I have an XPS 410 with two SATA hard drives but no RAID. The BIOS is set to
"RAID autodetect/ATA which is the default. I have the latest BIOS.
Using nLite I slipstreamed SP3 into my Dell XP SP2 CD. The resulting CD
will boot fine and copy files. Everything proceeds normally until it gets to
"starting windows for the first time" when it BSODs with a 0x0000007B
failure code. Keep in mind that the the Dell XP Pro SP2 CD I am using
installs fine. I tried slipstreaming the AHCI/SATA drivers using nLite and
I tried loading them using F6. Every attempt resulted in the same 7B BSOD.
I tried using a retail copy of XP. Nothing seems to work except changing to
BIOS setting to not use AHCI which negatively affects performance.
Just wondering if anyone else has tried to slipstream SP3 and sucessfully
used it on a recent Dell.
On Sat, 17 May 2008 18:27:20 -0500, "WSZsr" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote:
>I have an XPS 410 with two SATA hard drives but no RAID. The BIOS is set to
>"RAID autodetect/ATA which is the default. I have the latest BIOS.
>
>Using nLite I slipstreamed SP3 into my Dell XP SP2 CD. The resulting CD
>will boot fine and copy files. Everything proceeds normally until it gets to
>"starting windows for the first time" when it BSODs with a 0x0000007B
>failure code. Keep in mind that the the Dell XP Pro SP2 CD I am using
>installs fine. I tried slipstreaming the AHCI/SATA drivers using nLite and
>I tried loading them using F6. Every attempt resulted in the same 7B BSOD.
>
>I tried using a retail copy of XP. Nothing seems to work except changing to
>BIOS setting to not use AHCI which negatively affects performance.
>
>Just wondering if anyone else has tried to slipstream SP3 and sucessfully
>used it on a recent Dell.
I just loaded a new Inspiron 1520 with XP that had Vista on it.
I installed WinXP Pro SP2 and then installed SP3 by moving the
SP3 Exe to the desktop and ran it (I already put the SP3 Exe on a CD).
I had to change the Bios to ATA so I could install XP.
Here is a fix I ran across so you can enable AHCI after the install.
It worked for me. I used iata78_enu.exe and it worked.
I can't say for an XPS 410, but you will get the general idea.
Before you install XP, you must first configure a setting in BIOS
else XP CD will not detect your hardisk
In BIOS: Onboard Devices -> Flash Cache Module -> Set Off Onboard
Devices -> SATA Operation -> Set ATA
Ok, you can now proceed with installing XP
AFTER INSTALL--------------------
I got AHCI enabled under WinXP!!
* Installed WinXP in ATA mode (not AHCI) * Did not want to
slipstream a WinXP CD * Did not want to bother with F6 / floppy
drive - I don't own an external floppy drive * Attempting to
switch HDD from ATA mode to AHCI mode after WinXP install would
result in BSOD
Here's how: 1) Download the Intel Matrix Storage Manager here:
2) Once you download the file, run it
with a -a switch: iata76_enu.exe -a This will NOT install the
Matrix Storage Manager. What this will do is run the installer,
and ONLY EXTRACT the files to C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix
Storage Manager. Again, this does NOT install anything.
3) Your drivers are now located in C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel
Matrix Storage Manager. They will be found in either \Driver, or
\Driver64, depending on whether you're running a 32-bit or 64-bit
OS.
4) Go to Device Manager --> IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers. Double-
click on the Intel ICH8M 3-port SATA Controller - 2828...
remember, *ONLY* click on the device that ends with 2828.
5) Go to Driver tab, and choose to Update Driver.
6) Tell the Wizard prompts: - No, not this time - Install from a
list or specific location (Advanced) - Don't Search. I will
choose the driver to install. - Click the "Have Disk" button.
Point it to C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage
Manager\Driver (or Driver64). - The driver you want to install
for WinXP 32-bit for the Dell XPS M1330 is Intel 82801HEM/HBM
SATA AHCI Controller - After you install the driver and click OK
out of every menu, reboot the laptop.
7) During reboot, go into BIOS and turn on AHCI mode and Flash
Module
Thanks Wally. I'll keep this in mind. I have slipstreamed many times and
never had a problem like this. I really believe there is an issue with SP3
that is causing this. I don't think it is my XPS 410 that is causing the
problem. All previous slipstreamed versions of XP and Vista have worked
perfectly on this system. I guess I enjoy the mystery and will eventually
figure it out.
"WaIIy" <WaIIy@(nft).invalid> wrote in message
news:ma0v249pq6e7hpjuom1i218c594luknkfb@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 17 May 2008 18:27:20 -0500, "WSZsr" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>I have an XPS 410 with two SATA hard drives but no RAID. The BIOS is set
>>to
>>"RAID autodetect/ATA which is the default. I have the latest BIOS.
>>
>>Using nLite I slipstreamed SP3 into my Dell XP SP2 CD. The resulting CD
>>will boot fine and copy files. Everything proceeds normally until it gets
>>to
>>"starting windows for the first time" when it BSODs with a 0x0000007B
>>failure code. Keep in mind that the the Dell XP Pro SP2 CD I am using
>>installs fine. I tried slipstreaming the AHCI/SATA drivers using nLite
>>and
>>I tried loading them using F6. Every attempt resulted in the same 7B
>>BSOD.
>>
>>I tried using a retail copy of XP. Nothing seems to work except changing
>>to
>>BIOS setting to not use AHCI which negatively affects performance.
>>
>>Just wondering if anyone else has tried to slipstream SP3 and sucessfully
>>used it on a recent Dell.
>
> I just loaded a new Inspiron 1520 with XP that had Vista on it.
> I installed WinXP Pro SP2 and then installed SP3 by moving the
> SP3 Exe to the desktop and ran it (I already put the SP3 Exe on a CD).
>
> I had to change the Bios to ATA so I could install XP.
>
> Here is a fix I ran across so you can enable AHCI after the install.
> It worked for me. I used iata78_enu.exe and it worked.
>
> I can't say for an XPS 410, but you will get the general idea.
>
> ================================================== ====
>
> Before you install XP, you must first configure a setting in BIOS
> else XP CD will not detect your hardisk
>
> In BIOS: Onboard Devices -> Flash Cache Module -> Set Off Onboard
> Devices -> SATA Operation -> Set ATA
>
> Ok, you can now proceed with installing XP
>
> AFTER INSTALL--------------------
>
> I got AHCI enabled under WinXP!!
>
> * Installed WinXP in ATA mode (not AHCI) * Did not want to
> slipstream a WinXP CD * Did not want to bother with F6 / floppy
> drive - I don't own an external floppy drive * Attempting to
> switch HDD from ATA mode to AHCI mode after WinXP install would
> result in BSOD
>
> Here's how: 1) Download the Intel Matrix Storage Manager here:
>
>
> http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Deta...gr=N&ProductID
> =2101&DwnldID=14848&strOSs=44&OSFullName=Windows*% 20XP
> %20Professional&lang=eng
>
>
> 2) Once you download the file, run it
> with a -a switch: iata76_enu.exe -a This will NOT install the
> Matrix Storage Manager. What this will do is run the installer,
> and ONLY EXTRACT the files to C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix
> Storage Manager. Again, this does NOT install anything.
>
> 3) Your drivers are now located in C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel
> Matrix Storage Manager. They will be found in either \Driver, or
> \Driver64, depending on whether you're running a 32-bit or 64-bit
> OS.
>
> 4) Go to Device Manager --> IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers. Double-
> click on the Intel ICH8M 3-port SATA Controller - 2828...
> remember, *ONLY* click on the device that ends with 2828.
>
> 5) Go to Driver tab, and choose to Update Driver.
>
> 6) Tell the Wizard prompts: - No, not this time - Install from a
> list or specific location (Advanced) - Don't Search. I will
> choose the driver to install. - Click the "Have Disk" button.
> Point it to C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage
> Manager\Driver (or Driver64). - The driver you want to install
> for WinXP 32-bit for the Dell XPS M1330 is Intel 82801HEM/HBM
> SATA AHCI Controller - After you install the driver and click OK
> out of every menu, reboot the laptop.
>
> 7) During reboot, go into BIOS and turn on AHCI mode and Flash
> Module
>
> 8) Voila! WinXP will boot up with no BSOD!
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