XP Pro SP3

[jimrx4]

I've searched the net for an answer to this but have had no luck,. Anyone
out there know or is aware of Win XP Pro SP3 will contain support for serial
drives? Man, am I having a horrible time downgrading from Vista to XP Pro
all due to my serial drives and my ITE controller.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I've searched the net for an answer to this but have had no luck,.
Anyone out there know or is aware of Win XP Pro SP3 will contain
support for serial drives? Man, am I having a horrible time
downgrading from Vista to XP Pro all due to my serial drives and my
ITE controller.

That is doubtful.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...0be-8d85-6bb4f56f5110&DisplayLang=en#filelist
As the hardware manufacturers would likely have to request it and I doubt
they are doing that.

You can slipstream/integrate the drivers for whatever controller/massstorage
you need easily enough.
http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/36/
Or go a little more 'catch-all'...
http://driverpacks.net/DriverPacks/

 

[David B.]

There is no special support needed for SATA drives, it is the drive
controller that can be an issue, and you would need to add it to a custom
install CD or provide it via floppy when installing.
What model of computer are you working on?