"="{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\systemxp\ControlSet001\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#VEN_8086&DEV_2922&CC_0106]
"Service"="iaStor"
"ClassGUID"="{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\systemxp\ControlSet001\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#VEN_8086&DEV_2929&CC_0106]
"Service"="iaStor"
"ClassGUID"="{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\systemxp\ControlSet001\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#VEN_8086&DEV_3A02&CC_0106]
"Service"="iaStor"
"ClassGUID"="{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\systemxp\ControlSet001\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#VEN_8086&DEV_3A22&CC_0106]
"Service"="iaStor"
"ClassGUID"="{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\systemxp\ControlSet001\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#VEN_8086&DEV_2682&CC_0104]
"Service"="iaStor"
"ClassGUID"="{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\systemxp\ControlSet001\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#VEN_8086&DEV_27C3&CC_0104]
"Service"="iaStor"
"ClassGUID"="{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\systemxp\ControlSet001\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#VEN_8086&DEV_27C6&CC_0104]
"Service"="iaStor"
"ClassGUID"="{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\systemxp\ControlSet001\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#VEN_8086&DEV_2822&CC_0104]
"Service"="iaStor"
"ClassGUID"="{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\systemxp\ControlSet001\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#VEN_8086&DEV_282A&CC_0104]
"Service"="iaStor"
"ClassGUID"="{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"

The problem I am having is that the machine boots up fine but during Sysprep the drivers are being installed a prompt comes up asking for the iastor.sys file in the D drive.

I can point it to C:\windows\system32\Drivers and everything goes but the prompt doesn't help the whole unattended portion.

Is there something I can change in the inf file? I was thinking it was the [sourceDisksFiles] but not to sure on how to change that. Any help would be appreciated.

EDIT:

This is the part of the inf I am thinking

[SourceDisksNames]
1 = %DiskName%,,,

[SourceDisksFiles]
iaStor.sys= 1

Edited February 25, 201016 yr by Kungfus0n

Is there something I can change in the inf file?

Comment all CopyFiles lines.

Example

[iaStor_Inst]
AddReg = iaStor_Temp_parameters_AddReg
;CopyFiles=CopyFullPort
FeatureScore=0x80

Is there something I can change in the inf file?

Comment all CopyFiles lines.

Example

[iaStor_Inst]
AddReg = iaStor_Temp_parameters_AddReg
;CopyFiles=CopyFullPort
FeatureScore=0x80

You sir are awesome, thank you very much. Worked perfectly

Looks like this is working for the Dell 780 but when the process happens for a 760 which dell tells me are the same version. I am getting an issue with other drivers being "unreadable" during sysprep and then the computer kicking off into a checkdisk after I cancel it.

I am using Altiris rdeploy to send the image in WinPE.

This is how I am injecting it in.

reg load HKLM\systemxp %ProductionDrive%\Windows\System32\config\system
reg import .\HII\Drivers\SATA\ICH10\IntelAHCI.reg
reg unload HKLM\systemxp

Edited February 26, 201016 yr by Kungfus0n