SATA drivers in installation media of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003

[Edmund-Windows]

I am having bit knowledge about the SATA drivers, but many times I come across some issues (not known to me), so thought to take some solutions from you guys. I want to know about the SATA drivers in installation media of Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server integration. Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 provide the installation media already has a large amount of system drivers. However, it is observed on newer systems that fail when booting from the installation media, the setup, since no storage (ie no hard drive) was found. I am not aware of this problem, so need some detailed advise from your side.

[Warner]

Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 with the installation with F6 drivers for mass storage such as SATA or SCSI disk per reload. Unfortunately, all three systems - unlike Windows Vista - no way the driver from another source a play. Especially in the operation of the SATA controller in AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) or RAID mode makes it necessary, the driver is already integrated into the installation media. We explain how to do it the easiest.

it is observed on newer systems that fail when booting from the installation media, the setup, since no storage (ie no hard drive) was found.

Cause of the problem of missing drivers for the operation of the SATA controller in AHCI are (Advanced Host Controller Interface) or Raid mode. Perhaps some users have asked this, why did the install on your system such as Windows XP, even though the hard drive is connected via SATA to the motherboard. No need all this information before going in depth.

[GracieSingh]

Perhaps some users have asked yourself, why did the install on your system such as Windows XP, even though the hard drive is connected via SATA to the motherboard.

In the BIOS of many motherboards SATA controller knows the number of operating modes:

• AHCI - This mode should be the default mode of operation in modern motherboards. In this and in RAID mode to hard drives by using NCQ (Native Command Queuing) rearrange the next read and write commands to run in the optimal order. This increases in particular the data flow and thus the overall performance of the system - at least for very disk-heavy tasks (BAPCo SYSmark 2007 delivers up to 7%). Where specified in this mode and hot-plugging of disks is possible.
• RAID - In RAID mode, multiple hard drives are used in combination, which increases with RAID 1, data security and throughput in RAID 0 (or RAID 5 both). Even in RAID mode use modern chipsets, the NCQ feature.
• IDE (Compatible & Enhanced Mode or Legacy and Native designated) - In this operation Bart behaves the SATA controller as a "normal" hard disk controller and is thus detected by most systems even without special SATA drivers. Older operating systems, including Windows XP one can appeal to the plates so no special drivers, but have to dispense with NCQ and RAID mode. Moreover, in these modes can usually only 4 drives are connected.

You should keep in mind that the names and functions can vary from board to board and chipset to chipset.

[Sydney_7]

The astute reader would now come to the conclusion that as Windows XP but in the "IDE mode" is installed and later - change after recording a SATA driver mode in the BIOS easily. Of these, we must strongly advise against. By changing the operating mode changes for Windows, a PCI ID. As for the boot process at this point no new driver is known, the system cancels a STOP 0x0000007b error. The same effect also know of users who have changed the motherboard with a different chipset. While there are some "workarounds", but which are not trivial and will not work, especially with all chipsets. In order to avoid all these problems, you should have Windows install so preferably in AHCI mode with appropriate drivers. Of course you can import the driver via F6 during installation from floppy disk into the system. Too bad if you have the disk or even a floppy drive. In this case, one integrates the best drivers with nLite in the installation media. Intel chipsets can be found here : http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Sear...lation+Utility

[Adler]

If the mass storage on a SATA port from another manufacturer to be connected (by Intel may JMicron ), you need appropriate drivers from these manufacturers, which already work in text mode. These can be seen from the fact that there the words "F6 during Windows setup" or the like is recorded. A "normal" Windows driver works in this case is not so. For the actual integration of the drivers in the installation media, we use the freeware nLite. With this little tool you can find its own drivers, patches or service packs, add-ons and more integrated into the installation media. After inserting the Windows CD and then start nLite. The program prompts for the location of the disk and then reports that the CD is copied only to the hard disk. Enter here starts the target folder to what nLite to copy. Alternatively, you can copy the contents of the Windows CD and even on the hard disk. So that you also cover the following copy all the files, you should make sure that you can see in My Computer or Explorer are getting all the files and use it to copy. You will find the necessary settings to view all files in My Computer or Explorer under Tools -> Options. Protected operating system files should be visible and hidden files and folders are displayed.

[Lane]

If integration of the drivers and other settings have been completed, modified nLite when clicking the "Next" the contents in the Windows folder and binding on the new driver directly. Finally, you burn the entire contents to a disk. So that the CD is bootable again, you should burn a bootable CD (no emulation, number of loaded sectors 4) and the image of Windows XP take boat. For other Windows versions, you can use the BBIE - Bart's Boot Image Extractor Boot Image from the original disks extract the. You may work but also the Windows XP boot image. We have not tested it. In addition, the program folder Nlite another "boot.bin" mentioned that we have not tested. Ideally, the system will boot from the Windows CD and created during the installation now detects the connected hard drive without driver installation. Which driver and which mode to use the system, one can in Device Manager under IDE ATA / ATAPI controller, and here under the driver details of each controller to verify. The "normal" IDE-mode, the driver atapi.sys and Pciide.sys and Pciidex.sys. In contrast, AHCI mode is used for iastor.sys an Intel controller drivers.