I need Sata drivers for Windows 2000 (Page 1 of 2)

we need the HWID's in order to help properly.

your driver is probably in the pack but disabled. the HWID would tell us.

HWID tool linked in my signature

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First does that tool need to be used on the computer I am installing Windows 2000 on? Because there isn't an OS on it.

Second I am not using XP hence the title, and it fails when it doesn't see my HDD..

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zabd6datee3b88m/DPs_BASE.log

Theres the log.

Well see. Thats the problem. Its an empty HDD. Nothing on it. So I can't actually..

Repackage to..? And how?

Could you detail this process please. I would grateful.

May i join in?

Here is a thought.  I see you have integrated two DP_Chipset packs.  You need only one.  It is best to use Chipset & MassStorage packs made at the same time.

For starters, if we want Win2000 to work with your notebook, perhaps we should only integrate Chipset and MassStorage for now.  In that effort, i would usually advise using the latest nightlies, here and here.  Later, you will find other updated nightlies in their respective forum topics.

Burn a DVD plus or minus RW.  Disc install will have the greatest odds of success.  RW's save eWaste.  Use media that your notebook disc drive can read though.  Hold that thought for now until reading the whole post though.

Start with an unmodified Win2000 SP4 disc.  nLite may make your source unusable for integration.  Avoid it's use for now.  RVMi is preferred.  However; updates are not important now.  Simply getting this working (if possible) is the priority.

I will examine the AHCI on the support page linked by mr_smartepants and attempt to resolve what changes may be necessary.

edit:  unfortunately, from the "readme.txt" for the Intel AHCI controller driver package (INDOTH-12766700-XP.EXE) from Sony, i quote:

Curious, that driver is WHQL'ed including NT5.0 aka Windows 2000.
Only PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2653&CC_0106 (ICH6M - 82801FBM (Mobile)) is enabled to use that particular driver.

It is actually more likely that the Official DriverPack releases you had tried earlier were more likely to contain references to the driver Sony had officially released for XP.

It may be that the driver mentioned here is not compatible with Windows 2000.  Therefore, you may need an older driver from intel to accomplish your goal.  Version 5.5.0.1035 is a likely candidate.  Does your notebook have a working floppy drive?  If so, use the 'F6' method to test.  If that succeeds in "seeing" your HDD, it may be necessary for me to add some stuff to MassStorage.ini for Win2k compatibility.

I would like to assist in ensuring the latest Nightlies are compatible with Win2k.

Please don't hurt me, admin.  I usually use Hiren's CD to capture HWID's under similar circumstances.

Last edited by TechDud (2013-08-10 18:19:57)

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OK, i have modified MassStorage to specify Win2k drivers utilizing folders [ I], [I2], and [IC]

Testing on my Inspiron 1525 with the HWID "PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2829&CC_0106".
Chose the driver in [I2] (Matrix 7.0) for the majority of HWID's, despite the warning above from Intel.
  This took some time to weed out the "corrupted file" errors and "insufficient memory" errors.
     (I wonder if having 2GB has anything to do with the memory errors.)
   Long story short, it failed ultimately with "dmboot.sys", a Win2k system file, being deemed "corrupted".

Attempting to find the latest "Matrix 6" driver to base Win2k support upon.

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That project may ultimately allow NT5 support to be extended to HWID's not covered by the official drivers.
  Certainly, it cannot be done without approval of both Admin here & Mr. Telyatnikov at minimum.
However; the aim at this present time is simply to properly support official drivers.

It might actually be Matrix 5.7 which is the last official version to generally support Win2k, not simply "Advanced Server".
   https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail … p;lang=eng

...efforting

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2000 is not dead.

http://www.windows2000.tk/

And Windows XP has a massive popularity I am sure the above could or happen to it.

Of course support will end and the general masses will finally stop clinging to it.

Its alright if the driver can't be found. Its something I can live without. But disregarding thaaat it shows we are missing sata drivers for 2000 or something.

"the file ntfs.sys is corrupted" errors are plaguing me now, even on "atapi".
Attempting to comment-out drivers in txtsetup.sif.

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With the "ntfs.sys is corrupted" errors behind me, i have run into more than one major snag.

It would seem that DPs_BASE_1109012 (the version i'm testing with here - with M2.7z mod) does not support Win2000.
The public version DPs_BASE_1006 might support Win2k.

It is working on officially supported AHCI hardware otherwise, though.  Setup completes.
Unfortunately, during initial boot, post-GUI Setup, it bluescreens with Stop $7B - Inaccessible_Boot_Device.

edit:  DPs_BASE_1006 does support Win2k, no bluescreen this time, Desktop instead.

Only integrated Chipset, Lan, MassStorage, & Misc to avoid severely-limited DrvPath.

Anyway, Admin says that i am done.  Pity, i've spent a good day of my time on this.

edit2:  I am done.  It works.  XP Setup still works too.  Now what do i do?

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Well, what did you do to make it work?  If your changes don't break anything for XP or other OS, then leave the changes in there.
If it's fixed, then it's fixed.  But I wouldn't waste any more time on 2000 support.

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