Installing XP Pro sp2 - setup cannot copy file nvatabus.sys

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I'm attempting to load XP Pro sp2 on an sata drive. I press F6 & select the
drivers from the floppy furnished by the MB mfr for the NForce4 chipset.
After setup runs for a period of time I get the message "setup cannot copy
the file: nvatabus.sys". Repeated attempts result in the same message.
Pressing ESC to skip brings up the same message but with different files -
NVRAID.INF, IDECOI.DLL & NVATA.CAT. I've downloaded the latest NForce4
drivers but result in the same message. If anyone has any ideas I'd greatly
appreciate the assistance. What is strange is that I didn't have problems
the first time that I installed XP Pro sp2 on this channel with the same
model of drive. (Hopefully this isn't going to result in an "MS said,
NForce said" finger pointing contest.)

 

[MowGreen [MVP]]

What is strange is that I didn't have problems the first time that I installed XP Pro sp2

on this channel with the same model of drive.

Use the same Nvidia driver series that installed then, not the latest ones.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
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[MowGreen [MVP]]

Perhaps this will help. From the first post on:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=51140

" Annex for users with a non-Raid nForce RAID system
Although this guide is not designed for you, I will give you some
informations:

* Windows XP SP2 should be able to detect SATA drives without any
3rd party drivers. So normally there is no reason to hit F6 or to
integrate the nForce SATA drivers as TEXTMODE drivers.
* Nevertheless it is possible and useful to integrate the nForce
SATA drivers into an nLited CD. The way is simple: Just integrate the
content of the SATA_IDE subfolder of the actual nForce chipset driver
package, which is designed for the special nForce SATA chipset of your
mainboard (look at NVIDIA's driver page). This PnP driver integration is
very easy with nLite. Just click at one of the INF files you find within
the SATA_IDE folder, it doesn't matter which one.
* If your SATA drives are not detected at the beginning of the OS
installation, you should make sure, that your SATA ports are enabled
within BIOS.
* Some mainboards (for example ASUS ones) have no SATA, but
SATARAID ports. Have a look into your mainboard manual, if you have to
enable SATA and RAID within your BIOS, even when you have not built a
RAID array.

Remark:
The [OemInfFiles] method for not WHQL certified drivers has been
described the first time by PhreeZ in this thread.
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=49374 "

HTH,
MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
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I've tried both - those on the disk that came with the mobo & the latest
revision from chipset mfr's site



:

What is strange is that I didn't have problems the first time that I installed XP Pro sp2
on this channel with the same model of drive.

Use the same Nvidia driver series that installed then, not the latest ones.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============


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I'm attempting to load XP Pro sp2 on an sata drive. I press F6 & select the
drivers from the floppy furnished by the MB mfr for the NForce4 chipset.
After setup runs for a period of time I get the message "setup cannot copy
the file: nvatabus.sys". Repeated attempts result in the same message.
Pressing ESC to skip brings up the same message but with different files -
NVRAID.INF, IDECOI.DLL & NVATA.CAT. I've downloaded the latest NForce4
drivers but result in the same message. If anyone has any ideas I'd greatly
appreciate the assistance. What is strange is that I didn't have problems
the first time that I installed XP Pro sp2 on this channel with the same
model of drive. (Hopefully this isn't going to result in an "MS said,
NForce said" finger pointing contest.)