Update a textmode storage driver

[ramik]

I got a new harddisk recently, which is above the 137gb limit, which i connected to the Promise Ultra100 adapter. Windows XP by default has a driver for this device, but it's an old version that doesn't see the whole drive capacity, an updated driver from Promise website is needed to let WinXP see the whole capacity.

how can I integrate this new driver in Windows XP setup? the guide on how to integrate textmode drivers gives the method, but at the end says that the driver should be compressed (optional) to .sy_ extension, but the old drive filename is the same, and is already there.

can i just compress the newer fileversion and replace the older one (with no txtsetup.oem, or any other file), or should i do the same process but rename the new fileversion?

btw, the new version files (cat, sys) are not signed, while the Microsoft version is a signed one...

PS: with nLite, when i select to install textmode drivers it warns that i cannot use the OEM Preinstall folder, is this true?

[ramik]

So, nobody knows about this? putting an unsigned sys driver file instead of an old version will allow correct installations of WinXP?

i saw the the MassStorage Driver Pack has an updated version of the file, that seems to simply replace the original windows certified one.