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Loading drivers for the WinXP installer

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obeseotron

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Is there any way other than the f6 insert a floppy method of loading a hdd controller driver in the Windows XP Installer. To make a long story short i need to load the hpt374 raid controller driver, but don't have a floppy drive. I do have access to a laptop and i know how to make bootable windows xp cds with service packs already installed, is there anyway to do this with a driver?
 
Originally posted by: obeseotron
Is there any way other than the f6 insert a floppy method of loading a hdd controller driver in the Windows XP Installer. To make a long story short i need to load the hpt374 raid controller driver, but don't have a floppy drive. I do have access to a laptop and i know how to make bootable windows xp cds with service packs already installed, is there anyway to do this with a driver?
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Integrate the SATA drivers with the XPSP1 image. msfn.org will get you started.
 
I might be missing something but their guide seems to involve integrating device drivers for things like the video/sound/network cards but I don't think it addresses actually getting the windows xp installer to load the driver before the hard drive detection phase.
 
Originally posted by: obeseotron
I might be missing something but their guide seems to involve integrating device drivers for things like the video/sound/network cards but I don't think it addresses actually getting the windows xp installer to load the driver before the hard drive detection phase.
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MSFN has loads of details on integrating in textmode - search for serial ATA and that should find lots of hits. They have exact examples - exactly what you'll need.
 
There's a catch that isn't obvious. You have to put the driver on the CD in one place for it to be added to the installation hive. Another if you want it loaded before the installation starts. You probably want to do both - drivers that are loaded before installation starts are not automatically copied upon installation.
 
Originally posted by: dclive
Originally posted by: obeseotron
I might be missing something but their guide seems to involve integrating device drivers for things like the video/sound/network cards but I don't think it addresses actually getting the windows xp installer to load the driver before the hard drive detection phase.
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MSFN has loads of details on integrating in textmode - search for serial ATA and that should find lots of hits. They have exact examples - exactly what you'll need.
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http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=13173&st=40
 
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