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Where do i find the SATA Controller !
hulkbuster:
Hello folks, i need some suggestion here . U see i want to install Win2000 in a SATA HDD and i later came to know it requires SATA Controller. I have Win 2000 Sp4 Retail CD, i plan to do the installtion prior to 2000 Installation maybe integrate it in the CD itself.
So somewhere i read CPUID would show the SATA Controller. I got the snapshot : is this the Controller i should looking for.
SATA
This is the first time i have tried to do this. Any suggestion from any fellow dontioncoder would be great.
After rrunning Belarc Advisor it showed the Controllers as:
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 27DF
Intel(R) 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller - 27C0
Primary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x)
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] (2x)
So what should i look for. ???
4wd:
You would probably be better off going into the BIOS and changing the SATA interface to IDE mode rather than trying to find SATA drivers for Windows 2000.
That will pretty much guarantee it works with Windows 2000 because it's extremely doubtful whether any of the advanced features of SATA, (NCQ, AHCI, etc), would be available in drivers that old.
Of course, that's assuming that the BIOS has that option:
EDIT: These drivers supposedly work with Windows 2000.
Intel(R) 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller - 27C0-hulkbuster (October 19, 2011, 07:11 AM)
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It's that one.
hulkbuster:
I have already downloaded a bunch of SATA Controllers just after Googling Intel(R) 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller - 27C0: and their is a readme.txt for integrating it prior to installation .
yeah i downloaded that Controller too ,a beatiful thank you to you.
So you say its possible.
I found the Onboard SATA Controller : its enabled for time being.
hulkbuster:
EDIT: These drivers supposedly work with Windows 2000.
Intel(R) 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller - 27C0-hulkbuster (October 19, 2011, 07:11 AM)
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It's that one.
-4wd (October 19, 2011, 07:49 AM)
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Please help me with this: i want to lipstream this in Win 2000 SP4 Retail CD but the readme.txt from the zip files says these:
So i need to make a directry under I386\OEM\$$\INF, what does the $$ sign signify here. Its making it more complex. How much folder do i need to make. ???
--- ---************************************************************
* 8A. INSTALLING THE WINDOWS* 2000 INF FILES PRIOR TO
* OS INSTALLATION
************************************************************
NOTE: The Windows* 2000 OEM Preload Kit distribution CD
contains a setup directory with all the base operating
system setup files and installation programs
(WINNT.EXE and WINNT32.EXE).
The name of the directory may vary depending on the
distribution CD (e.g., \I386\).
1. Create the following directory structure under the
<WIN2000 Setup Directory>:
\$OEM$\$$\INF
2. Copy the Windows* 2000 INF files from
<INF Extract Directory>\Win2000 to the directory
created in Step 1 above:
<WIN2000 Setup Directory>\$OEM$\$$\INF
3. Create the following directory structure under the
<WIN2000 Setup Directory>:
\$OEM$\$1\drivers\IntelINF
4. Copy the Windows* 2000 INF files and the catalog files
(.CAT) from <INF Extract Directory>\Win2000 to the
directory created in Step 3 above:
<WIN2000 Setup Directory>\$OEM$\$1\drivers\IntelINF
5. Either modify the default Windows* 2000 installation
answer file, UNATTEND.TXT, located in <WIN2000 Setup
Directory>, or create a customized answer file. The
answer file must include the following information:
[Unattended]
OemPreinstall = Yes
OemPnPDriversPath="drivers\IntelINF"
A sample answer file for preloading the Intel(R) Chipset
Software Installation utility files is available at:
<INF Extract Directory>\Win2000\INFAnswr.TXT
For more information about Windows* 2000 answer files
and unattended installations, please refer to the
Microsoft* Windows* 2000 Guide to Unattended Setup.
If you are a computer manufacturer, refer to the
Microsoft Windows* 2000 OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK)
User Guide for more information about the \$OEM$ folder.
Otherwise, refer to the Microsoft Windows* 2000 Deployment
Guide.
6. Run "WINNT.EXE /u:<answer file name> /s:<WIN2000 Setup
Directory>" to install Windows* 2000.
4wd:
$OEM$ directory contains any OEM specific files for installing Windows, eg. specific interface drivers, extra programs, etc, etc. These files are copied to the destination drive at installation time - where they're copied depends on the sub-directory they're in under the $OEM$ directory.
$OEM$\$1 = The root directory of the installation drive, eg. C:\
$OEM$\$$ = Windows directory, eg. C:\Windows
So, (assuming C: is the drive you're installing to):
\$OEM$\$$\INF = C:\Windows\Inf
\$OEM$\$1\drivers\IntelINF = C:\drivers\IntelINF
When W2K is installed, the files in the $OEM$ directories on the installation media, (CD, etc), will be copied into the corresponding directories on the destination drive.
The Intel .inf files are written to look for the driver files, (.sys, etc), in the \drivers\IntelINF on the destination drive when they are to be installed. After the system is completely installed, that directory could be deleted.
The UNATTEND.TXT file tells the Windows setup program to look for and install the driver files contained in IntelINF before doing anything else - this is so necessary hardware is available when it comes to installing Windows.
In this case, the Intel SATA drivers will be installed before anything else - this should make any HDD connected to the SATA interface available for installing Windows on.
To install W2K then you need to run: "WINNT.EXE /u:UNATTEND.TXT /s:<WIN2000 Setup
Directory>" where <WIN2000 Setup Directory> is the location of the W2K setup files, (CD, etc), eg. D:\
For more on the $OEM$ folders, look here.
For more than you could ever wish for on unattended installation, MSFN forums are the place to go.
In your case: Unattended 2000/XP/2003
So, to answer the question, in steps:
1) Create an image of the W2K install CD, (using ImgBurn, etc), in ISO format.
2) Using UltraISO or similar, open the ISO and create the necessary directories: $OEM$\$$\Inf and $OEM\$1\drivers\IntelINF
3) Copy the appropriate files into each directory.
4) Create the UNATTEND.TXT file with the three lines given and then copy it into the root of the install media.
5) Save the modified ISO and then write it to a CD-RW, (saves wasting CDs if something went wrong).
I don't know how W2K is installed but you should be able to run the necessary command to start installation, (assuming D:\ is the CDROM drive):
winnt.exe /u:UNATTEND.TXT /s:D:\
On the CD, besides the normal Windows setup files, you should also have:
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