Intel driver question

[Montyx5]

I am a first time user and need alittle guidance. I am looking to bypass the F6 thing(sata dvd drive) on OS load(no floppy drive), so slipstreaming appears to be my answer. I have found and figured out how to extract files from Intels Iata621_env.exe for Ich7r Ahci support. When I come to the driver screen in nLite I am asked to install an inf. file. Here is where I am uncertain of what to insert here. What I have to chose from are Ich7core, Ich7usb, and Ich7Ide inf. files in folder xp of extract. Also in the xp folder is another folder named sp with another file named Ich7id2.inf. Which one do I use ? Now all these files have maching files with cat. extentions, do I need to use any of these? If it sound like I am lost, it's becouse I am.

[nuhi]

What I do with the Intel INF chipset is:

-extract it to some folder and don't touch the structure

-Insert-Multiple drivers folder-select that folder where it was extracted

-select both XP and XP\Sp

For Intel Matrix storage driver

-run iata621_enu.exe

-go in the temp folder and copy "Driver" folder

-Insert-Single Driver-Select any inf from the Driver folder

-Select all from the textmode list

What confuses me is that you say you have Ich7*.inf files...

I recommend using the Intel Matrix Storage driver for that, download it from the Intel's site, it should have only 2 inf files in the Driver folder:

iastor.inf and iaahci.inf, select any.

[Montyx5]

Thank for the response. After a break away from PC, I came back and started all over. Following your reply, it all started falling into place, was able to do the Intel INF chipset no problem. Played with Intel Matrix storage driver and was able to figure that out. Now i have one more question on the storage driver. I am not going to need raid, but will be using AHCI instead. When I chose iaahci.inf and select AHCI for my particular controller I get Mode-Text & Type-HDC and when I redo the same but select iastor.inf then I get Mode-Text & Type-SCSI. Now I suspect I need the Hdc and not the SCSI. All Hd's and Dvdd's will be sata and I will be looking to use the hot plug option supported by AHCI. ?

[nuhi]

As I said select any from the two INF's in that folder and select ALL controllers once prompted with a list, it won't do any harm and you will be having both AHCI and SATA.

You can also just select both ICH7 from the list.