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#1 User is offline   KevinGT 

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Posted 14 March 2007 - 01:42 PM

Recently I tried installing windows XP from WinPE. I started with a DVD that had the $OEM$ folder in the root, and moved it the i386 folder. Now, after the files are copied to the hard drive, and the computer is restarted, I get an error saying file iaStor.sys could not be found.

To bypass this, I simply deleted iaStor.sys from the [SourceDisksFiles] section of the TXTSETUP.SIF file so that iaStor.sys isn't looked for, but this is only a temporary fix, as I need to have those RAID drivers loaded.

Any ideas?

This post has been edited by KevinGT: 14 March 2007 - 01:43 PM



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Posted 16 March 2007 - 07:22 PM

Advanced Serial ATA / Raid Integrator v1.5

Adding Intel SATA Drivers to an installation CD in 15 steps

iaStor.sys not found during XP install

OEM driver installs can be tricky sometimes...
Try doing a search first in the future before posting.

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Posted 16 March 2007 - 09:29 PM

I did search before I posted.

Everything I've found, including the three links you posted, assumes $OEM$ is in the root of the disc. This has obviously skewed the path to iastor.sys under [SourceDisksFiles].

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Posted 16 March 2007 - 10:27 PM

I tried the method in the second link again, but this time switched my driver folder name from "IASTOR" to "sata" inside $OEM$\$1\DRIVERS\ and somehow it worked :blink:

I try as much as possible to look before I ask. I hung around the ipodlinux forums about a year ago, and some of those know-it-alls are incredibly rude when it comes to new people. Makes ya learn quick :blushing:

Sometimes I guess it depends how you word your search. Thanks again; this little iastor.sys problem has had me pounding my head against the wall for the last week :thumbup

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