Slipstreaming Raid Driver in Windows 2003 x64

[Ickis99]

Hi!

I have tried to Slipstream the x64 Drivers for the Serveraid 8i SAS Raid Adapter into

a Windows 2003 Standard x64 Cd. I used the Raid/SATA Guide for Intermediate Users (http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/36/).

The Problem is, i could not execute Step Two and Step Three because there is no WINNT.SIF File

or a $OEM$-Folder on the Windows 2003 Cd.

However, i managed to use the Cd that has been modified with Steps One and Four, enabling

Windows to detect the Serveraid Adapter and install Windows. But after completing the Setup

i waited for the first Start of Windows 2003 and everything i get is a Stop Message with 0x0000007B.

This Message is connected with Errors on or with the Boot Device. So my guess is, that Windows

is missing the remaining files of the driver Package. "arcsas.cat" and "arcsas.inf" for example.

So my question is, how can i integrate the remaining Files on my Windows 2003 x64 Cd?

Thanks in advance

Regards

Jürgen Winter

[InTheWayBoy]

You won't find those files/folders because you need to create them...open notepad and save a blank file as "WINNT.SIF". And use those "" as it will prevent notepad from adding the default .txt to the end resulting in WINNT.SIF.txt and that won't work. The $OEM$ is even easier since all you have to do is create a new folder and name it $OEM$. Create any additional folders inside of that manually as well.

I've never integrated any x64 stuff, but for integrating F6 drivers I like to manually insert them into the source files. Seems to be a little more reliable that way...and you wouldn't need edit/add a WINNT.SIF or $OEM$ structure. You can find a walk through for it in the Device Drivers sub-forum.