[jovigom]

Fernando 1, on 05 December 2012 - 02:44 AM, said:

jovigom, on 04 December 2012 - 01:14 PM, said:

You mean the point c of the guide?

Yes, as Sp0iiLedBrAt has written you have to integrate >this< special 32bit Intel RST driver, which is working with just 1 driver named iaStor.sys.

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I understand that for Windows XP 32-bit can not be integrated in the installation CD.

The XP installation would fail, if you would integrate any of Intel's RSTe drivers, because they use an addidtional SCSI driver named iaStorF.sys. Windows XP (32bit) is not able to manage this SCSI filter driver.

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The solution would be to install Windows XP 32-bit on IDE mode, once installed change BIOS to AHCI mode and install the driver RSTe. Is this OK?

No, you should have set the Intel SATA Controller to "AHCI" mode and boot off the Windows XP CD with integrated Intel RST driver I jhave linked above.
You won't be able to get any Intel RSTe driverpack installed while running Windows XP (32bit).

Hello.

With your help I managed to integrate the X79 chipset AHCI drivers and install Windows XP without problems. I want to thank you for your help.
I will recommend this useful forum.

Greetings from Spain!

[Gabriel]

Hello,
First, I want to thank you, Frenando, for the great work. I can tell you that my case is the worst posible, even if, finally, I found here my drivers. I cannot make the easy change in BIOS, because I haven’t the option to change in IDE mode. Obviously, I do not have a floppy drive, so I cannot use the F6 option to install the driver. I had to integrate the SATA driver in the install disk with NLITE. As the BSOD appears when installing with the DVD, my only option is to boot from a USB stick as a bootable device. Booting from the stick, I have no more the BSOD. Nevertheless, when installing, windows (XP 64 bit SP2) didn’t find any hard disk (in fact, it founds <none>). But, if continuing setting up, it founds only 1 partition (1922 MB, FAT), even if that partition have 100 GB, and the total amount of the disk is 1 TB. And it cannot continue the installation because it hasn’t enaugh space… I lost my hope, only if you have an idea…

My laptop is a HP Pavilion g6-2011 sq, with Intel ® 7 series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller – 1E03.

Hardware lds

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1E03&SUBSYS_183E103C&REV_04
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1E03&SUBSYS_183E103C
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1E03&CC_010601
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1E03&CC_0106

Thank you for your help,

Gabriel

[Fernando 1]

Hello Gabriel,
welcome at MSFN Forum!

This is what I recommend to do:
1. Download >this< driverpack, unzip it and integrate it into your XP x64 source.
2. When you get the nLite TEXTMODE driver popup window, just highlight the listed "Intel® 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller".
3. Let nLite create an ISO image.
4. Create a bootable CD or a bootable flash device containing the XP x64 image with integrated 64bit Intel AHCI driver.
5. Boot off the CD resp. flash device and install Windows XP x64 where you want
6. Enjoy XP x64.

Good luck and Happy New Year!
Fernando

[Molecule]

edit -- put my post (noob here) in a spoiler because it's too long, and because of my confusion, I wander off into too many different areas, where I'm still confused. I can see it would take several more pages by an expert to answer. I need to break my learning curve down into smaller pieces.

Spoiler

bit of a noob here so please pardon any stupidity ... it seems the more I googled this topic, the more confused I seem to got, until I found your explanation ...

The confusing parts to me were ...

The Intel chipset or "INF" drivers (like the set flagged in red on the first post) are for the northbridge (for example P43, or the Intel 3- 4- 5-series chips). They an independent of and separate from from the "textmode" or "F6-floppy" driver sets. They are called INF drivers even though the F6-floppy drivers also use inf files. (Please correct me if I'm wrong ... I'm still tryign to figure this out. Sometimes it seems like they are both referred to as textmode drivers.)

F6 floppy drivers (as distinct from "INF" drivers) are needed because XP does not ship with drivers that can connect to a southbridge chipset (ICH10R for example) when bios has the chipset running in native AHCI mode. XP has drivers that can connect with an old ATA chipset or to a newer chipset that is set to emulate an old ATA chipset. In BIOS-speak (sometimes wierd-speak to me), the ATA emulation mode is called "IDE" mode. IDE being a kind of 40-or 80-wire ribbon-type cable that connects an old ATA hdd to the motherboard. Without the F6 drivers XP has no way to connect to the southbridge chipset while that chipset is set to run in native AHCI mode in the BIOS. When the BIOS option for the southbridge chipset is set to "IDE" mode, it causes the newer AHCI chipset to emulate a pre-AHCI (i.e. for a pre-SATA or old ATA disk with IDE cable). In that case, the native ATA driver in XP can connect.

For a single user workstation, in terms of disk read/write speeds, there is little difference between BIOS IDE mode (ATA-emulation) and AHCI. (... a few % maybe, and that on a highly fragged hdd.) AHCI kicks into high gear when the heads on the hdds of a server are bombarded with the hundreds of simultaneous file requests, comping from different client-users all trying to get into different parts of the hdd all at the same time. For a single user like me, with well maintained defragged hdds, it's a 0.1 sec difference, maybe. The main reason for using AHCI is that AHCI is required for hotswapping external hdds.

I do not need to install or run a RAID console (i.e. run an exe from XP) nor do I need to figure out how to setup a RAID array, if I am happy with connecting the OS to the hdds through the AHCI controller, running as hot swappable in native AHCI mode, or as fixed in ATA-emulation mode (called IDE mode). To run in AHCI mode without RAID (mostly for servers or large workstations), I just need the AHCI F6-floppy drivers and not the RAID drivers. AHCI can be installed in XP by four methods: (0) by using F6 with a floppy drive (if one is available) or (1) using nLite (non commercial) to build a CD with Intel $OEM$ drivers integrated, or (2), by hand building the $OEM$ folders with personal tweaks etc in the setup INF/SIF files MSFN topic or MSFN tutorial .

A fourth method is (3) to install XP onto the boot SATA hdd, with the BIOS temporarily set to IDE (i.e. using chipset emulation of ATA mode so that XP drivers can install). Then while XP is installed and running, find both the hdd drivers under Device Manager, IDE Controllers section. Update them both, one by one, without allowing the requested reboot in between! Update each to the new iaAHCI.inf file from the F6-floppy driver set, again, without rebooting in between. When both are "updated" and the second update asks permission to reboot, then reboot, but reboot into the BIOS setup. With the new drivers installed in XP, then in BIOS, change the southbridge connection from IDE emulation to native AHCI. Save BIOS settings and reboot again, thish time into XP. XP will automatically detect the existing drives as new hardware. It will "update" using the new drivers and will reboot again. More explanation on updating ACHI using the F6-floppy drivers after XP is installed, without having to re-install XP and install and setup programs post#71 of main topic here (with reg file for ICH9, or here post#44 with reg file for ICH10. Laptop people without floppies, or CDs, or bootable thumbdrives can apparently use this method.

If I just want to use AHCI, then I do not need to figure out how to setup, install and maintain a RAID! That was big news to me. I don't know why, but I got confused on that. AHCI is installed at F6 textmode setup, RAID is installed after AHCI is running ... and can be setup after the OS is installed? (Arghhh ... don't care ... I'm confused enough as it is, and only want AHCI ... seems like the RAID hdds would have to be setup before the OS was installed onto them ... unless the OS is able to morph itself from AHCI into a RAID ... while running in AHCI ... that is total confusion to me. To me that is like installing an OS on a FAT OS-partion, and then asking the OS to morph itself into a NTFS OS-partion.

I don't know why I thought it might be helpful to how I got confusion on this subject. This thread was really helpful, as was the thread at hexus.net forums, but I still have some quesitons.

I have a MSI P43new3F motherboard for which I am trying to install XPsp3. I am integrating with OnePiece's UpdatePacks using RyamVM Integrator, and using nLite to tweak and install drivers for peripherals.

The motherboard has a JMicorn JMB363 chipset and a ICH10R southbridge, a P43 northbridge. The JMicron has 1 IDE port for Master-Slave by ribbon cable, and 2 SATA. The ICH10R has 6 SATA ports. The BIOS is American Megatrends. It was flashed with the latest version.

Re the JMicron ... my discoveries ... I started by setting the JMicron to IDE emulation mode in the BIOS. The CDrom is SATA-cable and I heard that some don't like AHCI, so I connected it there. Then I started experimenting, since there is no documentation. By experimentation (NOOB HERE!!) I found that, even though the BIOS has the JMicron running in ATA emulation mode (called IDE), if I download the latest JMicron installer from the MSI website, and run it from a fully installed and running XP (i.e. not the F6-method), then, the JMicron installer somehow automatically makes any hdd that is attached to it hot-swappable. Also, when I installed an earlier JMicron driver, the one came with the original MSI CD, it gave me the choice of installing for IDE or SCSI devices. (The newer one just installs SCSI mode.) If I chose IDE install with the old one, then a HDD is identified as a regular fixed hdd. If however, I install the JMicron as a SCSI driver, then when a HDD is attached, it is identified as a removable device, and it becomes hot-swappable, like a USB thumbdrive. The CDrom drive still runs just fine. In Device Manager, the driver for the JMicron hdd appears under SCSI devices. The CD is up with the CDs.

I was glad to find that out. As I understand it, it would be impossible to "F6" the floppy sets from JMicron and Intel, both at the same time. That is because they both use (and won't install properly without) a file named TXTSETUP.OEM. JMicron and Intel both use the same filename, for a different file. They both could not exist in the same dir (root) of an F6-floppy disk. To install both JMicron and Intel by F6-method, XP would need to loop through the F6-mothod twice during setup (can it do that? ... haven't tried it yet). That leaves the Unattended $OEM$ method where Intel and JMicron versions of txtsetup.oem can be manually placed in different $OEM$ folders. (since even nLite might be confused with the same .oem filename) Thankfully, somehow, the whole problem is moot, because the SCSI option of the JMicron install, installed from a running XP, makes any hdd attached to the open JMicron SATA port a hot-swappable one. That leaves the Jmicron in IDE emulation for the CDrom. By the way, the new link to ftp download the JMicron drivers for Windows is link .

For BIOS setup for the JMicron, I have the options of [Disabled], or [IDE mode(currently selected)], or [AHCI+IDE mode] or [RAID+IDE mode]. So apparently, the JMicron chip can be run in both AHCI and IDE modes, at the same time. (Screams!) Oh well! That pretty much blows away everything I thouight I had learned about AHCI or IDE ... More BIOS-speak wierdness! Any thoughts on which option I should choose for JMicron chip in my BIOS? Now that I've installed the driver from running XP, I might try IDE+AHCI? Owner's manual is no help.

The BIOS setup for the ICH10R is more conventional, but still confusing ... to me anyway. Under "Integrated Peripherals" I have the option to setup "On-Chip ATA Devices" That is apparently bios speak for the ICH10R SATA controller. The "On-Chip ATA Devices" page gives me three options.

(1) to set the PCI IDE BusMaster to [Enabled] or [Disabled(selected...arghhh)]. The help panel says quote "ENABLED: BIOS uses PCI busmastering for reading / writing to IDE devices." If my native OS drivers see only ATA or ATA-emulation devices, then do I enable or disable bus mastering? If I have installed F6 AHCI drivers, which one do I choose (enable or disable bus mastering)? Any thoughts? I set it to disabled, because I haven't got the first clue, so I make like a virgin and just say no. (Come to think of it, when it comes to understanding bios, I really AM a virgin! Is there a smilie emoticon for that one?)

(2) to set the On-Chip SATA Controller to [Enabled(selected)] or [Disabled]. The comment is again useless to me ... "DISABLED: Use if this channel on card does not need an IRQ. INTx: Use these settings to assign an IRQ to the IntPin used by this channel. Hardwired: The card hardwires a fixed INTx into the IntPin." I guess, enabled lets the SATA controller setup the IRQs, which is definitely what I prefer.

(3) to set the "RAID Mode" to [IDE] or [AHCI]. Darn, I thought it was IDE (ATA-emulation) or AHCI or RAID. Now, RAID is IDE or AHCI. ARGHHH!

If I set "RAID Mode" (arghh) to [AHCI] then BIOS opens an "AHCI Configuration" page. (If I set it to IDE, then there are no further options.) When I open the AHCI Configuration page, BIOS lists 6 new pages, "AHCI Port1" to "AHCI Port6". Even when a working SATA hdd is attached, BIOS shows [not detected]. I've attached Western Digital, Seagate and Maxtor SATA ... the result is the same. The Help panel says quote "While entering setup, BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices. This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices." I guess that since my hdds are SATA hdds, and not IDE, the bios properly reports that there are no IDE devices detected. Bios speak again, so, not to worry about detecting/not detecting SATA.

Under each port page, "AHCI Port1" for example (which is probably port 0 in the AHCI inf files, where they are called ports 0 to 5 for the ICH10R), I can set that port to [Auto] or [Not Installed]. I leave it on [Auto]. I can also set "Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T." to [Enabled] or [Disabled]. I leave SMART to [Enabled]. The owner's manual suggests that the different AHCI ports are used to "Select the type of device." (Arghh!)

Back to the main BIOS page, for Standard CMOS Features, which lists time, hdds, cdroms and floppy, SATA2 in the BIOS is identified by serial number of a connected hdd. When I open that subpage, my choices are to set (1) LBA/Large mode [Auto(selected), or Disable], and (2) to set DMA Mode [Auto(selected) or ... whole bunch of strange DMA options] and (3) Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T. [Auto(selected, Disable, or Enabled]. There is nothing about AHCI. So the only place to set AHCI is globally, under the page for Integrated Peripherals. On this page, I leave everything on Auto. On the AHCI page, I ignore the port settings for the Port1 to Port6 ... does that sound right?

At this point, the main quesiton is ... Busmastering on or off? Under the IDE section of the owners manual, it says the JMicron supports PIO and Bus Master operation. It doesn't say anything for the SATA sectoin, other than 3 Gb/s.

This post has been edited by Molecule: 26 December 2012 - 06:14 PM

[Fernando 1]

@ Molecule:

I am sorry, but reading your post is a torture. Additionally I don't have the time for an academic discussion about the different SATA modes, Intel's Chipset Device INF files (which have nothing to do with the TEXTMODE drivers), the alternatives of the driver integration by using nLite and the best BIOS settings.
The topic of this thread is how to integrate the Intel AHCI or RAID drivers into a Windows XP CD and nothing else. Everything important is layed down within the start post.
If you should have any questions regarding my guide or if you should run into problems after having followed it, please let me know it and I will try to help you.

Hoping for your understanding
Regards
Fernando

This post has been edited by Fernando 1: 26 December 2012 - 05:32 PM

[Molecule]

No problem at all Fermando. I understand totally, and please forgive me for the lengthy (and sometime misdirected) nature of my post. I'm going to put it in a spoiler so that it doesn't take up space on this thread. I really appreciate the clarity and help that your thread gives. Sorry for the torture ... that was not an unfair choice of word. I feel the same way. My AMI bios uses its own set of terms. I need to break it down into a bunch of smaller single issue threads.

Highest Regards! for your help and for the value of your time.

[Fernando 1]

@ Molecule:
This is what I suggest to do:
1. Connect the HDD/SSD, where you want to get your OS installed, to any of the Intel SATA ports (best choice: port 0, which probably is the AHCI SATA port 1).
2. If you have an optical drive (CD/DVD burner), connect it to one of the JMicron SATA ports running in IDE mode (optical drives usually do not like other SATA modes than IDE)..
3. Enter the BIOS and let it load the DEFAULT settings.
4. Enable "AHCI" for the Intel SATA ports.
5. Create a bootable XP CD or USB stick with integrated 32bit Intel AHCI driver v11.2.0.1006 WHQL (just choose the "Intel® ICH10R SATA AHCI Controller" while nLite's textmode driver integration).
6. Enjoy Windows XP running in AHCI mode.

[Gabriel]

Fernando 1, on 26 December 2012 - 01:17 PM, said:

Hello Gabriel,
welcome at MSFN Forum!

This is what I recommend to do:
1. Download >this< driverpack, unzip it and integrate it into your XP x64 source.
2. When you get the nLite TEXTMODE driver popup window, just highlight the listed "Intel® 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller".
3. Let nLite create an ISO image.
4. Create a bootable CD or a bootable flash device containing the XP x64 image with integrated 64bit Intel AHCI driver.
5. Boot off the CD resp. flash device and install Windows XP x64 where you want
6. Enjoy XP x64.

Good luck and Happy New Year!
Fernando

Hello Fernando.
Thank you. I choose the specified driver Intel® 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller. After integrating some of the drivers, at the end, nLite gave me an error (which did not appears when using Intel® 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller, very strange)
”D-The specified path, filename, or both are too long. The fully qualified file name must be less than 260 characters, and the directory name must be less than 248 characters. Please report this error if it's unexpected. Write your message in English and attach your 'Last Session.ini' if possible”
I found another topic here, with another person who has the same error as me. I hope that a solution exists.
http://www.msfn.org/...h-are-too-long/
Thank you and Happy New Year also ! :-)

[Fernando 1]

Gabriel, on 27 December 2012 - 08:41 AM, said:

I choose the specified driver Intel® 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller.

That is a Controller name and no driver. The TEXTMODE driver popup window shows a lot of different SATA Controllers and the user has to decide, which of them should be supported by the integrated TEXTMODE driver (here named iaStor.sys).

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After integrating some of the drivers,

I always recommend to integrate just the needed TEXTMODE driver and not some or a lot of drivers. Only the TEXTMODE driver is absolutely needed, the integration of each additional driver enhances the risk of a failure.

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at the end, nLite gave me an error (which did not appears when using Intel® 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller, very strange) ”D-The specified path, filename, or both are too long. The fully qualified file name must be less than 260 characters, and the directory name must be less than 248 characters.

I bet, that you had stored the drivers within any of your personal folders (worst place is the desktop).

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I found another topic here, with another person who has the same error as me.

Yes, you are not the first user with that issue.

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I hope that a solution exists.

Solution: Create a folder named "Drivers" within the root of a partition and store there just the drivers you want to integrate (each driver within a separate subfolder). Don't use the "Multiple driver integration" option of nLite.

[Gabriel]

Fernando 1, on 27 December 2012 - 09:40 AM, said:

Solution: Create a folder named "Drivers" within the root of a partition and store there just the drivers you want to integrate (each driver within a separate subfolder). Don't use the "Multiple driver integration" option of nLite.

Hello Fernando,
It's fine now. Thank you!
After creating the "Drivers" folder in the root, nLite functioned normally. I think it's a bug of nLite (to integrate multiple drivers in certain conditions even if a single driver is selected), because I always choosed the single driver option. After working in root, the bug dissapeared.
I have only one question: why XP doesn't recognize the disk with Intel® 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller, and it's OK with Intel® 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller ? Nevertheless, with both of them, I have no more BSOD.
Best Regards,
Gabriel

[Fernando 1]

Hello Gabriel,
it is fine, that you succeeded with the XP installation after having changed the driver storage folder.

Gabriel, on 28 December 2012 - 06:15 AM, said:

I have only one question: why XP doesn't recognize the disk with Intel® 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller, and it's OK with Intel® 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller ?

Both Intel SATA AHCI Controllers belong to a Z77 chipset mainboard, but these Z77 chipsets are slightly different. The "Intel® 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family" has been designed for desktop pcs, whereas the "Intel® 7 Series Chipset Family" is built on laptops.

Kind Regards
Fernando

[Gabriel]

Fernando 1, on 28 December 2012 - 06:32 AM, said:

Both Intel SATA AHCI Controllers belong to a Z77 chipset mainboard, but these Z77 chipsets are slightly different. The "Intel® 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family" has been designed for desktop pcs, whereas the "Intel® 7 Series Chipset Family" is built on laptops.

Kind Regards
Fernando

Hello,
I understand, I have laptop. Thank you!
Best Regards,
Gabriel

[Molecule]

Fernando ... in advance, thanks so much for your help. Couple of quick questions ...

I use RyanVM to integrate update packs and addons, and then nLite for final setup.

1. When I integrate the oem drivers from >32bit Intel RST textmode driver v11.2.0.1006 WHQL<, nLite does not create a $OEM$ structure, but rather it cabs up the driver files (5) and puts them in a new folder I386\NLDRV\001\ iaahci.ca_, iaahck.in_, iastor.ca_, iastor.in_, iastor.sy_. The files are then identified in (and installed during textmode from?) [SourceDiskFiles] section of I386\TXTSETUP.SIF. Under prior nLited sources, nLite creates $OEM$ and includes batch file cmdlines.txt, which then calls nlite.inf. Maybe the change occured because of adding or deleting another tweak ... arghhh) I'd still like to setup a $OEM$ folder for other setup options ... not textmode drivers. I had read somewhere (where I can't recall ...?) that might be a problem.

Question: If I integrate AHCI textmode drivers with nLite, can I still use $OEM$ features for post GUI ... even if some hacking is still required?

2. If I set bios to AHCI, and then a plug in an old PATA hdd to transfrer files from my current Windows system (98se), will the new AHCI drivers in XP be able to read and write to my old IDE hdds?

3. If I speed test AHCI and compare to IDE (running a simple entertainment workstation) and want to revert back to straight IDE (some say it's faster, and local commercial builders still use IDE even on windows 7 and 8), will I need to reformat and/or reinstall, or can I delete AHCI drivers from XP-Device Manager, then reboot to BIOS, switch hdds down from AHCI to IDE and reboot to XP ... will XP recognize the existing hdds as new hardware, and install its native XP-IDE drivers, even thought it the textmode AHCI drivers are available (but not selected)? edit -- the quesiton is not how to do that (that's another thread) .. just asking if you know if it's possible.

4. While feeding textmode drivers into nlite, nLite apparently read the [scsi] section of Intel's txtsetup.oem. It makes a list of available systems and asks me to select. I have MSI P43neo3F with ICH10R chip. On the nLite list, I chose only one, namely "Intel® ICH10R SATA AHCI Controller." I noticed that I'm choosing AHCI only. Two other possible selections had ACHI and RAID, namely "Intel® Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller" and "Intel® Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller." I chose only the ICH10R AHCI controller ... is that right?

5. If I install only AHCI for the ICH10R, then in that case do I still have an option to install RAID ... as long as I do the correct additonal steps (edit -- as example only, details not part of the question, like, connect raid hdds, set bios to raid, enter the bios-raid setup, setup bios-raid, install XP, and then after installation run the Intel raid management wizard, and etc., and etc., ... long list possible and thus not a part of this question ... only asking if, by installing only AHCI for the ICH10R chip, do I still have the option to add RAID if I want to (how to do it is another quesiton)?

6. I used a program to extract the motherboard +video +printer +scanner drivers from a IDE install (JMicron JMB36X, Intel P43 INF chipset, Realtek LAN, Realtek audio, nVidia video, etc.). When use nLite to compile a build sourse with these drivers, XP boots with all drivers running. Question ... can I feed textmode AHCI drivers to nLite and then also feed remaining drivers as above, so that I get AHCI and other systems working as well (or will that make a confilct, and thus require manual install of other drivers)?

Thanks again in advance for your help. Happy New Year!

This post has been edited by Molecule: 03 January 2013 - 02:33 PM

[Fernando 1]

@ Molecule:
Here are my answers:

• I don't know, if it would work, but AFAIK it is not a good idea to try a mixture of the manual $OEM$ folder and the nLite integration method.
  If you want to get the TEXTMODE driver integrated into an $OEM$ folder, you should better use a tool like XP ISOBuilder or WU CD Creator.
  
• Yes, that will work, because the P-ATA HDD will not be connected to a SATA port.
  
• It is possible to switch from AHCI to IDE mode and vice versa from without the need of a fresh OS install, but you have to change some registry entries before you are going to change the SATA mode within the BIOS. Otherwise you will get a BSOD while rebooting.
  
• The choice of the correct SATA Controller during the nLite driver integration process is very important, especially if you want to integrate an actual Intel rextmode driver.
  
• If you want to create an "All-In-One XP-CD", which will be usable with an Intel AHCI and with an Intel RAID system as well, you should integrate an Intel TEXTMODE driver of the old Matrix Storage Manager series and not an actual one.
  In case of having integrated an Intel textmode driver and highlighted just 1 of the listed Intel SATA AHCI Controllers or even all of them, an Intel RAID array will not be detected by the XP Setup. If you want to install Windows XP onto an Intel RAID array, you have to integrate the support of the related Intel SATA RAID Controller. A switch from AHCI to RAID from within a running OS is very difficult and not recommended.
  
• You can use a tool like DriverGrabber to extract all your currently in use drivers and integrate them into the XP CD by using nLite without any problems. Only exception: AHCI/RAID (=TEXTMODE) drivers need a file named TXTSETUP.OEM for a proper XP integration and no tool will be able to extract this file from an XP partition.

Good luck and Happy New Year!
Fernando

[bolivar]

delete my post please.

This post has been edited by bolivar: 17 January 2013 - 01:05 PM

[bolivar]

I'm so sorry for my stupid question. ) It's work very well. Find detail instruction only on this web site.

Thank you

This post has been edited by bolivar: 17 January 2013 - 01:05 PM

[alexisis]

Hello all.

I have an old Dell GX520 that will not allow me to install Win XP. It ends up with the 0x000007b error code during the instalation. I followed the original post and created installation CD for all hardware versions (For users, who don't know the specific Intel SATA Controller of their system, or want to create a Windows XP CD, which may be usable with different hardware configurations because I am unsure what specific driver is required. Unfortunately, the same problem happens even with the modified installation. Anyone can help please?
The motherboard should be Foxconn LS-36.

[Fernando 1]

@ alexisis:
Welcome at MSFN Forum!

You obviously have integrated the wrong driver or highlighted the wrong SATA Controllers.
This is the easiest way to find out the correct driver and Controller of your system:
If you are running any Windows OS with your Dell GX520, please open the "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers" and - if applicable - the "Storage Controllers" section of the Device Manager and give us the informations regarding the listed SATA Controllers (names and HardwareIDs). You will get the HardwareIDs by doing a right click onto the Controller > "Properties" > "Details" > "Property" > "HardwareIDs". I need just the 4 digits of the VEN_XXXX and DEV_XXXX entries.

Regards
Fernando

[alexisis]

Thank you Fernando!
Here is what I see when doing what you suggested.

There are 3 items under the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers section. Here are their Harware IDs.

- ATA Channel 0
Intel-27c0
Internal_IDE_Channel

- ATA Channel 1
Intel-27c0
Internal_IDE_Channel

- Intel® 82801 GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA storage Controller - 27C0
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27C0&SUBSYS_01AD1028&REV_01
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27C0&SUBSYS_01AD1028
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27C0&CC_010180
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27C0&CC_0101

I hope this helps to determine the right driver for me. Thank you!

[Fernando 1]

@ alexesis:

Thanks for the HardwareIDs of the SATA Controller, which verify, that you have an Intel ICH7R SATA Controller, which is running in IDE mode. Intel's name for it is "Intel® N10/ICH7 Family Serial ATA Storage Controller - 27C0".
Provided that there are no entries within the "Storage Controllers" resp. "SCSI and RAID Controllers" sections of the Device Manager, there is no need for the integration of any third party SATA (AHCI/RAID) driver. You should be able to get Windows XP installed onto your Dell system by simply booting off the original XP CD with integrated SP2 or SP3.

This post has been edited by Fernando 1: 20 January 2013 - 02:06 PM