Additional controller UltraATA

[T]

Hi All,

We have an old computer with an additional UltraATA Controller.
Till now we used the WinNT 4 SP6 and everything was OK.
When we wanted to install WinXP Pro a few days ago we got
problems.
First we couldn't install XP on the disk (we have the only one)
when it was connected to the additional controller.
Then we made proper changes in the BIOS and installed the XP
when the disk was connected to the controller on the mainboard.
Everythink was OK.
When we connected the disk with installed XP to the additional
controller and made the proper changes in the BIOS, the system
started but went only to the screen with WinXP logo on a black
background and then restarted itself and stopped in the safe mode.
Nothing in the safe mode was able to help.

We found in the Internet a driver for the additional controller which
was indicated as for WinXP but in the Readme there was an instruction
like for WinNT:

Installing Device Driver
1. Open My Computer
2. Open Control Panel
3. Double click icon SCSI Adapters
4. Click Drivers
5. Click Add...
6. Click Have Disk...
etc.

We don't know how to install the driver in WinXP.

Could anyone help us?

Regards
T

 

[Brian A.]

Hi All,

We have an old computer with an additional UltraATA Controller.
Till now we used the WinNT 4 SP6 and everything was OK.
When we wanted to install WinXP Pro a few days ago we got
problems.
First we couldn't install XP on the disk (we have the only one)
when it was connected to the additional controller.
Then we made proper changes in the BIOS and installed the XP
when the disk was connected to the controller on the mainboard.
Everythink was OK.
When we connected the disk with installed XP to the additional
controller and made the proper changes in the BIOS, the system
started but went only to the screen with WinXP logo on a black
background and then restarted itself and stopped in the safe mode.
Nothing in the safe mode was able to help.

We found in the Internet a driver for the additional controller which
was indicated as for WinXP but in the Readme there was an instruction
like for WinNT:

Installing Device Driver
1. Open My Computer
2. Open Control Panel
3. Double click icon SCSI Adapters
4. Click Drivers
5. Click Add...
6. Click Have Disk...
etc.

We don't know how to install the driver in WinXP.

Could anyone help us?

Regards
T

 

[T]

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I haven't found anything in your news. :-(

Regards
T

 

[Brian A.]

Something went haywire somewhere, so here I go once more:

Copy the driver files to a floppy disk or create a disk per the manufacturers
instructions.
Re/boot the machine with the XP installation disk in the drive.
Press "Any key to boot from disk" when prompted.
Keep a close eye on the lower left and press F6 to load additional drivers as soon as
you see the prompt.
Insert the floppy with the controller drivers when prompted.
Select your controller from the list when prompted and follow the prompts to finish
up.
If you don't get a list, browse the disk and select the file. Follow the prompts to
finish up.

There are other alternatives but you failed to mention the exact make/model of your
controller card. Since not all manufacturers follow the same rules I can't suggest
an alternative at this point other than this:
http://support.microsoft.com/search...20&ast=1&ast=2&ast=3&ast=4&ast=7&mode=a&adv=1

or if the link wraps/breaks: http://tinyurl.com/28wxp5

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[T]

Thank you very much.

There are other alternatives but you failed to mention the exact make/model of your
controller card. Since not all manufacturers follow the same rules I can't suggest
an alternative at this point other than this:

It is ABIT HA 66

Regards
T

 

[Noncompliant]

That's odd. I've done same with NT 4.0 SP6, Windows Millenium and 98SE.
Basically, setup PC bios to boot from scsi. Never needed an intervening
driver, even with NT. The opportunity to install a driver came after
windows was installed. It allows full speed operation of the attached hard
drive via a driver for the Promise ide adapter card. The only time I ran
into problems is when the adapter card shared an irq at the bios level.
The OSes needed no assistance in how to use the adapter card or the CHS
outlay of the attached hard drive. Only how to use 32 bit access via the
driver.

Still have the same adapter card using XP, but not using it for boot. XP
installed its own driver for it.

You never described what happened when you attempted to install XP to the
hard drive while attached to the controller card...

 

[T]

Thank you very much.

Still have the same adapter card using XP, but not using it for boot. XP
installed its own driver for it.

As I said, we have only one HDD so we need it for boot.
Besides, booting HDD attached to the mainboard is slow.

You never described what happened when you attempted to install XP to the
hard drive while attached to the controller card...

After the first restart during the installation it ended up with blue screen
with advices like virus, etc. No advice was adequate to the situation.
It happened either when we tried to update from WinNT4 and when we tried to
install WinXP without updating WinNT4.

Regards
T

 

[T]

I'd like to add something.

After the first restart during the installation it ended up with blue screen
with advices like virus, etc. No advice was adequate to the situation.
It happened either when we tried to update from WinNT4 and when we tried to
install WinXP without updating WinNT4.

The above was when we tried to install WinXP from WinNT4.
When we tried to start from the WinXP on CD then the HDD wasn't seen at all.

Basically, setup PC bios to boot from scsi.

There isn't such possibility in our PC BIOS (it's an old one).

Regards
T

 

[Noncompliant]

I'd like to add something.

The above was when we tried to install WinXP from WinNT4.
When we tried to start from the WinXP on CD then the HDD wasn't seen at
all.

There isn't such possibility in our PC BIOS (it's an old one).

Regards
T

Not sure what you mean by "old". The PC I was referring to previously was
of 1998 vintage Tyan motherboard with updated Award 1998 bios. I've still
got it. Running Window Millenium on it. I won't run XP on it for many
reasons, its not fast enough, and I don't want any internet connection to
it, not sure about hardware drivers for it.

 

[Brian A.]

I've been digging but may have to dig a bit deeper on that card. To bad it wasn't
a Promise ATA card, I have the instructs for those because I have 2 of them.

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[Brian A.]

Took some real digging but here it is:
ftp://ftp.abit.com.tw/pub/download/manual/english/ha66.pdf

The document has installation for installing during an OS install as well as
installing after the OS is installed.

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Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375