GA-P35-DS3 AHCI F6 Driver Disk for Windows XP and Server 2003

[kondra]

Download Link: http://www.filefactory.com/file/c42e63b/n/GA-P35-DS3-AHCI-Driver.rar


Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3 AHCI Driver for Windows XP and Server 2003
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This driver is based on the original F6 floppy disk of the Intel Rapid-Storage Technology Driver Version
10.8.0.1003 dated 11/11/2011 with the download name 10.8_f6flpy-x86.zip. The patched driver can be used
to install Windows XP and Server 2003 AHCI driver with the F6 option during setup. The following sections
describe the steps involved in building this patched driver package from the original Intel driver disk.
You do not have to take these steps. You can simply copy the files from this archive to a floppy disk and
install the patched AHCI driver during setup with F6 option.


Download Intel Rapid-Storage Technology Driver
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- go to www.intel.com
- Menu > Support > Download Latest Drivers
- Select a product family: Chipsets
- Select a product line: Chipset Software
- Select a product name: Intel Rapid Storage Technology
- Select an Operating System: Windows XP Professional
- Download type: Drivers
- Download the Intel Rapid Storage Technology F6 Driver Diskettes


How to patch the Intel driver to support the ICH9 AHCI controller
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- unpack 10.8_f6flpy-x86.zip to C:\ahci
- edit C:\ahci\iaAHCI.inf
- in the section [INTEL_HDC.ntx86] add the following line:
  %PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2923&CC_0106.DeviceDesc% = iaStor_Install, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2923&CC_0106
- in the section [Strings] add the following line:
  PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2923&CC_0106.DeviceDesc    = "Intel(R) ICH9 Family 4 Port SATA AHCI Controller - 2923"
- save C:\ahci\iaAHCI.inf
- edit C:\ahci\TXTSETUP.OEM
- in the section [scsi] add the following line:
  iaAHCI_ICH9                     = "Intel(R) ICH9 Family 4 Port SATA AHCI Controller - 2923"
- create a new section with the following data between the already existing sections with a similar name:
  [Files.scsi.iaAHCI_ICH9]
  driver = disk1, iaStor.sys, iaStor
  inf = disk1, iaAHCI.inf
  catalog = disk1, iaAHCI.cat
- create a new section with the following data between the already existing sections with a similar name:
  [HardwareIds.scsi.iaAHCI_ICH9]
  id = "PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2923&CC_0106","iaStor"
- save C:\ahci\TXTSETUP.OEM

XP 4ever!

[Lsdmeasap]

Thanks for sharing for others!

Do you know the required edits to do this for X79 and Z77 chipsets, if so please share and thanks in advanced?

[kondra]

I do not know exactly about your chipsets, but I would look up the PCI Vendor and Device ID at BIOS bootup. These are the IDs that the driver disk needs. For Intel it seems they always use the iastor.sys driver for any chipset. So I would at least give it a try and exchange the Device ID of 2923 with yours. You could ignore the strings for testing and only edit the 2923 to your Device ID.

[Lsdmeasap]

Ahh ok, well vendor is 8086 Intel of course   And device ID for X79 is 2826

Thanks for the info, I'll test this out sometime soon when I have time to play!