Yes, but you should verify, if nLite really takes the SATARAID drivers as TEXTMODE.

Did you integrate the LEGACY driver folder as TEXTMODE driver? You have to, don't hit F6 and try to load the driver from a floppy disk. That doesn't work!

this give me an error on a file that i don't remember the name.



no, i don't use floppy disk. nvatabus don't works


ps: these errors occur when cd loads all driver!!

The PCI Device was 'JMicron JMB36X Controller", which installed from the CD. I didn't want to use the CD for anything since it may cause conflicts with your driver package. Hopefully this will work though.

The 'Unknwn Device' is no longer there so I don't know what it was

Thanks!

Which error message did you get? Was it like "could not copy file xyz"?

What does mean "doesn't work"? I am pretty sure, that the integration of the LEGACY driver folder would work too.
Recommendations:
1. You have to take a clean (=untouched) XP XD as source.
2. Lower the speed when burning the CD.
3. Check your memory sticks with memtest. Remove some sticks, if you are using more than 2 GB of memory.



You should check, if you really need this Controller. If not, you should disable it within the BIOS.

I'm having problems installing Windows XP Pro x64 on my system. I have two SATA drives set to dual boot, one has Ubuntu on it, the other did have Windows XP Pro 32bit on it but I wiped it and now want to put Windows XP Pro x64 on. I've followed the instructions on here but it still doesn't want to work. It just hangs at "Setup is starting windows". I've tried installing the SATA_IDE drivers by floppy, the SATARAID drivers by floppy and both together by floppy to no avail, I've tried using nlite to put them in, no luck there either. I've tried kicking the computer, unfortunately that didn't work, but it made me feel a little better I've got the latest drivers for my chipset (nforce 430/geforce 6100). I do know that if I place my Windows XP 32bit (SP3) disc in, it doesn't hang, its only the 64bit version that hangs.

My system is as follows:

Asus M2N-MX SE PLUS (newest bios)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+
2Gb DDR800 RAM (one stick)
2 x 80GB SATA HDD (Same make/model)
1 x 160GB EIDE HDD

Please help, its driving me nuts, if you need any more info, just let me know.

Which of your hdd's is the boot drive with the MBR?
Have you changed the HARD DISK BOOT PRIORITY within the BIOS?
Since you use neither RAID nor native AHCI mode, you don't need any nForce IDE drivers to get Windows XP x64 installed.
1. The 64bit version of Windows XP is very sensitive regarding overclocking, especially during the Setup procedure. Do a memtest and run your computer at standard BIOS settings (no OC).
2. Maybe one of your devices is not compatible with XP x64. Unplug all unneeded devices before you start with the Xp x64 installation.

Greetings Fernando. This might be slightly off-topic, but you seem to have an innate understanding of all this and I was wondering if you could give me any insight into my problem.

System:
Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-9 (w/ nForce 4 Ultra)
(2) SATA drives in RAID 0 configuration (Operating System)
(2) PATA drives in RAID 1 configuration (Storage)
Windows XP

I loaded XP on the striped SATA array with the traditional F6 method and that array works completely fine.

My problem is XP will not recognize the PATA drives as a mirrored array. They are recognized in the RAID BIOS as mirrored, but not in Windows. In Windows they show as two separate drives.

I have the most recent BIOS (Version F8) for the board which includes the 4.84 nVidia RAID IDE ROM BIOS and I'm using the standard 6.86 nForce drivers from nVidia's site. The motherboard has a Sil3114 raid controller as well, but that is strictly SATA, not PATA, so I can't utilize that.

I've tried using an XP Pro disk w/ SP2 and an XP Home disk w/ SP1. With each of these installs I upgraded to every SP including SP3 with the same problem on each level.

I've tested using the two PATA drives as Master/Slave on one channel and also as Master/Master on separate channels - same problem.

I've also tried disconnecting the SATA drives completely and loading XP on the PATA mirrored array. With this method I get the problems that this thread is all about. The install goes fine but on the final boot I get the BSOD. When I hook the working SATA drives back up and boot into Windows I see the two PATA drives as separate drives again with the OS files on each of them.

I would try your method if I only had the PATA drives to worry about, but if I understand correctly, your guide is intended to get Windows up and running. Since I already have Windows working I'm not sure it would help in my case, but I'm obviously missing something here so...

Any suggestions you could provide would be a great help.

Thank You,
Sev

@ Severian:

You will only be able to see your P-ATA RAID array within Windows, if you replace the currently installed "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller" by the "NVIDIA nForce4 Parallel ATA Controller".
Do the following:
1. Open the Device Manager and look into the section "SCSI and RAID Controllers". There should be 2 devices named "NVIDIA nForce RAID Class Controller". If not, please give a feedback.
2. Now open the section "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers". There you will find a "NVIDIA nForce4 Serial ATA Controller" (not interesting in this case), but probably 2 or more devices named "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller". Try to find out, which of them is attached to your P-ATA RAID hdd's (right click onto the ATA Channels > "Properties" > "Advanced Settings").
3. Right click onto the "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller", which is connected with your P-ATA RAID hdd's and choose the option "Update driver software" > "Browse my computer..." > "Let me pick..." > "Have disk..."
4. Point into the LEGACY folder of your nForce chipset driver package 6.86. Now you should see the "NVIDIA nForce4 Parallel ATA Controller" as compatible device.
5. Choose the "NVIDIA nForce Parallel ATA Controller" and let the associated driver be installed.
After a reboot you hopefully will see both RAID arrays (SataRaid and PataRaid) and their partitions within Windows Explorer.

Good luck!
Fernando

New user to the boards and was looking for some help with my nlite installation. I have an Acer Aspire E360 socket 939 foxconn motherboard with an nforce4 410/6100. I want to have AHCI so I can hot swap my SATA external hard drives and I do not have a floppy drive for doing the f6 method. Which drivers should I put in my nlite installation so I have the correct SATA drivers that will allow me to do this function? I downloaded the most recent nforce driver pack from nvidia but I have 2 folders in it: MCP51 and MCP61, which set do I use? I do not have a RAID configuration, so I would just need the proper SATA drivers. Additionally, since I reinstalled XP, I can only burn DVDs at <2x speed and I have verified DMA and uninstalled and reinstalled the controllers to no avail, why is this happening? Any help would definitely be appreciated, thank you!

You are indeed the master Fernando! Your advice was spot on.

For this board there was only one "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller" under the "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers" section. There was also a "Primary IDE Channel" and a "Secondary IDE Channel".

I replaced the driver for the "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller" with the one from the 6.86 "Legacy" folder as you suggested. After the reboot there was only one device in the "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers" section which was indeed the "NVIDIA nForce Parallel ATA Controller".

The mirrored array is now seen perfectly. I also hooked up the optical drive to the PATA controller just to make sure that would be seen as well and it is.

I can't thank you enough for your help mate!

Cheers, Sev

@ Severian:

Fine, that you succeeded the way I recommended.


@chaosbuzz:

1. Your nForce chipset belongs to the MCP51 series.
2. Since your mainboard is not fully supporting AHCI and additionally no Windows OS likes any other IDE driver than the MS generic ones, I recommend to install the OS without integrating any nForce S-ATA driver.
Once the OS is up, I would run the installer of my "Special WHQL Performance Pack" for Windows XP. You will find further informations and the download link here.
This way you will get the currently best nForce chipset drivers inclusive the AHCI supporting nForce IDE drivers v9.99.09 at once.
3. If you should not see the "Safely remove hardware" button within your systray, you should install this tool.

CU
Fernando

Thanks for the help Fernando, it was a setting in the BIOS, apparently the OS doesn't like my shared video memory setting set at the lowest setting (16MB) (probably has something to do with a 2GB RAM limit or something), so I set it to the next highest value that worked (32MB) and it installed.

Here's a to you.

Hey Fernando, thanks for the info! I tried to install this on top of the windows SATA drivers and it does not enable me to hotplug (when I turn on my external sata HD, it is not recognized if windows is already running. Should this driverset allow me to hot swap? I can reformat and install windows, is there a driver I can slipstream in to get the hotswap functionality?
Thanks!
Chaos


@chaosbuzz:

1. Your nForce chipset belongs to the MCP51 series.
2. Since your mainboard is not fully supporting AHCI and additionally no Windows OS likes any other IDE driver than the MS generic ones, I recommend to install the OS without integrating any nForce S-ATA driver.
Once the OS is up, I would run the installer of my "Special WHQL Performance Pack" for Windows XP. You will find further informations and the download link here.
This way you will get the currently best nForce chipset drivers inclusive the AHCI supporting nForce IDE drivers v9.99.09 at once.
3. If you should not see the "Safely remove hardware" button within your systray, you should install this tool.

CU
Fernando
[/quote]

If you have installed my "Special WHQL Performance Pack", you will be able to use the hotplug feature.
If you don't get the "Safely remove hardware" icon automaticly within your systray, you should install the tool HotSwap! Here is the link:
http://mysite.verizon.net/kaakoon/hotswap/...k.info/?lang=en

It would seem that accessing the array adds significant overhead (more filters) as I got the message "Not enough server storage is available to process this command" when accessing a shared folder over the network after rebuilding my old box with 2*250GB in RAID 0 (yes I know it's risky but I've written a batch file to back it up across the network twice a week). The error did not exist when the 2 drives were in normal BASE mode.

A google search finds a Microsoft knowledge base article that had the solution. Note that the maximum value given in the article is wrong, it can go up to 50 decimal on NT5.x, 16 didn't work for me so I went to 24.

I also wanted to see if I could dual boot with Linux Mint but it didn't recognise the array and for some reason the partitioner broke the array even though it was only reading the tables. However as it only read the tables I was able to go into the RAID utility, delete & recreate the array, with no further problems.

click me!"]nvidia sata raid integration[/post]can you help me?about the same problest at post 1246 but i got nvidia gfoce 1700.ill wait your reply.thanks

The link is broken. If you want help, you should post your problem.

just wanna know, is the nvatabus.inf is just the same with nvata.inf?pls reaply to this.thanks in advance

my problem is this.i got an acer chipset with vista os in it.i wanted to format it and install an xp instead.but the (nvidia) sata wont allow me.i tried integrating it,but fail to install due to the so called "unknown disk' prompt.what should i do.thanks for your first reply.i really appreciate it.

Both files contain the informations regarding the installation of the nForce S-ATA driver. You will find the NVATABUS.INF and the associated driver named NVATABUS.SYS within the LEGACY folder, whereas the similar files of the SATA_IDE folder are named NVATA.INF and NVATA.SYS.

Have you read the Annex 2 part of my guide (first post of this thread)?

where can i download the '32bit nForce SATARAID drivers v.6.99 WHQL'?if i may ask,how should i integrate the driver i needed for my pc?maybe you could teach me from the start.coz i think im lacking something thats why it wont work.thanks in advance.

The download links to the original and WHQL signed SATARAID and SATA_IDE drivers v6.99 are within my guide (first post of this thread).
Before you are going to integrate any (and maybe wrong) drivers, you should give me some needed informations:
1. Which computer/laptop are you using (manufacturer and type)?
2. Are you running RAID?

i'm using an acer aspire M5640.and yes,i'm running raid.

1. The Aspire M5640 has no NVIDIA nForce, but an Intel chipset. So you are totally wrong with this guide and the nForce SataRaid drivers v6.99. Instead of the NVIDIA nForce textmode drivers you will need the Intel ones. Here is the guide, which is suitable for your system.
2. I doubt, that you are running RAID. Why do you think, that you do?

EDIT: After having downloaded the Vista S-ATA and Chipset Driver packs for your computer from ACER's FTP page, I have realised, that I was wrong.
Your Aspire M5640 obviously has an nForce chipset and needs nForce SATARAID drivers, which are supporting AHCI. You will not be able to take the nForce IDE drivers v6.99.
I am sorry for my mistake, which was induced by the lack of any clear informations regarding the chipset at ACER's product specifications for the Aspire M5640.

hi there fernando.seems like both of us are confused about this topic.me,confused with your answers and you, confused on how i ask those question.if you'll allow me, i'll restart this topic.i'll tell you the whole story of this problem i got...

currently, im running Wvista.so i could see all the hardware installed on my pc in device manager.

in the storage controller i have,

nvidia nforce raid controller
nvidia nforce serial ATA controller

and here im sure that im using nvidia nforce controller not intel sata controller,

now, because i want to downgrade my pc to Windows XP im always getting trouble with XP

the problem is this>>>>...............after 'setup is starting windows' >>>EULA (f8)

error appears!!!!

Unknown Disk
(there is no disk in this drive.)
Unknown Disk
(there is no disk in this drive.)
Unknown Disk
(there is no disk in this drive.)
Unknown Disk
(there is no disk in this drive.)


after ENTER ,,, i got BSOD!!!

what should i do to install the XP properply

Thanks for these additional informations.
You have to integrate the suitable nForce SATARAID drivers into a bootable XP CD.

Since I have downloaded and done a deeper look into the Vista SATA drivers, which ACER is offering for your computer, I recommend to integrate the SATARAID driver folder of the nForce IDE drivers v10.1.0.28 (they are the latest WHQL signed ones and seem to be fully compatible with the nForce chipset of your computer).

To make it as easy as possible for you, I have prepared and uploaded a small driver package for you. You can get it here. Just unzip and integrate it as TEXTMODE driver using nLite. When you get the textmode integration popup window, you should choose both options.

Good luck!
Fernando

hi,

after creating windows XP with sata raid driver integrated using nlite

another error appears on screen while loading drivers....

The file nvrdx64.sys is corrupted..

press any key to continue..


try another driver found in this thread but same problem encountered...

You got this message, because you obviously have integrated a 64bit driver into the 32bit Windows XP CD.
Why didn't you take the driver I have linked within my last post? It is the correct 32bit one.
You should integrate it into a fresh (untouched) Windows XP SP3 source.

actually, i integrated the driver from the link that you've given me.

but the same nvrdx64 error appear i dont know why.

pls,help me with this.thanks again for the reply.

The file named NVRDX64.SYS is the 64bit nForce RAID driver of the non-AHCI nForce IDE drivers series like v6.99.
Since neither Windows XP nor the nForce driver set I have uploaded for you contain such a file, there is only one way how you got this error message:

During your previous nLite processing you integrated the (absolutely wrong) 64bit version of the SATARAID driver v6.99 and you obviously used this XP version with the integrated wrong driver version as source for your recent driver integration tests or you have loaded your previously created LAST_SESSION.INI file while processing with nLite.

Solution:
You have to take the original Windows XP CD (with or without any SP) as source. Then copy the content onto your hdd and start a new nLite processing session (don't let nLite load the old settings, otherwise it will grab the wrong drivers again!).
Let nLite do the following steps:
1. slipstream SP3
2. integrate the 32bit nForce SATARAID drivers v10.1.0.28 (downloaded from RapidShare) as textmode driver and
3. create the ISO file and burn it as bootable Image.
At least you should boot off this freshly prepared nLited XP CD.

Good luck!
Fernando

hi Fernando,

just want to thank you for all the information that you've imparted me.


finally, i formatted this pc. IT WORKS.

I couldn't have done it without your help.


thank you very much


watchdog

You are welcome.
Fine, that you succeeded at least.
If you are searching for an actual and suitable nForce chipset driver set, you may use the one I have prepared for your special chipset:
http://rapidshare.com/files/135836389/Fern...tchdog.zip.html
Just unzip it, run the SETUP.EXE and choose the drivers you want to get installed.

Have fun!
Fernando

Wow Fernando, you seem to be the driver guru.

My vista business 64 system gets a driver signature error every time it boots. The driver it is failing on is nvrdx64.sys (note the x). When I look in device manager, none of the following devices are using that driver. The first 3 are using nvrd64.sys (no x).

o NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller
o NVIDIA nForce RAID Device
o NVIDIA nForce RAID Device
o NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller

Does this mean I don't need the nvrdX64.sys version of the driver and I can delete the registry entry?
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\nvrdx64

There is also a HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\nvrd64 registry entry. (no x)

I am thinking that the "x" version is a carry over from the original MB CD install and that the nforce drivers I installed from nvidia make the x version obsolete and unneeded but that it did not remove them automatically.

Can you provide some guidance here? Thanks a bunch!

ES

Barack Obama would say: "Yes, you can".

You are right regarding your thoughts where the registry comes fom. Unfortunately NVIDIA often changed the names of the nForce S-ATA and RAID drivers. So if you update them with a renamed driver, the old one remains within the registry and even within the WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS folder.

I had an error window coming up at Windows startup as a result of the flubbed nforce 15.17 release, and I tried to fix it once and for all yesterday. This led to Windows loading as a black screen, and in safe mode I had a screen but the mouse and keyboard no longer worked. I slipstreamed the drivers (32bit nForce SATARAID drivers v.6.99 WHQL and 32bit nForce SATA_IDE drivers v.6.99 WHQL) and SP3 into a disc as per this guide and attempted a Windows repair install. My hardware setup is Asus A8N-Sli Premium with Windows XP on Raid 0 and Vista on a separate drive. Vista I can live without so I unplugged that drive during the XP repair, hoping it would yield a single boot configuration. Everything seemed to go well up until XP attempted to boot for the first time, where it bluescreened. The error code is 0x0000007b and the MS Support Page lists "INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE" as part of the error but there is no such mention of it on my bluescreen. I'm stuck wondering if I should slipstream a different set of drivers, or try and find my Vista CD and attempt to reinstall it on the secondary drive in hopes of redoing the dual-boot BCD.

Any insights would be appreciated.

@ haccess:

All your problems are related to the nForce RAID driver v10.3.0.21 as part of the official 15.17 package. Due to the fact, that this driver cannot be used with nForce4 RAID systems, NVIDIA has pulled the 15.17/15.18 packs from their global websites some weeks ago.
I doubt, that you will be able to solve your problem by using the Repair Console of a freshly created XP CD. What you can do is a fresh XP install onto the same partition where you installed it previously. This way you might be able to use some of your old settings and programs.

Nevertheless I recommend to backup the important files of your XP partition from within Vista and then do a fresh install of Windows XP by using your just created XP CD with integrated nForce SataRaid drivers v6.99.

Hi Fernando,

Firstly thank you very much for all your time spent on this problem, if it weren't for you there would be many, many stuck people out there.

I've read through your entire guide and have tried all the relevant methods, including the 'last chance legacy' one. I'm on my 5th attempt CD so far but all are ending in BSoD 0xC2 or in the case of the last one 0x19. My system details:

XP SP2 Pro (Slipstreamed to SP3)
nLite 1.4.7
Asus A8N-SLI Premium (BIOS 1302)
-http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=15&l3=148&l4=0&model=539&modelmenu=1
-939 Socket
-nForce4 SLI AMD
-Silicon RAID controller disabled
nVRAID BIOS 4.84
2 x 74GB WD Raptors in RAID0 (Healthy and bootable)
Tried all drivers in your guide using the links provided.

I'm completely lost now, I don't know what to try next. Any suggestions?

Thanks heaps.

@ LlamaLlamaLamp:
You should succeed with the installation as all the others too.
What about your memory?
Did you test it with memtest?
Do you have more than 2 GB installed?

Hello everyone,

I'm a new poster, but believe me, I've studying this thread vigorously these past 4-5 days.

I finally FINALLY got my slipstreamed windows xp 64. I took me several days, but I want to post exactly how I fixed my several problems.

Problem: I do not have a floppy drive, and I am not gonna pay $40 for a USB floppy drive that I will only use once. I have a sata raid 0 setup. I have the raid drivers on USB stick. One option was to use the BIOS to emulate the floppy drive. It worked ok on the F6 part, but later in the installation, it asks for the raid drivers again to be put into A: drive. The USB didn't seem to emulate the floppy drive at this point. I tried making USB bootable. I tried different programs to convert the USB into an A: drive. Nothing seemed to work. (VERY FRUSTRATING) So, I tried slipstreaming instead...


TIPS:
1) Do NOT used CD-RW. I burned the slipstreamed version several times onto the same cd-rw. Each time, it wouldn't boot. Once it did boot (i don't know how) and started windows setup, however I got an error saying something about the sata driver file (setup.c --or something of that sort) could not load and just terminated. Also when I tried to use cd-rw, it could never verify the data, but always said "burned successfully" :rollseyes: Use a CD-R to burn your image.

2) If using NERO to burn the image, do NOT select BOOT(CD-ROM) as the template to use. I never got the cd to start windows setup with this template. Use the File->Burn Image.

3) This whole tutorial is based on nForce drivers. Now I was getting really, really confused because my motherboard (and its documentation) have GeForce (8200 to be exact) chipset and shows the GeForce as the Raid controller (is that even possible?) and I was trying to find the relation between nForce and GeForce. Is it the same thing? Do I used nForce drivers? I used the RAID drivers from my motherboard's website which are exactly the same names this tutorial uses. Everything works ok. So I'm guessing people in my situation wondering whether this can be used for GeForce 8200 chipset, yes it can.

So yea, that is about it. I did a lot of trial and error and it finally worked! I hope that anyone else in my situation will read this and avoid lots of lost hours trying to find the correct method and solution.

Thanks fernando for the guide!!!

Oh yea, btw, I used 2x2GB ram and it installed ok for windows xp 64.

The GeForce 8200 chipset uses the nForce drivers, but it will show up as GeForce. I had the same issue with another computer. Glad you got it working. I'm sure you've figured out to include both the F6 drivers and the nForce windows drivers. If not, try that next time you slipstream your drivers.

What do you mean with "nForce Windows drivers" and why do you separate them from the "F6 drivers"?
All F6 drivers are "Windows drivers" as well.

Memory tested by Memtest and Memtest+ using the UBCD 4.1.1.
2GB memory - Corsair TwinX2048-3200C2PT (2 x 1GB sticks)

Thanks for your help...got a paypal account for donations?

Thanks for your reply.
Here are some further questions:
a ) Which results did you get while running the memtests?
b ) Have you checked your S-ATA cables?
c ) Is your PSU ok?
Furthermore you should explain what happened during the XP installation:
a ) Did the OS Setup detect your RAID?
b ) At which point failed the installation?
c ) Which error message did you get exactly?

a) on both Memtest86 v3.3 and Memtest86+ v1.7 the RAM passed all tests continuously.
I'm sure the SATA cables are fine as I used to use them, but I'll swap them over with some new ones now
c) PSU should be fine, I've stress tested it recently with no problems

Installation wise:
a) Setup did detect the RAID and was able create a partion and do a full format. (Also there is no other HDD connected at this point)
Install fails after it's final restart.

i.e.: 1. Blue screen install where you select partition, format and copy over install files
2. GUI install with tasks on the lefthand side and where it would ask for network settings, CD key, timezone, etc (thats all automated though because i've entered all that info in the answer file using nLite)
3. After GUI section, the computer restarts, shows the Windows Logo on the black screen with the progress bar, then a low resolution, light blue background with a cursor, then blue screens

c) I always get the following BSoD (last three variables may change, but the first is usually 0x7):
BAD_POOL_CALLER
0x000000C2 (0x00000007, 0x00000CD4, 0x00000000, 0xE1600004)

Hope this helps. I really appreciate your help.

The 0x000000C2 error message indicates a bad driver.
This is what I suggest:
1. Take the original (=untouched) XP CD as source and create a new XP CD with integrated WHQL signed nForce SataRaid drivers by using nLite.
2. Integrate just the SATARAID drivers v6.99 (as TEXTMODE) and the SATA_IDE drivers v6.99 (as PnP drivers), don't integeate any other drivers.
3. Let nLite create the Image file and burn it.
4. Install Windows XP and report here, if you succeeded.

Good luck!
Fernando

Again, thanks for your reply.

I shall try that now. Just to clarify things, I'm going to list the steps I take:
After extracting the drivers located at: http://support.fujitsu-siemens.com/Downloa...6F-90E4288C5AF9 and http://support.fujitsu-siemens.com/Downloa...55-84AEEC7AD91F

1. Run nLite, choose location of XP files (in this instance, its a XP Pro OEM SP2 disc, slipstreamed with SP3) - I'll try with a XP Pro OEM SP2 disc after this.
2. Choose only 'Integrate Drivers' and 'Create Bootable Disc'
3. Select 'Insert' > Single Driver and specify the .inf file in "FSC_NVIDIASATARAIDF6driverdisk32BitV699_699_1013554\NVIDIA_SATA_RAID_F6_DRIVERDISK_32BIT_V6.99_MCP51_MCP55" and select TEXTMODE and click 'Ok'. ----Two drivers are added to the list with modes: TXT - BUSDRV and TXT - RAIDCLASS
4. Select 'Insert' > Single Driver and specify the .inf file in "FSC_NVIDIASATADRIVER32BitV699_699_1013570\NVIDIA_SATA_DRIVER_32BIT_V6.99_MCP51_MCP55" - nLite automatically adds that driver PNP mode and HDC type.
5. Leave 'Delete after install' unticked and click next.
6. Click 'Yes' to start the process
7. Burn CD with Boot sector left as default

I'll let you know how I go. Thanks again for your help.

Fail.

Same thing, but this time I got a different BSoD. I have seen it once before though when I tried the 'if all else fails' method.

BAD_POOL_HEADER
STOP 0x00000019 (0x00000020, 0xE113FFFC, 0xE1140BBC, 0x897841B0)

I'll try now using just my XP Pro OEM SP2 disc, but I don't think I'm going to be able to get my hands on an original, untouched XP disc.

Is there any other way to get the nVidia RAID controller working without slipstreaming? At the very least, just to test. The F6 method doesn't work right? I'm sure I've tried it before....I think....

Does that mean, that you didn't use a clean (=untouched) Windows XP as source? That would have been a big mistake!
Why do you think, that a Windows XP Pro OEM SP2 CD is not an original one?

You will probably be able to do the F6/floppy method, if you do the following:
1. Download one of the old nForce chipset driver packages (english or international version) you get here: ftp://download.nvidia.com/Windows/nForce/standalone/6.53/
2. Extract it and copy the content of the IDE\WinXP folder except the subfolder named "raidtool" onto a floppy disk.
3. When prompted, load the floppy drivers after hitting F6. You have to load the drivers twice.

lol, well I had used the OEM SP2 disc to slipstream SP3 into it and those were the only changes I had made. I (stupidly) assumed it wouldnt have made a big enough change to affect it. And in that respect, I would have assumed that the change would have been (almost) the same as an OEM SP2 disc compared to a 'gold' disc.

The 'pure' disc has just finished burning now. will let you know.

OOOOHHHHHHH CRAPPPPP!!!!!!!

Answer me one thing: Everytime I use nLite and specify my source files folder.....does nLite apply those changes to those files?

Your going to say yes aren't you because I just realised it does it's 'creation' first and then prompts to create an image or burn it to a cd......FUUUUU****!!*!*!*KKKKK!! I am such a twat.

This entire time, I think I've been applying all the nLite changes to the same source folder. I've done 6 cd's which all failed....all using the same source files...****.....maybe something to add to your guide?

I'll confirm my monumental cock up once I successfully see a desktop.

EDIT: yes. I'm an id***. install worked fine. now i know at least. thanks for all your help fernando!