[Fernando 1]

cyberloner, on Sep 2 2006, 08:12 PM, said:

lol cannot find them is the problem =)
reupdate myself the driver to vista legacy... they coming back... lol

This issue has another reason. A driver has no influence on how many entries are done into the Windows folder "SendTo".
Search for the folder, delete the second entry "My Documents", but do not install old drivers to get the same effect.

[cyberloner]

going crazy... use microsoft ide it gone..
use nvraid driver even old one they are coming back......... =.=
install use vmware there are not there cause not using nvraid driver for vmware.... will u have c: or d: at sendto ?

[Fernando 1]

cyberloner, on Sep 2 2006, 10:25 PM, said:

going crazy... use microsoft ide it gone..
use nvraid driver even old one they are coming back......... =.=
install use vmware there are not there cause not using nvraid driver for vmware.... will u have c: or d: at sendto ?

1. You can always replace the NVIDIA nForce P-ATA (=IDE s/w) driver by the MS Standard IDE driver, but you can not replace any other nForce IDE driver (as S-ATA or RAID) by an MS driver.
2. The SendTo folder is a hidden folder you have within each partition where an Operating System is installed. It does not depend on a drive letter.

[cyberloner]

looks like i found the problem...
answer is no problem... nvdia ide act like that... i use only one drive maybe cause it... and you are using raid..
ask my friend that install nvdia ide / windows normal... also gave him the same 2 my documents as i am troubleshooting about... lol

thanks for keep replying fernando.... =.=

[Fernando 1]

cyberloner, on Sep 4 2006, 09:31 AM, said:

looks like i found the problem...
answer is no problem... nvdia ide act like that... i use only one drive maybe cause it... and you are using raid..

Congratulations, that you have found at least the solution for your problem.
You should have read the first post of this thread:

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Annex for users with a non-Raid nForce RAID system
Although this guide is not designed for you, I will give you some informations:

• Windows XP SP2 should be able to detect SATA drives without any 3rd party drivers. So normally there is no reason to hit F6 or to integrate the nForce SATA drivers as TEXTMODE drivers.
  
• Nevertheless it is possible and useful to integrate the nForce SATA drivers into an nLited CD. The way is simple: Just integrate the content of the SATA_IDE subfolder of the actual nForce chipset driver package, which is designed for the special nForce SATA chipset of your mainboard (look at NVIDIA's driver page). This PnP driver integration is very easy with nLite. Just click at one of the INF files you find within the SATA_IDE folder, it doesn't matter which one.
  
• If your SATA drives are not detected at the beginning of the OS installation, you should make sure, that your SATA ports are enabled within BIOS.
  
• Some mainboards (for example ASUS ones) have no SATA, but SATARAID ports. Have a look into your mainboard manual, if you have to enable SATA and RAID within your BIOS, even when you have not built a RAID array.

[peluko]

hi there, i've just tried about 23+ times without success... i have a MSI k8Neo3F Nforce4-4X with AMD64 2800+, socket 754, Supertalent 1GB RAM DDR400, a ATi Radeon X600 with 256mb Pci-ex, and (pay attention) 1 HDD Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM 120gb SATA on channel 1, and 1 Hitachi HDS728080PLAT20 80GB PATA133 HDD alone on primary as master, both in RAID0 mode and "HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-H10A DVD-RW DL (LG)", i've been using WinXP SP2 with the provided g72-NVSA041 floppy drive for a long time, and i start to trying out to integrate the RAID/SATA drivers into my "Windows uE v5 CD" without success... the system recognizes the RAID0 on text mode, and when on GUI mode the systems installs normally, but just after shows a light blue screen after the GUI part, the systems restarts itself and NEVER AGAIN BOOT... i use a DVD-RW because i have wasted too many CD-R... i have tried the nvraid drivers from 6.53 to 8.22 and got the same problem again and again.... i have read the 58 pages of this forum and tried virtually everithing..... ehmm HEEEEEEELLPPPPPP PLEEEAAASSSEEEEEEEE...

Greetings

Fernando Moreno from Venezuela

[Fernando 1]

peluko, on Sep 6 2006, 10:53 AM, said:

i have a MSI k8Neo3F Nforce4-4X with AMD64 2800+, socket 754, Supertalent 1GB RAM DDR400, a ATi Radeon X600 with 256mb Pci-ex, and (pay attention) 1 HDD Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM 120gb SATA on channel 1, and 1 Hitachi HDS728080PLAT20 80GB PATA133 HDD alone on primary as master, both in RAID0 mode and "HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-H10A DVD-RW DL (LG)", i've been using WinXP SP2 with the provided g72-NVSA041 floppy drive for a long time, and i start to trying out to integrate the RAID/SATA drivers into my "Windows uE v5 CD" without success... the system recognizes the RAID0 on text mode, and when on GUI mode the systems installs normally, but just after shows a light blue screen after the GUI part, the systems restarts itself and NEVER AGAIN BOOT... i use a DVD-RW because i have wasted too many CD-R... i have tried the nvraid drivers from 6.53 to 8.22 and got the same problem again and again.... i have read the 58 pages of this forum and tried virtually everithing.....

Hi Fernando,
your RAID configuration (a combination of SATA and PATA and a mixture of different HDD's of different manufacturers) is quite unusual and might be the reason for your problems.
I'm sorry, but I have no idea how to help you.
If you want a working RAID configuration, I would suggest to buy a second Seagate SATA hdd and build a new RAID array.
By the way: There is no need to read all pages of this thread, everything important is layed down within the first post.

Good luck!
Fernando

@ everyone who needs help regarding the integration of the nForce SataRaid drivers:

Because of a 5-week holiday trip I will not be able to support this thread until 15th October.
After my return I will be back again here and help where I can.

[willardj]

I have used this system successfuly on the M2NPV-CSM and the M2NPV-VM motherboards in order to get a bootable striped SATA II raid. Absolutely no issues with the CSM.

However, when I integrate the WHQL raid drivers into XP Pro SP2 using the new method, I have a little problem. XP installs perfectly. However, I cannot load the audio drivers. XP is conviced that the sound card described in the drivers is not on the computer. All other drivers install without a hitch. I know that there is no issue with the sound card, as I am able to load the drivers fine if I install a non-nlited XP on a PATA drive.

I also tried the other methods of integrating the raid drivers. However, they all result in blue screens of death.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[cyberloner]

read well at the 1st post.... sound like u are using wrong nvraid driver for intergrate.... it is known most of the WHQL drivers from nvdia is causing BSOD...

[BelowSky]

How can I install Windows Vista RC1 from Windows XP using the new your "Brandnew method".
Shouldn't Windows Vista asks for a RAID driver during the installation? or not?

Another question, why did you proposed the use of nVidia version 6.85 and not 6.86?

UPDATE:
OK, I installed the OS using your new method. There weren't any endless reboots BUT, however, the system booting is extremely (VERY VERY) slow and I found that Windows has defined the "Primary IDE Channel" which I disabled from the BIOS and I found something for the first time "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller".
What do you think is going on?
BTW, I'm using an nForce4 motherboard with 2 SATA hard disk as RAID0 and 1 PATA DVD Writer as a "Slave" of the "Secondary Channel".
Drivers used: 6.86

This post has been edited by BelowSky: 22 September 2006 - 05:06 AM

[JuMz]

I would like to say that the "new" method indicated in the first post (with lots of red) worked flawlessly for me on a DFI NF4 SLI-DR Motherboard using 2 Raptors on NVRAID 0. Thank you very much!

This post has been edited by JuMz: 24 September 2006 - 08:15 PM

[Fernando 1]

BelowSky, on Sep 21 2006, 06:53 PM, said:

How can I install Windows Vista RC1 from Windows XP using the new your "Brandnew method".
Shouldn't Windows Vista asks for a RAID driver during the installation? or not?

Look here: http://www.nforcersh...99.html?start=0

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Another question, why did you proposed the use of nVidia version 6.85 and not 6.86?

I proposed to use the 6.86 chipset driver package (WHQL method).

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UPDATE:
OK, I installed the OS using your new method. There weren't any endless reboots BUT, however, the system booting is extremely (VERY VERY) slow and I found that Windows has defined the "Primary IDE Channel" which I disabled from the BIOS and I found something for the first time "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller".
What do you think is going on?

That is not a problem at all. When you use the WHQL method, Windows will automaticly install the MS IDE drivers instead of the NVIDIA Parallel ATA device drivers. If you are not satisfied with the MS IDE (=P-ATA) drivers, you can easily substitute them by the nForce Parallel ATA device drivers (device manager > IDE/ATAPI Controllers > Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller > Update drivers > have disk > compatible drivers > NVIDIA nForce Parallel ATA Controller > OK).

CU
Fernando
(still not at home for a while)

[Lemonzest]

new method worked flawlessly here (legacy as txt mode and sata_ide as PNP) used to get endless reboots before, board is in sig used the drivers from mei's remix 6.10 (ide's are version 6.86)

This post has been edited by Lemonzest: 13 October 2006 - 04:22 PM

[Fernando 1]

Lemonzest, on Oct 14 2006, 12:20 AM, said:

new method worked flawlessly here (legacy as txt mode and sata_ide as PNP) used to get endless reboots before, board is in sig used the drivers from mei's remix 6.10 (ide's are version 6.86)

Thanks for your post, because this certifies, that the new WHQL integration method even works with nForce3 chipsets.

CU
Fernando

[rado354]

Lemonzest, on Oct 13 2006, 04:20 PM, said:

used the drivers from mei's remix 6.10 (ide's are version 6.86)

Can you please give me a link to that drivers please?

[Fernando 1]

rado354, on Oct 14 2006, 11:57 AM, said:

Lemonzest, on Oct 13 2006, 04:20 PM, said:

used the drivers from mei's remix 6.10 (ide's are version 6.86)

Can you please give me a link to that drivers please?

Here is the link to Mei's actual driver package: http://troglo.u-strasbg.fr/~3fmauricard/nw...e_x86_06-10.exe
and here is the link to Mei's thread about these drivers: http://www.nforcershq.com/forum/meis-nware...3a46d7ddcfd92ec

[rado354]

Thanks a lot Fernando 1

[Lemonzest]

Fernando 1, on Oct 14 2006, 03:51 AM, said:

Lemonzest, on Oct 14 2006, 12:20 AM, said:

new method worked flawlessly here (legacy as txt mode and sata_ide as PNP) used to get endless reboots before, board is in sig used the drivers from mei's remix 6.10 (ide's are version 6.86)

Thanks for your post, because this certifies, that the new WHQL integration method even works with nForce3 chipsets.

CU
Fernando

The drivers were NOT WHQL signed, the cat files were not even there in the folders

[Fernando 1]

Lemonzest, on Oct 14 2006, 04:37 PM, said:

The drivers were NOT WHQL signed, the cat files were not even there in the folders

Thank you for this clarification. I had already realised, that the WHQL certificate of the nForce SataRaid drivers within Mei's UDP have gone lost by modding the INF files.
Nevertheless I have modified my guide (first post of this thread) by adding your experience with Mei's Unified Driver Packet as a chance for users with nForce3 (or nForce2) chipset to integrate actual nForce chipset drivers including the SATARAID ones. Maybe Mei will find a way to prevent the lost of the WHQL signature of these drivers.
Thanks again!

[Lemonzest]

BTW, I Forgot to add the OS Was Windows Server 2003 R2 Std Edition Service Pack 2 Beta 2786, and RAID BIOS is 4.52

This post has been edited by Lemonzest: 14 October 2006 - 12:31 PM