The above method is also a good way to repair a crashed windows installation. If it is a software problem you can use this method on the same hardware. But be sure you have the right CD and Product key.

This driver uses nvraid.sys and not nvgts.sys as the driver file. I don’t believe that is the case as I’ve personally run Hiren on dozens of 64-bit systems and it worked just fine. I believe the issue has more to do with the system hardware such as motherboard and chipset and the now quite old drivers that are installed in Mini XP. Norton Ghost will support any mass storage controller that can access it’s drives using Extended INT13h extensions. This includes all modern IDE, and many SATA, SCSI, and RAID controllers, and this is mentioned in the write-up. Windows will now start up on the Promise SATA300 TX2plus disk controller & 120GB SATA hard drive.

We generally use the disk preparation software that is bundled with the hard drive, such as the Maxtor MaxBLAST utility shown in Figure 7-12. If it is not already connected, connect the other end of the data cable to the motherboard, as shown in Figure 7-10.

Make sure in the boot order, that the ICH7R disk controller and 120GB SATA drive are still set to be the boot device. Let’s suppose I have a motherboard with an Intel ICH7R south bridge . I currently have my Windows installation installed on a single 120GB SATA hard drive connected to the ICH7R, and the ICH7R is currently in native SATA mode. I want to move the existing Windows installation to a RAID-0 configuration, where the ICH7R is in RAID mode, using two new 150GB WD Raptors.

This would be the same driver you install from floppy using F6 while installing XP and is a textmode driver, not plug-and-play. Textmode drivers have to be either installed manually or on install with F6.

I recommend using this package which was released 23 Mar 2010. Test successful boot once moved to OTHER controller, reboot, go into BIOS and enable RAID for the ICH controller. Since you are booting using other controller, it’s all hunky dory! Now when Windows is loaded, you can install appropriate driver package for your ICH controller. When the computer boots up, Windows 7 will install the AHCI drivers automatically. A prompt will tell you that your computer needs download drivers on Drivers Geeks to restart.

In general you wouldn’t uncheck this box and the drivers would display if you have the right drivers for your hardware. If multiple dirvers are listed press and to select them all and then press next. The SATA drivers should be present as a security catalog and security information files.

Slipstreaming with nLite was easier and didn’t require a floppy drive, see here for details. Storage Controller drivers are required for Windows to recognise the storage controller and hence write to the SSD or HDD during Windows Installation. This guide is focused mainly on Windows 7 which is only supported on up to 6th Generation Intel Hardware. It is recommended to slipstream drivers and updates for up to 6th Generation Intel Hardware. Once the system recognizes the new drive, use Windows or a third-party utility to partition and format the new drive.

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Attach your new hard drive to the new disk controller. This procedure assumes you’re using a different hard disk as well as a different disk controller. If you’re changing the disk controller only, skip steps and just move your hard drive to the new disk controller in place of those steps. (Most SCSI and RAID controllers, and all modern IDE/SATA controllers support this).

The problem is you cannot install the SATA drivers using the nVidia installer because you need to have SATA enabled in the BIOS first to do it or no drivers will be installed. But you can’t enable SATA in the BIOS because it will BSOD on boot.

Connect an SATA drive that is primary to the lowest numbered SATA interface . Connect an SATA drive that is secondary to the lowest available SATA interface. (On a system with a primary PATA drive and secondary SATA drive, use SATA interface 0 or higher.) Any PATA hard drive should be configured as a master device if at all possible. Connect a PATA drive that is primary as primary master, and a PATA drive that is secondary as secondary master. If you are also adding a PATA or SATA interface card or RAID adapter, install the card in an available slot and route the data cable to the hard drive bay area.