No need for any entries in WINNT.SIF (except the one above). This explanation is only for the textmode and protected mode of the Windows XP Pro installation! No need for ekstra files in the image - but you still need drivers defined in OemPnPDriversPath in WINNT.SIF. This is the real reason I'm now using this method. No "The file txtsetup.oem caused an unexpected error (18).blahblah" error message during installation. I think the name in "" can be whatever you like, but I used the same name used in TXTSETUP.OEM just in case. Iastor = "Intel(R) 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH7M/DH)"Ĭhange the name iastor to your file's name. In the C:\XPCD\I386 folder you must now open the file TXTSETUP.SIF in your favorite text-editor and do the following:Ĥ.1 Under the section add: Keep the other files - you'll need some information from them a little later. SYS file ( iastor.sys) to the C:\XPCD\I386 folder. Download the latest drivers (I'm using the current v6.x driver from Intel) and extract them.ģ. Comment out or remove anything under MassStorageDriver and OEMBootfiles you might have in WINNT.SIF.Ģ.
#Sata drivers for windows 7 slipstream install#
The SATA driver I want to install is for the Intel® 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH7M/DH).ġ. The guy in the original posting mentioned above, is talking about an IBM ServerRaid driver/controller. This post should cover whatever SATA controller out there - just test for yourself. I've tested this method and it's bulletproof (atleast so far ).įirst of all I want to thank the guy that posted THIS several years back (and it was for Windows 2000 back then), without that posting I would still be pounding my head against a brick-wall. What I'm about to explain is how you can add SATA/RAID drivers by editing only one file - TXTSETUP.SIF - which is placed in the I386 folder (C:\XPCD\i386\TXTSETUP.SIF).