i just got a new m/b and dont know which chipset drivers to use. its a gigabyte gn-k8n pro-sli. not sure as to which nv4 drivers to install into nvlite. and i will be running sata raid. so do i need to do that file thing at the start of the post where i move files around?

Hi Venomous,
there is no Gigabyte mainboard named gn-k8n pro-sli. If you have the K8N PRO-SLI, I suppose, that you have a "normal" nForce4 AMD chipset.
Take the nForce chipset driver package 6.70. There is no need for you to move files around - just integrate the LEGACY subfolder as TEXTMODE driver and you will succeed.

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Fernando

great. made a typing mistake. so i dl the 6.70 files and intergrate them into nlite and thats all? sorry im new at this.

Just read the first post of this thread and do what I have written. It's very easy.
Good luck!
Fernando

1 last question, im trying to make a slipstream disk for a whole new computer build. i have the above mentioned board and a amd3700+, 7800gt oc,2 gigs of muskin, creative audigy gamer,cable modem,winxp. i think that does it. i tried to read as much of these post as i can. ive got the sp2 and xp slipstream now i need to finish the rest of the nlite program. as in raid drivers, hotfixes and what else would you suggest to make this as quick and painless...lol?

im lost you said to :Take the nForce chipset driver package 6.70. There is no need for you to move files around - just integrate the LEGACY subfolder as TEXTMODE driver and you will succeed. but then you said later to follow the post at the start of this tread, which does involve moving folders around. i just dont want to screw up.

I would integrate the other nForce drivers too (SMBus, Ethernet, Audio) - as "normal" PnP drivers. If you want, you can integrate also the latest NVIDIA Forceware drivers (take the WHQL-certified).

You did not read exactly what I have written:

The other possibility with moving around some files is only for purists or for people with problematic mainboards.
Everything clear now?

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Fernando

i think so , i followed the tread at the begining and moved a file from the legacy folder to the sataraid and ect... then i intergrated the drivers in textmode. i think i did it right. i will have a add on sound card so do i need the audio drivers?here is a copy of what i did. tell me if its right. never mind i dont know how to do a screenshot.

A screenshot is not necessary. If you have an extra sound card, you can integrate the newest driver for it (if you have on-board-sound, you should disable it within BIOS).
Now start your work and let me know if everything worked.

i got everything installed but now xp wont reconize my cd-rom. how can i fix this?

Maybe your CD-ROM drive is not supported by the nForce4 Parallel ATA Controller driver.
You can fix this problem either by an update of the firmware for your CD-ROM drive or by replacing the nForce P-ATA (=IDE s/w) driver by the MS IDE Standard driver.
Do the following:
1. Open the device manager
2. Open the section IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers
3. Right click on nForce4 Parallel ATA Controller
4. Click on "update driver software"
5. Choose "manual install"
6. Choose "let me pick from a list of device drivers"
7. Enable "Show compatible hardware". Now you can see the "MS Dual Channel IDE Bus Controller".
8. Choose it and install it.
After a reboot you will see your CD-ROM drive.

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Fernando

i did that and everything is great, i do have one thing that bugs me. in the task bar by the time i have a icon that says safely remove hardware, when i click on it has my raid drives there. i want that gone. but other than that its great . nlite rocks

That is not a bug, but a feature.
All "hot plugging" devices are shown in the systray as "safely removable hardware". As SATA drives are hot plugging devices, you have this icon. You can hide it by changing the properties of the task bar.

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Fernando

Some guy made a small tool that hides the icon.
Check this

I PMed you my email!

I have an Asrock 939NF4G-SATA2 that I want to mount in RAID0 for WinXP Pro on two Western Digital SATA II 200 gigs (WD2000JS).

I will post the results as soon as I can!

I received the files.

I used them. The RAID0 array was recognized for the first time for the installation.

However, I ended up with an endless reboot after complete installation. I will look at the other pages to see if someone has found the source and solution of this problem.

Also, at the installation, setup couldn't copy nvata.cat and nvraid.cat

It might have something to do with the fact that I had removed the "Windows Original" SCSI/RAID drivers. I will try to rebuild the CD without removing those drivers...

Have you tried to boot in safe mode?

1. Both CAT files are within the driver package I have sent to you.
2. You should not remove the SCSI/RAID drivers.

I used nlite 1.0 RC7. If you need more info let me know:

I used the method on the first post of this thread and now XP see's my RAID array instead of two HD's!
Btw, XP was seeing the RAID array as two HD's sized (130/140GB rather than 250GB).

For my setup I used the latest nforce4 drivers (6.70) and nvidia RAID BIOS 4.81. The mobo itself is a GA-K8N Ultra SLi. And the HD's are SATA 150 HD's - 250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm, 8MB cache. The two disks are in a RAID 0 Stripe.

This might of been mentioned but if not: The problem seems to be XP doesn't know crap all about SATA drives. Also when you use F6 XP will use those drivers but then discard them and use its own instead of installing them. That's why I using nlite to make a custom install disk that does install them works. Consequently using my custom disk XP now sees my RAID array as one disk sized about 465GB!

Other source/s of information:
http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/con...ic/19004/?o=140

Hello Vash,
did you read the first post of this thread and did you realize, that you posted into the nLite forum?
What do you want to say with your posting? I don't understand the message.
By the way: The link you posted does not work.

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Fernando

Whoops: will edit post. my bad ^^;;

Should make more sense now, thought I was posting somewhere else lol.

I would just to like to point out even though my nv RAID BIOS ver. was less than 4.84 - its 4.81 I was able to use the latest nv RAID drivers - 6.70 and had no problems with XP seeing my setup properly.

Thank you for your clearification.
Some other users had reported the same thing, but the big majority was not able to install the newest nForce SataRaid drivers with an nVRaid BIOS lower than 4.84. There is a big variety regarding this point between the different mainboard types.

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Fernando

EDIT: You should correct the link you posted. The mistake was, that you added the URL twice.

I see, I will post more info on my mobo and BIOS version when I can for future reference.

1. I should always use a FRESH Windows XP image to work with. I had used a messed-up one (one that I had worked with the wrong drivers). Once I tried with a fresh one...

2. It worked!... ...but I ended up with no access to my DVD-RW as the IDE drivers were not there anymore. After looking deeper into the INF files, the NVIDIA IDE drivers seem to be a layer of drivers that go OVER the standard IDE drivers... weird. But it may also be because I forgot to not-remove the SCSI/RAID drivers. However, since I had integrated the Ethernet drivers too I managed to connect to the backup computer (and the internet) and import the needed drivers.

So it finally worked!

Now, I'll ghost this installation on a DVD and try the same thing with WinXP 64 bit. I should have tried with the 64 bit first but I had worries (not founded anymore) about drivers for my hardware.


Thank you!

P.S.: To anyone: I'd strongly suggest using CD-Rs rather than CD-RWs. I managed to do my tests with my CD-RW but some not too important files (USRobotics files come to mind) were unreadable during install. The same files were perfectly readable with my final CD-R version.

Your conclusion is wrong.
As the nForce Serial ATA Controller and the nForce Parallel ATA (=IDEs/w) Controller uses the same driver named NVATABUS.SYS, both hardware devices and the related nForce driver are automaticly installed during XP setup.
The nForce IDE (=P-ATA) driver works well with almost all IDE devices (CD-ROM/DVD). I personally have never installed the MS standard IDE drivers.
When you get no access to your CD-ROM/DVD device (unless having flashed the newest firmware) after the installation of the nForce P-ATA driver, you can easily substitute this NVIDIA driver by the MS Dual Channel IDE Controller drivers:
1. Open the device manager and open the section IDE ATA/ATAPI Controller.
2. Rightclick on the Nforce Parallel ATA Controller und choose "properties"
3. Click "update driver"
4. Choose non-automatic search and enable "show compatible hardware devices"
5. Now you will see the 2 compatible devices, the nForce P-ATA( = IDE s/w) and the MS Dual Channel IDE Controller.
6. Choose the MS driver and reboot.
You can check the substitution of the IDE driver by having a look into the device manager > IDE ATA/ATAPI Controller. The nForce Parallel ATA Controller will not be listed anymore.

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Fernando

The short interruption of the hardware installation during Windows Setup showing a popup window "New Disk Drive Detected" is very common for me

Fernando I got this messege after installation...what does it mean?
I procceded with it and it installed Primery and Secondery IDE...

This pop-up window is nothing to warry about. It appears in that moment, when the MS setup routine detects the correct hardware device (nForce S-ATA Controller).

If you mean the swapping of the MS Dual Channel IDE Controller against the nForce4 Parallel ATA Controller, this is a total normal behaviour. After a reboot the exchange of the devices and drivers should be done and everything will be ok.

I tried the second method, because it seemed more "fail-safe" in theory:


- I copied all the required files into the SATARAID folder
- Cranked up nLite using a version of WinXP that I've used numerous times
- I selected 'ingegrate drivers' as well as 'create bootable cd'
- I added a driver, using the single method, and browsed to the SATARAID folder
- Selected the file 'nvraid.inf' and added in the text mode
- Just to be safe I tried loading 'nvatabus.inf' to which it told me was already loaded
- nlite compiled and then I made the ISO
- I booted from the CD, it recognized my RAID so I created the partition and began install

Got the BSOD right as the Windows logo loading screen came up, just as before. I am going to try the Legacy only method this time through.

My system:
AMD 64 Opteron 170
LanParty nF4 SLI-DR
(2) 250GB Hitachi Sata 3.0GB/s

Did you try to boot in safe mode (by hitting F8)?

Click to view attachment[font=Arial][size=6] After looking through the forums for a little over a month now I finally decided to jump in here. I have a Supermicro AW4020c-t server with the H8DCE mb. I have been trying for a little over 6 weeks to get a raid 1 configured. I have tried nLite and a couple others without any luck. It blue screens right after the textmode just as it goes to the GUI install. If I disable the raid it installs but the cdrom starts giving read errors and won't load any drivers. I sent the board back once and when I got it back the same old thing. Supermicro said to box up the whole system and they will take a look at it . The system has 2 Opteron 246 cpu's - 4 gigs of samsung ddr400 memory - 4 hitachi sataII 160gb hdd - sony dvd+-wr and a 128mb geforce 5700 video card. Any suggestions before I crate it up?? BTW the raid rom is v4.81.

Any help is appreciated

TonyC

Hi Tony,
I am sorry, but I have no experience yet with nVidia nForce Pro 2200 (CK804) and nVidia nForce Pro 2050 (CKIO4) chipsets.

Maybe this will help you:
1. There is a new BIOS for your MB dated april 7th. Did you try this new one?
2. As your MB has an nForce pro chipset, I would recommend the special pro drivers v. 6.70 from here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/nforce_nf_pro_winxp_6.70.html

Please report here about the results of your driver integration efforts. This may help other users with similar nForce chipsets.

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Fernando

I can't boot into safe mode if Windows isn't installed. The BSOD comes right after all the drivers and files are copie, then it auto-restarts. Its half-way through the installation.

Sorry, I misunderstood your first post.
If the installation fails at the beginning of the GUIMODE part, you probably have a hardware and not an nForce SataRaid driver problem.
You can verify this by trying to install XP via F6/floppy and using the nForce SataRaid drivers off the 6.53 package.
Have you put off all unnecessary devices?
No overclocking?
All cables ok?

I followed all your instructions but it is saying that windows is not finding any drives. I have tried the new and old drivers but still no use. I have also tried using my xp pro and ONLY adding the driver no other mods but no go. Please help!

What are the details of your system?
Do you have a Raid array or a non-Raid Sata system?
Did you enable the Sata and Raid Controller within BIOS?
Are your drives detected by your BIOS?

I have created a Windows XP SP2 cd with nLite RC7. After the setup formats my RAID array, it copies files and almost completes. When it gets near the end, it pops up with an error saying it cannot copy "nvata.cab" to the drive. I checked the ISO I made, and I see nvata.ca_ on there.

Not sure what to do

Can anyone help please?

The Windows XP setup may have asked for a file named "NVATA.CAT", not for a CAB file. As the NVATA.CAT is not necessary for a successful install of Windows XP onto an nForce Raid array, when you are using nLite, you can choose "skip", if the pop-up window comes up again.
Which nForce driver subfolder (LEGACY or SATARAID plus some extra files) did you integrate?
Did the Windows XP setup detect your Raid array correctly (as 1 disk)?
What chipset does your mainboard have?

I integrated the SATARAID because LEGACY gave me a blue screen once the GUI install tried to start.

It detected my array correctly with LEGACY and SATARAID. I am going to skip that file and see what happens.

I have the nForce 4 SLI AMD chipset (Abit KN8 SLI). Downloaded the latest 6.70 driver pack.


*edit*
After skipping nvata.cat (yes you were right, it was .cat), my computer rebooted and came back with a black screen saying System32\Drivers\Ntfs.sys was missing or corrupt.

I've been trying to get this working for over two weeks now.

Well, I retried and didnt get the ntfs.sys error. Now I just get another blue screen =\

You probably have a hardware or a CD problem.
Are you sure, that your CD drive and your burned CD are ok?
Please give more details about your system (graphic card, soundcard, IDE and USB devices etc).

well my cdrom drive is a LiteOn DVD-+RW. I have no reason to belive the CD's I am making are bad... How else can I test? I installed Windows XP with a CD I've tried in this system and it didnt work (although the one it worked on didnt have SATA).

I have an XFX GeForce 7800GT, onboard sound (Abit KN8 SLI), I have my DVD-+RW and a 180gb EIDE hard drive (the hard drive is unplugged to avoid conflicts), and a USB mouse&keyboard.

Maybe the burning speed was too high. Burn another CD with a lower speed.
Have you tested your RAM sticks with MEMTEST? If not, do it. Try the install of Windows XP with only 1 RAM stick.

I tried installing with one RAM stick, I ran memtest+ for about 12-14 hours and found no errors.

I will try burning the CD at a slower speed when I get home. Do you have a suggested speed to burn at?

Burn it at 8x or 16x speed, if you have a CD burner with a maximal speed of 48x or 52x.

I have the same problem that after xp is installed it won't reconized my dvd-rom

i have used the nForce 6.70 from nvidia and slipstream the folder legacy folder only

but the strange part is that after i installed XP, i check device manager and open the section IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers..

I only see IDE Bus Controller and not the nForce4 Parallel ATA Controller

mine latest configuratie file:

[Drivers]
D:\uwcd\$OEM$\$$\OEMDIR\IDE\WinXP\legacy\nvatabus.inf,BUSDRV
D:\uwcd\$OEM$\$$\OEMDIR\IDE\WinXP\legacy\nvatabus.inf,RAIDCLASS
D:\uwcd\$OEM$\$$\OEMDIR\AudioDrv\nvmcp.inf,0
D:\uwcd\$OEM$\$$\OEMDIR\Ethernet\nvenetfd.inf,0
D:\uwcd\$OEM$\$$\OEMDIR\SMBus\nf4sys.inf,0

or must i have my ide driver separate intergrate within the Nlite ?

what have i doing wrong ( Sorry For my bad englisch )

Please give a short description about your system (mainboard, chipset, hdd's).
Where did you get the drivers from? Who had created the string D:\UWCD\$OEM$\$$\OEMDIR? It seems, that you sampled all drivers from another CD you had created before with another tool (CD Creator?). If you have done this, you have made a big mistake. What have you done before and why?
You have to integrate the drivers from the original driver folders, not from a CD with integrated drivers.
No, the IDE (=P-ATA drivers) are included in the LEGACY subfolder of the nForce SataRaid driver package.

Blue screen at bootup still. Burned a CD at 8X. Are you sure that i dont need nvata.cat and nvraid.cat to some how get loaded during the setup files copy phase?

I am so lost...

I am sure, that they are not necessary, but nevertheless you may add them if you want.
I think that either your system does not comply with the requirements of the driver integration method layed down in my first post (overclocked system, ACPI not enabled or nVRaid BIOS version lower than 4.84) or you have a hardware problem which has to be resolved first.
Here is another nForce SataRaid driver integration method you may try:
http://board.vitaligraf.de/showthread.php?...id=1011#pid1011

Good luck!
Fernando

i have a Abit Fatal1ty AN8 SLI Nforce4 AMD motherboard,
2 x WD Raptors in raid 0

mine latest configuratie file:
[Drivers]
D:\uwcd\$OEM$\$$\OEMDIR\IDE\WinXP\legacy\nvatabus.inf,BUSDRV
D:\uwcd\$OEM$\$$\OEMDIR\IDE\WinXP\legacy\nvatabus.inf,RAIDCLASS
D:\uwcd\$OEM$\$$\OEMDIR\AudioDrv\nvmcp.inf,0
D:\uwcd\$OEM$\$$\OEMDIR\Ethernet\nvenetfd.inf,0
D:\uwcd\$OEM$\$$\OEMDIR\SMBus\nf4sys.inf,0

What i have done is that i have a windows xp cd with sp2 already and it has alot of other raid drivers this DVD was already Unattended

i created a map OEMDIR in $OEM$\$$\

and place There my motherboard drivers, after that i intergrate al the drivers whit Nlite

I get the drivers from Nvidia LINK



I make the iso whit CDIMAGE

Evrything go's great i have no problem with the raid and al other drivers !!

Only the IDE i must doing it by hand i only want to fine tune this

Can i not write it in dutch that's much easier

Sorry, but i'm slightly confused. I'm not sure what chipset driver package i should be using. I've bought a DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D, which arrives tommorow. Do i download the 6.70 or the 6.85 drivers?

Thanks