ASPI drivers won't install - wtf?

[metroplex]

XP Pro SP-1A, Abit KX7-333 mobo, two optical IDE drives, two IDE HDs (ata133 and ata100 respectively).

I'm trying to install the latest ASPI drivers but Audiocatalyst doesn't see it.

I have to install VIA's IDE Miniport in order to get ASPI functionality.

What's the deal here?

Is this a known problem?

 

[Budman]

Try forceaspi.

http://www.afterdawn.com/articles/archive/aspisetup.cfm

 

[metroplex]

Thx for the link, still no go

ASPICHK shows the ASPI layer is operational but CDRWin, Audiocatalyst, etc... don't have ASPI functionality.

 

[Budman]

Try reinstalling cdrwin & when the install asks to install Aspi drivers let it install it,this should fix cdrwin.

I have some older aspi drivers for win2k that you could install then upgrade to the latest from adaptec,sometimes this fixes it.

Let me know & i can email it to you. it's only 178kb zipped




edit, I emailed it to you.

 

[bacillus]

Originally posted by: metroplex
Thx for the link, still no go

ASPICHK shows the ASPI layer is operational but CDRWin, Audiocatalyst, etc... don't have ASPI functionality.

using forceaspi, did you first dump your present aspi layer before installing the aspi from forceaspi?

 

[Steven the Leech]

using forceaspi, did you first dump your present aspi layer before installing the aspi from forceaspi?

That is how I have done it in the past, worked fine for me.

 

[Nemmeh]

http://download.adaptec.com/software_pc/aspi/aspi_v472a2.exe

Download ASPI v4.72 directly from adaptec from the link above.

Unzip the contents to c:\adaptec

click on start, run.. type in "cmd"

navigate through the dos window and go to c:\adaptec

then type in the below command


install.bat XP32


it'll install the files, after you're done.. restart and you will now have the latest version of aspi installed.

 

[metroplex]

Nemmeh: that's how I've been doing it on all the PCs - they all work except for this one.

I'll try Force ASPI and dump the current layer first and see what happens.

Budman: I'll give your drivers a shot too.

 

[metroplex]

I tried dumping the ASPI layer and using the ForceASPI drivers - still no go.

 

[Budman]

 

[metroplex]

Thanks everyone!

At first I used ForceAspi 1.7 w/ the latest ASPI drivers BUT what I should have done was just use the 1999 ForceAspi included drivers for XP Pro - it worked!

I think this PC was the most stubborn to get an active ASPI layer working.

CDRWin and Audiocatalyst both work w/ ASPI functionality now.

 

[suren]

Information seeking on aspi. What is it and why I need forceaspi.
Here is the problem: I just bought dual format nec 1300a dvd burner
and installed xcopy gold software. Tech support at xcopy emailed me
that xcopy is not wroking because- dvd has to be master on other
cable, no packet writing software installed, and have to update aspi layer.

I got the link to execucte forceaspi.exe. I cm concerned that this may
screw up normal working win2k. What is aspi layer.

First post to this goup. Thanks for any help and suggestion.

 

[bacillus]

Originally posted by: suren
Information seeking on aspi. What is it and why I need forceaspi.
Here is the problem: I just bought dual format nec 1300a dvd burner
and installed xcopy gold software. Tech support at xcopy emailed me
that xcopy is not wroking because- dvd has to be master on other
cable, no packet writing software installed, and have to update aspi layer.

I got the link to execucte forceaspi.exe. I cm concerned that this may
screw up normal working win2k. What is aspi layer.

First post to this goup. Thanks for any help and suggestion.

look at the link that Budman posted!