I am in the process of updating my SATA driver collection. I have created a rudementary TXTSETUP.OEM parser, and generated a "clean" TXTSETUP.OEM for XP only for each of the drivers I have in my current collection.

If you have any CERTIFIED drivers, with a .CAT, .SYS, .INF and TXTSETUP.OEM files, please email them to me at the address in my signature.

Attached is my current colection of generated TXTSETUP.OEM files, sorted into directories by Driver File name, and then by Driver Version.

Your help is most appreciated!

DRIVERS.ZIP

C'mon, you cheapskates. Not one measly driver? Don't make me go on stike ...

so you want to go on stike do ya?

well when I get home later, I'll compare file versions with what I have, and send you any that are newer and certified.

Now we're getting somewhere!

I'm interested in ANY versoin that I don't have, regardless of whether I have a newer version. Surpisingly, there are quite a few differences in the different versions, as far as PnPIDs supportes, actual hardware names, etc. For example, both the FASTRAK and the ULTRA drivers can be used on the same hardware ... sometimes. Then there are FASTRAK versions that only support some PnPIDs, and other versions that support other hardware.

In short, a big mess. I wrote a small tool to help me clean up the files, parse out the relevent info, and do the majority creation of a new, P only TXTSETUP.OEM.

So, please, SEND ME YOUR DRIVERS, ONE AND ALL!

Thanks, Alanoll!

(I'm nasy when on stike, be carful!)

you have of course gotten a copy of RyanVM's lated build of drivers from 5/20? Always a good place to start.

I have a copy, but I would like each driver in it's virgin format ... I check out each one, and add it to my collection. His collection is missing the TXTSETUP.OEM files, the main file I need. I also do have at least one version of most of the certified drivers he has.

what about SCSI Drivers?

So ... this is going to be a Little Red Hen kind of deal? "Who will help me eat my bread" ...

I would appreciate a hand here ... you have been warned!

I can definitely attest to the fact that many drivers for the same products DON'T always work. I've seen numerous cases with various Highpoint/Silicon Image controllers where older drivers work fine and newer ones cause BSODs.

I at one point of time was quite the expert at intergrating "Mass Storage Drivers" in Windows NT 4.0 having created my own custom PXE build system for DOS/OS2/WindowsNT-2K. The main problem that I bumped into and am quite cetain is still the chalenge is the Driver Version of the specfic card has to match up with the Firmware version of the card. Dell Perc Raid controllers are very famous for this. Once you get past that point (by stating this Driver needs this Firmware version) it is not hard to automate untill you bump into the infamous file name conflict. Which can be overcome, but requires hacking and then you off in a quagmire.

Hope my ramblings help...

//FC

sorry for not sending mine....

I only use two, and they're the UltraATA Promise Drivers, and teh VIA RAID .220 drivers.

BOth of which I believe you already have.

Send 'em anyway. The point is the difference in versions, so I'm internested in as many as possible. If it is a double, I'll just toss it ...

There are still a bunch from RyanVM's list that I don't have a copy of.

"3ware Escalade 6000 Series ATA RAID Controller"  - 1.11.00.001, 12/19/2001

"3ware Escalade 7000/8000 Series ATA RAID Controllers"  - 1.14.00.004, 10/29/2003

"ACARD AEC62x0 ATA133/SATA Controller"    - 1.0.5.4, 05/31/2002

"ACARD AEC67160 PCI Ultra160 LVD/SE SCSI Adapter"  - 1.01, 07/29/2001

"ACARD AEC671X PCI Ultra/W SCSI Controller" - 5.22, 02/23/2002

"ACARD AEC68x0 ATA133/SATA RAID Controller" - 2.10, 08/23/2003

"ACARD AEC68X5 PCI 4 Channel RAID Controller" - 1.0.5.3, 07/18/2003

"Adaptec HostRAID Ultra320 Controllers"    - 1.02.063, 10/16/2003

"Adaptec I2O SCSI RAID Controllers"    - 5.3.0.10, 10/03/2001

"Adaptec SATA/SCSI RAID Controller Series" - 4.1.0.7244, 04/06/2004

"Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA Controller" - 1.00.08.0, 11/17/2003

"Adaptec Ultra160 SCSI Controllers"    - 6.2.0000.000, 03/19/2002

"Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Controllers"    - 3.0.000.000, 02/17/2004

"AMD PCI Bus Master IDE Controllers"    - 8.2.2.2, 07/01/2003

"HighPoint HPT366 ATA66 Controller"    - 1.25.0.10, 03/31/2000

"HighPoint RocketRAID 182x SATA Controller" - 1.0.4, 02/18/2004

"Intel SCSI RAID Controllers"  - 5.3.0.13, 06/23/2003

"ITE IT8212 ATA RAID Controller"    - 1.6.1.8, 01/13/2004  - VERIFIED OK

"LSI FC4000/7000 Ultra320 SCSI RAID Controllers"  - 1.10.00, 04/12/2004

"LSI MegaRAID Controllers 1"  - 4.1.0709.2003, 07/09/2003

"LSI MegaRAID Controllers 2"  - 6.41.32, 01/08/2004

"Mylex AcceleRAID/eXtremeRAID SCSI RAID Controllers"  - 7.00.16.0, 11/15/2002

"Mylex DAC SCSI RAID Controllers"    - 6.03.10.0, 10/25/2001

"NVIDIA NForce ATA/SATA Controllers"    - 5.10.2600.0412, 01/13/2004

"NVIDIA NForce ATA RAID Controller"    - 5.10.2600.0412, 01/13/2004

"QLogic QLA12160 PCI Ultra160 SCSI Controller" - 7.21.1.1, 03/01/2002

"Silicon Image SiI 0649 ATA100 RAID Controller" - 1.0.0.0, 06/09/2001

"Silicon Image SiI 0680 ATA133 Controller" - 1.0.0.12, 03/15/2002

"Silicon Image SiI 0680 ATA133 RAID Controller" - 1.0.1.7, 05/31/2002

"SiS 180/181 RAID Controllers"  - 5.1.1039.1050, 12/09/2003

"SiS 5513/5518 IDE UDMA Controllers"    - 5.1.1039.2041, 09/15/2003

"VIA ATA/ATAPI Host Controller"  - 5.1.2600.104, 10/30/2003

"VIA RAID Controller"      - 5.1.2600.210, 10/17/2003

"VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller"    - 5.1.2600.220, 10/17/2003 - VERIFIED OK

If you have some of these, with the txtsetup.oem, .sys, .inf and .cat files, don't be bashfull.

In fact, I've only recieved two drivers ...

So, in the meantime, ...

Greetings, All I have is "Promise Ultra133 TX2 ATA Controller Driver"

I Think you already have this? If you don't have and you want me to send them, just tell me where to send to send them and I will.

Cheers, Burnee.

Here is the Promise ones for msi mainboard

Drivers Here

I will get you more when I get home (over the weekend)

OK, I'm getting desperate ... Even links to drivers are welcome. Feel free to send any along: I can handle doubles.

To those (few) of you that dd send me some, thanks!

Again, my email address is in that ugly signature, just below.