I have Vista on a machine and I want to format and install Windows XP.
Setup is telling me that it can't find hard drive which means I have a SATA
drive. The machine does not have a floppy drive so I'm not able to install
mass controller drivers At F6.

How do I create slipstream cd? Thanks.

Plenty of info via google.

Presumably you have checked that winxp drivers exist for the hardware you
are using?
And that if the sys was supplied with Vista you may be invalidating any
warranty / support

"Westborough" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have Vista on a machine and I want to format and install Windows XP.
>Setup is telling me that it can't find hard drive which means I have a SATA
>drive. The machine does not have a floppy drive so I'm not able to install
>mass controller drivers At F6.
>
> How do I create slipstream cd? Thanks.
>
>
>

Westborough wrote:
> I have Vista on a machine and I want to format and install Windows XP.
> Setup is telling me that it can't find hard drive which means I have a SATA
> drive. The machine does not have a floppy drive so I'm not able to install
> mass controller drivers At F6.
>
> How do I create slipstream cd? Thanks.

Integrate the controller driver (slipstream) -
http://www.greenmachine.msfnhosting....NG/addraid.htm
(Can be adapted to Windows 2003, etc.)

Slipstream RAID or SATA controller drivers:
http://www.maximumpc.com/2005/01/how_to_slipstre.html
http://unattended.msfn.org/unattende...d2e6f79256fc8/


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Thanks for your help. How do I find the name of the RAID controller from
this?



; Copyright (c) 2003-06 Intel Corporation
;
****************************************************************************
;
****************************************************************************
; ** Filename: iaStor.INF
; ** Revision: Version 6.2.0.2002
; ** Date: 10/11/2006
; ** Abstract: Windows* INF File for Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager
Driver
;
****************************************************************************
;
****************************************************************************

[version]
CatalogFile=iaStor.cat
Signature="$WINDOWS NT$"
Class=SCSIAdapter
ClassGUID={4D36E97B-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
Provider=%INTEL%
DriverVer=10/11/2006,6.2.0.2002

[DestinationDirs]
DefaultDestDir = 12 ; DIRID_DRIVERS
CopyFullPort = 12;

[CopyFullPort]
iaStor.sys

[SourceDisksNames]
1 = %DiskName%,,,

[SourceDisksFiles]
iaStor.sys= 1

[ControlFlags]
ExcludeFromSelect=PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2822&CC_0104
ExcludeFromSelect=PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27C6&CC_0104
ExcludeFromSelect=PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2682&CC_0104
ExcludeFromSelect=PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27C3&CC_0104
ExcludeFromSelect=PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2652&CC_0104
"Malke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Westborough wrote:
>> I have Vista on a machine and I want to format and install Windows XP.
>> Setup is telling me that it can't find hard drive which means I have a
>> SATA drive. The machine does not have a floppy drive so I'm not able to
>> install mass controller drivers At F6.
>>
>> How do I create slipstream cd? Thanks.
>
> Integrate the controller driver (slipstream) -
> http://www.greenmachine.msfnhosting....NG/addraid.htm
> (Can be adapted to Windows 2003, etc.)
>
> Slipstream RAID or SATA controller drivers:
> http://www.maximumpc.com/2005/01/how_to_slipstre.html
> http://unattended.msfn.org/unattende...d2e6f79256fc8/
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Westborough wrote:
> Thanks for your help. How do I find the name of the RAID controller from
> this?
>
>
>
> ; Copyright (c) 2003-06 Intel Corporation
> ;
> ****************************************************************************
> ;
> ****************************************************************************
> ; ** Filename: iaStor.INF
> ; ** Revision: Version 6.2.0.2002
> ; ** Date: 10/11/2006
> ; ** Abstract: Windows* INF File for Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager

(snippage)

You've got an Intel motherboard. See general drivers information below:

Never get drivers from Windows Update. Get them from:

1. The device mftr.'s website; OR
2. The motherboard mftr.'s website if hardware is onboard; OR
3. The OEM's website for your specific machine if you have an OEM
computer (HP, Dell, Sony, etc.).

Read the installation instructions on the website where you get the drivers.

To find out what hardware is in your computer:

1. Read any documentation you got when you bought the computer.
2. If the computer is OEM, go to the OEM's website for your specific
model machine and look at the specs (you'll be there to get the drivers
anyway)
3. Download, install and run a free system inventory program like Belarc
Advisor or System Information for Windows.

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html - Belarc Advisor
http://www.gtopala.com/ - System Information for Windows


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

it MAY be possible to get XP Setup to see the HD simply by going into the
BIOS and checkig if that SATA drive is in "Native" or "Emulated" mode (or
words to that effect). Change it from Native to Emulated or Legacy, which
will map the drive into the old IDE space, and then XP Setup will see it.
Note that the Vista Partition table present on that drive may cause you
greif when downgrading to XP; I'd advise wiping the Part Table completely
and remake the part within XP Setup; then do a quick Format (full format
is NOT worth it).

If it's an intel chipset MoBo, you can use the driver from the Intel
Matrix Storage Manager and change it back to Native Mode _after_ XP is up
and working. This will give a slight performance boost over Legacy Mode
(but only slight). Or just leave it in legacy mode.

This is a fairly common issue these days, google around for it.

here's a ref to a compaq artical that I used recently:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...dlc=en&lang=en

It worked fine for me.

The first link below is bad, do you have an update?

"Malke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Westborough wrote:
>> I have Vista on a machine and I want to format and install Windows XP. Setup is telling me that
>> it can't find hard drive which means I have a SATA drive. The machine does not have a floppy
>> drive so I'm not able to install mass controller drivers At F6.
>>
>> How do I create slipstream cd? Thanks.
>
> Integrate the controller driver (slipstream) -
> http://www.greenmachine.msfnhosting....NG/addraid.htm
> (Can be adapted to Windows 2003, etc.)
>
> Slipstream RAID or SATA controller drivers:
> http://www.maximumpc.com/2005/01/how_to_slipstre.html
> http://unattended.msfn.org/unattende...d2e6f79256fc8/
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Richard in AZ wrote:
> The first link below is bad, do you have an update?

No, but thanks for pointing it out. The other links should work and then
of course the OP can always use Google:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...er&btnG=Search


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Thanks to all. I downloaded the drivers I needed and used NLITE to add them
to the slipstreamed CD. Took all of 20 minutes from start to finish, once I
knew what to do. Highly recommend nlite. Major time saver.


"Westborough" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have Vista on a machine and I want to format and install Windows XP.
>Setup is telling me that it can't find hard drive which means I have a SATA
>drive. The machine does not have a floppy drive so I'm not able to install
>mass controller drivers At F6.
>
> How do I create slipstream cd? Thanks.
>
>
>