NOTE: On machines that have SATA hard drives, the below info should help.
HP Notebook PCs - How to add Serial ATA (SATA) driver to a Windows Installation
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...reg_R1002_USEN
Stand Alone Windows Installation
RIS (Remote Installation Services)
Description
This document describes installing Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP using native Serial ATA (SATA) drivers.
Solution
Incorporate the SATA driver into the Windows installation as follows:
RIS (Remote Installation Services)
Stand Alone Windows Installation
Stand Alone Windows Installation
Download the latest SATA AHCI driver from www.hp.com . For addition information, HP Notebook PCs - Locating HP Software, Driver and BIOS Updates
Download and install an orthodox file manager.
NOTE: For this example, Total Commander is used. Refer to the software help files for additional assistance.
Download and install the CD and DVD data recovery software.
NOTE: For this example, Ultra ISO is used. Refer to the software help files for additional assistance.
Extracting files
Start Total Commander by clicking Start, All Programs, Total Commander and then click Total Commander 32. If the non-registered version is used, follow the pop-up windows instructions.
NOTE: For assistance and instructions on using Total Commander, view the Total Commander help file.
Locate the downloaded SATA AHCI driver using the directory structure in Total Commander. Select the SATA AHCI driver.
Figure 1: SATA AHCI driver located
On the File Menu, click File and select Unpack Specific Files.
Type the target location to unpack the file.
Figure 2: Enter unpack location
Locate the unpacked files.
Repeat the unpack process for F6flpy32.exe.
Open the temp.IMA extracted from the F6flpy32.exe file using Ultra ISO or equivalent application.
Figure 3: temp.IMA driver files
Copy the temp.IMA driver files to a floppy disk or burn the files to a CDROM.
Disable SATA native mode
Start the notebook PC.
Repeatedly press the F10 key (or key designated by the notebook PC) until the notebook enters the Computer Setup screen.
Use the arrow keys to select System Configuration.
Use the arrow keys to select SATA Native Mode and set the mode to Disable.
Figure 4: Disable SATA Native Mode
Press the F10 key (or designated key to accept the changes).
Save changes and exit Computer Setup.
The notebook should restart.
Installing Windows using native SATA drivers
To install Windows XP with native SATA driver, perform the following steps:
Boot the notebook PC.
Insert the Windows XP installation CD into the optical CD/DVD drive.
Press the F6 key when prompted
Figure 5: Third Party Driver Prompt
Press the S key to specify the additional device.
Figure 6: Specify Additional Device
Insert the SATA driver disk into drive A.
Figure 7: Insert Driver Disk
Follow the on-screen prompts.
Enable SATA native mode
During the starting of the notebook PC, repeatedly press the F10 key (or key designated by the notebook PC) until the notebook enters the Computer Setup screen.
Use the arrow keys to select System Configuration.
Use the arrow keys to select SATA Native Mode and set the mode to Disable.
Figure 8: Enable SATA native mode
Press the F10 key (or designated key to accept the changes).
Save changes and exit Computer Setup.
The notebook should restart.
RIS (Remote Installation Services)
1: Download the latest “Intel Matrix Storage Manager” driver After downloading the “Intel Matrix Storage Manager” create one folder named Sata and copy the iata61_enu.exe which you just downloaded from above mentioned link. Intel Matrix Storage Manager includes SATA controller driver also
2: Use following command to extract the driver files:
c:\sata\ iata61_enu.exe -a -a -pc:\sata
When run, the installation process begins; simply click through the dialogs as prompted. This will not install the driver, it will only extract the driver files to <c:\sata>. After the extraction is completed, the driver files can be found in <c:\sata\Driver>.
3: Copy the extracted files to the RIS distribution point (on the RIS server):
RemoteInstall\Setup<Language>\Images\<Dir_Name>\i386
4: Copy the same files to:
RemoteInstall\Setup<Language>\Images\<Dir_Name>\$oem$\$1\drivers\sata
5: Open the RemoteInstall\Setup<Language>\Images\<Dir_Name>\i386\txtsetup.sif file with notepad, and add the following lines to the sections noted (section names are in brackets):
Save the file and exit notepad.
Open the Remote Install\Setup\<Language>\Images\<Dir_Name>\i386\templates\ristndrd.sif file with notepad, and under the section [Unattended] add the following lines:
Save the file and exit notepad.
Finally, to complete the process, stop and restart the BINL service on the RIS server as follows:
Go to a command prompt and type net stop binlsvc and press Enter. Then type net start binlsvc and press Enter.
The RIS installation point has now been updated with the SATA driver.
More info:
http://www.maximumpc.com/2005/01/how_to_slipstre.html
http://www.short-media.com/review.php?r=284&p=5
HP Notebook PCs - How to add Serial ATA (SATA) driver to a Windows Installation
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...reg_R1002_USEN
Stand Alone Windows Installation
RIS (Remote Installation Services)
Description
This document describes installing Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP using native Serial ATA (SATA) drivers.
Solution
Incorporate the SATA driver into the Windows installation as follows:
RIS (Remote Installation Services)
Stand Alone Windows Installation
Stand Alone Windows Installation
Download the latest SATA AHCI driver from www.hp.com . For addition information, HP Notebook PCs - Locating HP Software, Driver and BIOS Updates
Download and install an orthodox file manager.
NOTE: For this example, Total Commander is used. Refer to the software help files for additional assistance.
Download and install the CD and DVD data recovery software.
NOTE: For this example, Ultra ISO is used. Refer to the software help files for additional assistance.
Extracting files
Start Total Commander by clicking Start, All Programs, Total Commander and then click Total Commander 32. If the non-registered version is used, follow the pop-up windows instructions.
NOTE: For assistance and instructions on using Total Commander, view the Total Commander help file.
Locate the downloaded SATA AHCI driver using the directory structure in Total Commander. Select the SATA AHCI driver.
Figure 1: SATA AHCI driver located
On the File Menu, click File and select Unpack Specific Files.
Type the target location to unpack the file.
Figure 2: Enter unpack location
Locate the unpacked files.
Repeat the unpack process for F6flpy32.exe.
Open the temp.IMA extracted from the F6flpy32.exe file using Ultra ISO or equivalent application.
Figure 3: temp.IMA driver files
Copy the temp.IMA driver files to a floppy disk or burn the files to a CDROM.
Disable SATA native mode
Start the notebook PC.
Repeatedly press the F10 key (or key designated by the notebook PC) until the notebook enters the Computer Setup screen.
Use the arrow keys to select System Configuration.
Use the arrow keys to select SATA Native Mode and set the mode to Disable.
Figure 4: Disable SATA Native Mode
Press the F10 key (or designated key to accept the changes).
Save changes and exit Computer Setup.
The notebook should restart.
Installing Windows using native SATA drivers
To install Windows XP with native SATA driver, perform the following steps:
Boot the notebook PC.
Insert the Windows XP installation CD into the optical CD/DVD drive.
Press the F6 key when prompted
Figure 5: Third Party Driver Prompt
Press the S key to specify the additional device.
Figure 6: Specify Additional Device
Insert the SATA driver disk into drive A.
Figure 7: Insert Driver Disk
Follow the on-screen prompts.
Enable SATA native mode
During the starting of the notebook PC, repeatedly press the F10 key (or key designated by the notebook PC) until the notebook enters the Computer Setup screen.
Use the arrow keys to select System Configuration.
Use the arrow keys to select SATA Native Mode and set the mode to Disable.
Figure 8: Enable SATA native mode
Press the F10 key (or designated key to accept the changes).
Save changes and exit Computer Setup.
The notebook should restart.
RIS (Remote Installation Services)
1: Download the latest “Intel Matrix Storage Manager” driver After downloading the “Intel Matrix Storage Manager” create one folder named Sata and copy the iata61_enu.exe which you just downloaded from above mentioned link. Intel Matrix Storage Manager includes SATA controller driver also
2: Use following command to extract the driver files:
c:\sata\ iata61_enu.exe -a -a -pc:\sata
When run, the installation process begins; simply click through the dialogs as prompted. This will not install the driver, it will only extract the driver files to <c:\sata>. After the extraction is completed, the driver files can be found in <c:\sata\Driver>.
3: Copy the extracted files to the RIS distribution point (on the RIS server):
RemoteInstall\Setup<Language>\Images\<Dir_Name>\i386
4: Copy the same files to:
RemoteInstall\Setup<Language>\Images\<Dir_Name>\$oem$\$1\drivers\sata
5: Open the RemoteInstall\Setup<Language>\Images\<Dir_Name>\i386\txtsetup.sif file with notepad, and add the following lines to the sections noted (section names are in brackets):
Save the file and exit notepad.
Open the Remote Install\Setup\<Language>\Images\<Dir_Name>\i386\templates\ristndrd.sif file with notepad, and under the section [Unattended] add the following lines:
Save the file and exit notepad.
Finally, to complete the process, stop and restart the BINL service on the RIS server as follows:
Go to a command prompt and type net stop binlsvc and press Enter. Then type net start binlsvc and press Enter.
The RIS installation point has now been updated with the SATA driver.
More info:
http://www.maximumpc.com/2005/01/how_to_slipstre.html
http://www.short-media.com/review.php?r=284&p=5
