[Fernando 1]

@ iyant:
Welcome at MSFN Forum!

iyant, on 22 January 2012 - 09:04 AM, said:

i've tried from make slipstream cd with ahci driver but its not working, there is error message "file ahci64.sys corrupted"
is there possibly that my ahci driver really corrupted or my win xp not suitable with that driver?

You obviously have integrated a 64bit AMD textmode driver into the 32bit OS Windows XP. Since the Setup of the 32bit OS is not able to work with any 64bit driver, you get the misleading message, that the driver is "corrupt". It is not corrupt, but simply unusual for the 32bit OS Setup.
Solution: Repeat the nLite procedure from scratch without loading the Last_Session.ini and integrate the 32bit AMD textmode driver

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.how to knowing southbridge type in my computer?

Look into your mainboard/PC manual.

Regards
Fernando

[iyant]

thanks for answer, now i can use my computer with ahci mode enable
i've just put ahci driver that you 've modified
i put them all (only ahcix86-all sb6xx-sb7xx text mode) into sliptstream xp cd

[dstk]

Very thanks Fernando and Sp0iLedBrAt

[Beeski]

Thanks a million for the modified driver file Fernando worked like a charm with my GA-MA78GM-S02 when installing WinXP32.
I had brought a Corsair F60 SSD to boost my music making PC but after installing Win7 there was no room left for the programs! so needed to downgrade again.
All running better than I had hoped

[autowolf80]

I have been trying to make a slipstreamed win xp home sp2 cd to set up a computer running the Jetway K8M8MSR2-VC motherboard and 2 sata drives in raid form. I have tried via v raid driver package from the via site, jetway drivers from thier site, the 32 whql and modded version from this thread. No luck whatsoever every time I get the viamrx64.sys is corrupt. I am not adding the x64 version of the drivers I am specifying the x86 or 32 bit version and only doing 1 at a time to weed out the problem it hasn't worked yet. I am not loading last session when I start nlite. I can not figure this out. Any advice would be helpful.

This post has been edited by autowolf80: 05 February 2012 - 12:26 AM

[Fernando 1]

@ autowolf80:
Welcome at MSFM Forum!

Since your VIA RAID driver problem is absolutely off-topic, I have started >here< a new thread with the topic "Integration of VIA's RAID driver" and quoted your post there.

Good luck!
Fernando

This post has been edited by Fernando 1: 05 February 2012 - 04:16 AM

[autowolf80]

Well thank you Fernando. I thought this was the right place to post about that problem. Didn't mean to hijack it. I tried those drivers and it is still giving me the viamrx64.sys is corrupt when i run the burned cd on that system. I am not loading last session or any other drivers to that disk. I don't get it.

[Fernando 1]

autowolf80, on 05 February 2012 - 03:10 AM, said:

Well thank you Fernando. I thought this was the right place to post about that problem. Didn't mean to hijack it. I tried those drivers and it is still giving me the viamrx64.sys is corrupt when i run the burned cd on that system. I am not loading last session or any other drivers to that disk. I don't get it.

Since I started >here< a new thread about the integration of VIA's RAID driver, we should continue our discussion there.

Thanks!
Fernando

[hardenbroekje]

I have a Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H motherboard with the AMD A75 chipset. I tried to integrate AHCI drivers in my Windows XP Pro SP3 CD. However when I try to install Windows I get this error: "Can find amd_sata.sys", then the computer reboots. I found out it had something to do with AMD Catalyst. Any suggestions how to fix this?

[Fernando 1]

Oups - double post!

This post has been edited by Fernando 1: 22 February 2012 - 09:07 AM

[Fernando 1]

@ hardenbroekje:
Welcome at MSFN Forum!

You obviously have integrated the AMD driver named amd_sata.sys, which is only usable with Vista or Windows 7. If you want to get Windows XP installed onto your AMD chipset system running in AHCI mode, you have to take the AMD SATA AHCI driver named ahcix86.sys.
Solution:
I recommend to Integrate the 32bit AMD textmode driver for Windows XP, which I have linked >here<.

Regards
Fernando

[hardenbroekje]

Thanks for the welcome!

Well, that's strange, the amd_sata.sys driver is included in the official driver package. I do have theAMD SATA AHCI driver named ahcix86.sys here. But is in a folder called RAID. I'll do some more testing!

[Fernando 1]

hardenbroekje, on 22 February 2012 - 12:06 PM, said:

Well, that's strange, the amd_sata.sys driver is included in the official driver package.

You obviously have integrated all drivers, which are within AMD's latest Catalyst driverpack. This was a mistake.
If you want to get Windows XP installed without any problem, you should do the following:
1. Use a clean (= untouched) XP CD as source and don't load the Last_Session.ini of a previous nLite processing.
2. Let nLite just integrate the Service Pack 3 (if not already present) and the actual AMD AHCI driver (I gave you already the link). Don't integrate any other driver!
3. Let nLite burn the image directly or let nLite create the ISO file and burn it separately.

Regards
Fernando

[cdob]

hardenbroekje, on 22 February 2012 - 07:47 AM, said:

"Can find amd_sata.sys", then the computer reboots.

amd_sata.sys is a storport.sys child driver.
That's supported at 2003 and up. http://msdn.microsof...f567541(v=vs.85).aspx
amd_sata.sys won't work in XP.

hardenbroekje, on 22 February 2012 - 12:06 PM, said:

Well, that's strange, the amd_sata.sys driver is included in the official driver package.

Yes, it's confusing.

http://sites.amd.com...ed_xp-32.aspx#2

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AMD Chipset Drivers 24.2 MB 12.1 1/25/2012
Package Includes:
AMD AHCI Driver

AMD Raid Drivers 24.2 MB 12.1 1/25/2012
Package Includes:
AMD A-Series APU Chipset RAID Drivers

Information is misleading.

hardenbroekje said:

I do have theAMD SATA AHCI driver named ahcix86.sys here. But is in a folder called RAID.

The RAID driver does support AHCI too.

Ignore the web page:
do not use AHCI drivers at AHCI
use RAID drivers at AHCI.

Added:
It's documented actually:
12-1_xp32-64_sb\$_OUTDIR\Packages\Drivers\SBDrv\SB7xx\AHCI_svr\XP\readme.rtf

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AMD AHCI controller driver distribution list
Version 1.2.001.0317, 10/04/2011

WS03x64 - Windows Server 2003 SP2, x64
WS03x86 - Windows Server 2003 SP2, x86
LHx64 - Windows Server 2008, x64
LHx86 - Windows Server 2008, x86
Win7x64 - Windows Server 2008R2, x64

Strange: a driver at \xp\ directory matches 2003, but not XP.

And amd_sata.inf

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[Manufacturer]
%AMD% = AMD,NTx86.5.2

[AMD.NTx86.5.2]

.5.2 refers to 2003. That's 2003 only, not XP.
It's a nLite error to include this driver to XP.

This post has been edited by cdob: 24 February 2012 - 02:41 AM

[bmwk75]

Since spring 2011 I own an ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 motherboard. In January this year a Crucial SSD was added. The Crucial should run in the AHCI mode.

The PC is equipped as follows:
AMD Phenom II X4 910
2 X 4 GB Crucial DDR3
2 Seagate ST32000641 AS
1 Seagate 2000DL003
Optiarc Sata optical drive
Drivers were taken from the system cd rom.

A dual-boot system XP – 7 is used.

The installation of Windows 7 with bios setting Sata1-6 AHCI, Sata 5-6 IDE; or Sata 1-6 AHCI went all right. After boot the drives were recognised and installed. The program CrystalDiskInfo showed all drives and their temperature.

For XP I tried the installation of the AHCI drivers in an already installed XP system (Phenomic, How do you enable AHCI mode AFTER you have installed XP, 01 August 2009); made an installation cd with the AMD driver AMD AHCI Driver V3.2.1540.35 for Windows 32/64bit XP (Version 3.2.1540.35/1.2.0.16) in the bios settings Sata1-4 AHCI, Sata 5-6 IDE and as well Sata 1-6 AHCI.
In all cases XP booted up In AHCI mode (register settings were slightly different).

However; CrystalDiskInfo doesn’t show disks and their temperature (a message popped up saying that in Raid SMART values couldn’t be displayed).
Obvious this AHCI mode acts like Raid.
What to do?

[dstk]

AMD 12.2 Raid in Textmode Driver v3.3.1540.26 for Windows XP Release. SBxxx ALL?

[Fernando 1]

bmwk75, on 07 March 2012 - 04:54 AM, said:

For XP I tried the installation of the AHCI drivers in an already installed XP system (Phenomic, How do you enable AHCI mode AFTER you have installed XP, 01 August 2009); made an installation cd with the AMD driver AMD AHCI Driver V3.2.1540.35 for Windows 32/64bit XP (Version 3.2.1540.35/1.2.0.16) in the bios settings Sata1-4 AHCI, Sata 5-6 IDE and as well Sata 1-6 AHCI.
In all cases XP booted up In AHCI mode (register settings were slightly different).
However; CrystalDiskInfo doesn’t show disks and their temperature (a message popped up saying that in Raid SMART values couldn’t be displayed).
Obvious this AHCI mode acts like Raid.
What to do?

I have no idea, why CrystalDiskInfo shows the S.M.A.R.T. values of your AHCI mode connected hdd's while running Win7, but not when running Windows XP.
If you want the S.M.A.R.T. values while running Windows XP, you obviously have to change the SATA mode to "IDE".

dstk, on 07 March 2012 - 07:23 PM, said:

AMD 12.2 Raid in Textmode Driver v3.3.1540.26 for Windows XP Release. SBxxx ALL?

Thanks for the information.
I will present modded versions of the new 32/64bit drivers, when I have the time to do it.

Regards
Fernando

This post has been edited by Fernando 1: 08 March 2012 - 02:26 PM

[cdob]

bmwk75, on 07 March 2012 - 04:54 AM, said:

The installation of Windows 7 with bios setting Sata1-6 AHCI, Sata 5-6 IDE; or Sata 1-6 AHCI went all right. After boot the drives were recognised and installed. The program CrystalDiskInfo showed all drives and their temperature.

Did you add AMD AHCI drivers to Windows 7?
Windows default driver msahci.sys does transfer S.M.A.R.T data.

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For XP I tried the installation of the AHCI drivers ... AMD AHCI Driver V3.2.1540.35
However; CrystalDiskInfo doesn’t show disks and their temperature

Driver ahcix86.sys 3.1.1540.127 dosn't transfer S.M.A.R.T data.
http://sourceforge.n...msg_id=27817123
No idea about V3.2.1540.35

[bmwk75]

cdob, on 08 March 2012 - 04:03 PM, said:

bmwk75, on 07 March 2012 - 04:54 AM, said:

The installation of Windows 7 with bios setting Sata1-6 AHCI, Sata 5-6 IDE; or Sata 1-6 AHCI went all right. After boot the drives were recognised and installed. The program CrystalDiskInfo showed all drives and their temperature.

Did you add AMD AHCI drivers to Windows 7?
Windows default driver msahci.sys does transfer S.M.A.R.T data.

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For XP I tried the installation of the AHCI drivers ... AMD AHCI Driver V3.2.1540.35
However; CrystalDiskInfo doesn’t show disks and their temperature

Driver ahcix86.sys 3.1.1540.127 dosn't transfer S.M.A.R.T data.
http://sourceforge.n...msg_id=27817123
No idea about V3.2.1540.35

dstk suggested driver V3.3.1540.26, which I couldn’t find.
I used V3.3.1540.22. I made a XP O.S. on a HDD to prevent unwanted influence of the SSD. The result was the same: no SMART info.

Cdob says that some drivers do not transfer SMART data.
Is a workaround possible (fernando1)?

[Fernando 1]

@ bmwk75:
I repeat tcdob's earlier question, which you didn't answer yet:
Which AHCI driver (the in-box msahci.sys or the AMD one) do/did you use while running Windows 7?

bmwk75, on 09 March 2012 - 02:47 AM, said:

dstk suggested driver V3.3.1540.26, which I couldn’t find.

See below.

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Cdob says that some drivers do not transfer SMART data.
Is a workaround possible (fernando1)?

Obviously none of the AMD AHCI/RAID drivers do support the S.M.A.R.T. data while running Windows XP. If this should be true, there is no workaround. At least it will be your decision, if you want a better performance (running the SATA Controllers in AHCI mode, but without S.M.A.R.T. data) or a continuous monitoring of the hdd S.M.A.R.T. values.

@ all:
Here are the requested download links to the newest 32/64bit AMD SBxxx textmode drivers dated 11/17/2011, which have been modified by me yesterday to make them usable with (hopefully) all AMD Southbridges from SB6xx up:
>32bit AMD SBxxx textmode driver v3.3.1540.26 for Windows XP mod by Fernando<
>64bit AMD SBxxx textmode driver v3.3.1540.26 for Windows XP x64 mod by Fernando<

Good luck!

Regards
Fernando