Adding Mass Storage Device Drivers To Custom XP Pro CD

[Mark Gorman]

Hello

Is it possible to add support for the HPT 374 raid driver
straight onto a custom xp CD, without the need to press
F6 and have a floppy. I've tried different variations
and none work.

I've used the winnt.sif file with the $OEM$ folder and
the txtsetup.oem file etc but it just won't play ball.

Microsoft are useless and want to charge me $75 just to
say it can't be done when I know it can.

Can someone please give me a step by step guide without
any errors a proven failsafe method.

I know I am asking a lot but surely there's some mcse
expert willing to help out there.

Thanks

Mark Gorman

 

[Oli Restorick [MVP]]

I'm not sure with XP, but with Windows 2000 it couldn't be done. Well, not
easily anyway.

While you can put normal drivers into a custom $oem$ directory, mass storage
devices get read in a different way and setup (on 2000) didn't look in the
right place to pick them up. I don't think that XP has changed anything
here, but I could be wrong.

This is a description from someone who go it working on Windows 2000.

http://groups.google.com/[email protected]

Cheers

Oli