Integration of multiple textmode drivers

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It would be very helpful for other users with an INTEL Raid system, if you would post either a short guide (with links to the best drivers) or give me some informations so that it enables me to expand my "sticky thread" to a title like "How to integrate SataRaid drivers (nForce, Intel etc.)".

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Fernando

P.S.: You certainly mean TXTSETUP.SIF (instead of WINNT.SIF).

Okay, I’ll give it a shot. You should go to Intel’s download center. Under “Chipsets”, look for “Chipset Software”, and then “Intel® Matrix Storage Manager”. Currently, the link is here.

You will need to extract the iaStor drivers from the executable, iata55_enu.exe. Directions to do the extraction are located within the exe - see "Readme.txt".

If you place the iata55_enu.exe on the root/your C drive, the command is:

c:\iata55_enu.exe -a -a -p c:\<path>

For the "<path>", you may want to create a directory call iata55. Let the process run.

Keep in mind that I’m working with Windows 2000. I don’t think the Intel RAID and SATA drivers are as difficult to work with as the NVidia RAID drivers are. I also don’t think the Windows File Protection in Win2K is as tough as XP. So, I have not found it necessary to mark or label them as “bad” in the driver integration process.

The driver integration procedure in the CD Creator has to ability to pickup multiple drivers. These are TEXTMODE storage drivers, so all you have to do is highlight all of the available drivers that you need. If you are creating a CD for just one computer, you wonÂ’t have to highlight more than one for your machine. If the CD is going to be good for more than one computer requiring different Intel storage drivers, just highlight all the ones you think you will need.

Again, with Win2K, I did not need to label any of the Intel drivers as “bad”. You may have to if you run into a problem – perhaps needed if you're using XP. However, these are Intel drivers – signed by MS, so my guess is that this won’t be necessary for XP.

That should take care of the latest Intel storage drivers. The CD Creator works in a traditional OEM pre-install manner. This is different from some other like-kind programs out there. I could go on and on about adding drivers, but the program is pretty straightforward. I would only add that I would also integrate the PnP IntelINF Chipset drivers. ThereÂ’s no reason not to do it, and the CD Creator integrates them very well. The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility can be found at the same Intel Download Center. Here for right now.

Fernando, the CD Creator also properly modifies the WINNT.SIF. But youÂ’re right. I meant TXTSETUP.SIF.

Vitaly, okay on not adding another line under the TXTSETUP.SIF after driver integration. Your dead on that that would probably give you a nasty blue screen.

If you guys think I missed something, please let me know.