Adding Intel Matrix Drivers to Your XP Image for AHCI SATA Support. It seems like people have had trouble getting some of the newer models of machines working in native SATA AHCI mode. Hey guys, I want to reformat my PC and install WIndows XP x64 with AHCI mode on Is there another way of doing it besides slipstreaming the AHCI drivers with nLite? Like using a Floppy USB.So after I changed to SATA AHCI mode in the BIOS, the main boot internal hard drive shows as a removable device in system tray. So how do I fix this issue, and I did follow the instructions in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. I'm referring to the infamous STOP 0x. B INACCESSABLE. My goal with this article is to consolidate all the fixes, information, and tips I have come across on this topic, and to provide a process that can be followed to support AHCI mode in your XP image. The workaround most people tend to use is to turn off SATA support in the BIOS and run in IDE mode. The IDE drivers are natively supported in XP and don't require you to make a new image for support. This works for some people while others would rather be using the AHCI SATA support to receive the full performance benefits. This article is for the latter. NOTE: This information is not to fix your PXE problems. You must have your MSD and NIC drivers working in the pre- boot environment before you worry about getting your XP image to work. There are many articles on Juice and in the AKB about driver support for PXE with DOS, Win. PE, and Linux. This article assumes you already have PXE working with your hardware. Before you start, it is also worth noting the new feature of DS 6. SP1 called Deploy. Anywhere. This should allow you to get around having to create a new image to support your MSD. If you aren't using DS 6. SP1 yet, or if you just want to fix your image like me, then you can follow the process in this article. Typically the IDE mode performance degradation isn't visible to the end user. Recently we received a new HP laptop model where this wasn't the case. Since I needed to re- build our image for XP Service Pack 3 anyways, there was no better time to integrate the Intel Matrix Storage drivers into the image. Due to the fact the vast majority (if not all) PC manufacturers are using the Intel Matrix Storage drivers, this article includes how to add support for all versions Intel offers to date. This same process will work to support new controllers beyond ICH1. The XP Professional drivers can be downloaded from Intel at the following link: http: //downloadcenter. I would recommend adding the Intel Matrix drivers version 5 and 7 as well for legacy controller support. If you choose not to use the version 5 or 7 drivers, be sure to remove them from the list in your sysprep. Intel Matrix Storage Manager Version 7 (2/5/2. Download iata. 78. For my example I use C: \drivers\MSD. Once all the necessary drivers have been extracted, copy them to the reference machine for the gold image. In the end you should have the following directory structure on your gold image. AHCI. cat. - -- -- -ia. AHCI. inf. - -- -- -ia. ![]() Stor. cat. - -- -- -ia. Stor. inf. - -- -- -Ia. Stor. sys. - -- -- -TXTSETUP. OEM. - -- -- -iaahci. Ia. Stor. sys. - -- -- -TXTSETUP. OEM. - -- -- -iaahci. I have Windows Vista RC2 installed on my new Gateway laptop and I'm trying to install Windows XP on it. However, when I insert the CD and open the setup it say. There's been a lot of recent talk about the Samsung SM951 M.2 PCIe SSD. It was supposed to launch as an NVMe product, but ended up coming out in AHCI form. We can only assume that Samsung chose to hold back on their NVMe. Installing Windows XP With F6 AHCI/RAID Drivers From DVD Without Floppy Drive. Windows XP requires that drivers for AHCI/RAID disk controllers must be supplied on floppy disk (activated by F6 key during installation). Not sure if this has been posted before, but I managed to successfully enable AHCI mode after installing Windows. AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) is present on newer Intel chipsets such as 975X (ICH7. Stor. sys. - -- -- -TXTSETUP. OEM. Modifying your Sysprep. File. Now that the drivers have been added to the image you can update your sysprep. I created the entries below starting with the latest version of the Intel Matrix drivers so that a device would use the newest drivers available. This is why versions 7 and 5 only have a few entries in the list below. Append the following information to the . Once complete you can run sysprep. If you receive any errors at the end of sysprep. When sysprep is sealing your image it adds entries for your MSD's to the Critical. Device. Database section of the registry (HKLM\SYSTEM\Current. Control. Set\Control). This is necessary for the device to be recognized before the OS is laid down. This is also the reason you cannot easily inject newer SATA controller drivers as they come out in the future. It is recommended to create and sysprep a new gold image when you need to support new MSD drivers. Hopefully with this information you can stop those annoying Blue Screens and have better overall support in your environment for your native SATA drivers if you choose to use them. The easiest way after many hours of internet searching that I found was through trial and error and reinstall of image, however, there is a simpler way.. If you install CPU Z (cpuid) which you can google, on the mainboard it will tell you the southbridge version. You can then identify your driver from this information. You need the southbridge version because when you install a driver through the update driver for the ata storage controller through the device manager, it will give you a number of versions.. If you choose the wrong one you may find yourself unable to boot and having to reinstall your image like I did.. The procedure that worked for me for the P5. GD1 Pro (and so likely any other mother board) was to use the intel AHCI folder on the driver disc (if not got you can could on google or something for 8. FB drivers) then simply update the driver in the device manage for the ATA storage controller. Choose have disc and browse for your driver file for intel, or whatever version you have, and then choose the driver which matches the southbridge version for whats indicated in CPUZ. Using CPUZ to identify your southbridge will save you doing what I did and having ot find out the hard way. Then reboot which windows will ask yu to do anyway, enter the bios and enable AHCI for the IDE configuration. It should then boot and install the discs then ask for another reboot. Also as a side note, if updating to a solid state drive, this will inrease your speed to 1/3 of its previous.. It should only take 5 mins to do once you identify your driver. To identify which chipset you can use something like CPUID (CPU Z) or some other system information program and identify your southbridge version.
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