tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510394351870137228.post3865445211444468667..comments2024-03-13T09:30:19.783-04:00Comments on Gnawgnus Realm: Installing WinXP on a Dell D630 laptop that came with VistaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510394351870137228.post-81818599550108472882011-02-28T19:13:38.478-05:002011-02-28T19:13:38.478-05:00Hey, that was of great help.
Many thanksHey, that was of great help.<br />Many thanksPavan Atrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482697603196290253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510394351870137228.post-91477327402190486342009-03-12T13:43:00.000-04:002009-03-12T13:43:00.000-04:00The 2nd Lenovo mirror worked for me, thanks!For re...The 2nd Lenovo mirror worked for me, thanks!<BR/><BR/>For reference/in case the mirror disappears - the "Prepare" folder contains a separate INF, and a batch file, the root folder just appears to be standard intel drivers - I expect this could be re-created w/ newer drivers.<BR/><BR/>Install.cmd:<BR/><I><BR/>rundll32.exe setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 %~dp0imsm_pre.inf<BR/></I><BR/>imsm_pre.inf:<BR/><I><BR/>[Version]<BR/>Signature="$Chicago$"<BR/><BR/>[DefaultInstall]<BR/>AddReg=iaStorCritical.Reg, iaStorSvc.Reg<BR/>CopyFiles=iaStor_Driver_File<BR/><BR/>[DefaultUninstall]<BR/>DelReg=iaStorCritical.DelReg, iaStorSvc.DelReg<BR/><BR/>[DestinationDirs]<BR/>DefaultDestDir = 12 ; DIRID_DRIVERS<BR/><BR/>[iaStor_Driver_File]<BR/>iaStor.sys,,,0x00000010<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>;============================================================================================================<BR/>; ICH9M - Critical Boot Device Database<BR/>; %PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2929&CC_0106.DeviceDesc% = iaStor_Inst, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2929&CC_0106<BR/>; ICH8M - Critical Boot Device Database<BR/>; %PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2829&CC_0106.DeviceDesc% = iaStor_mobl_Inst,PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2829&CC_0106<BR/>; ICH7M - Critical Boot Device Database<BR/>; %PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27C5&CC_0106.DeviceDesc% = iaStor_mobl_Inst,PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27C5&CC_0106<BR/>;============================================================================================================<BR/>[iaStorCritical.Reg]<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#ven_8086&dev_2929&cc_0106,Service,%REG_SZ%,%IASTOR_SVC%<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#ven_8086&dev_2929&cc_0106,ClassGUID,%REG_SZ%,"{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#ven_8086&dev_2829&cc_0106,Service,%REG_SZ%,%IASTOR_SVC%<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#ven_8086&dev_2829&cc_0106,ClassGUID,%REG_SZ%,"{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#ven_8086&dev_27c5&cc_0106,Service,%REG_SZ%,%IASTOR_SVC%<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#ven_8086&dev_27c5&cc_0106,ClassGUID,%REG_SZ%,"{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}"<BR/><BR/>[iaStorCritical.DelReg]<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#ven_8086&dev_2929&cc_0106<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#ven_8086&dev_2829&cc_0106<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase\pci#ven_8086&dev_27c5&cc_0106<BR/><BR/><BR/>;============================================================================================================<BR/>; Storage Service - Parameter Set (ICH8M)<BR/>;============================================================================================================<BR/>[iaStorSvc.Reg]<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iastor,ErrorControl,%REG_DWORD%,1<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iastor,Group,%REG_SZ%,"SCSI miniport"<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iastor,Start,%REG_DWORD%,0<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iastor,Type,%REG_DWORD%,1<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iastor,DisplayName,%REG_SZ%,%*PNP0600.DeviceDesc%<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iastor,ImagePath,%REG_SZ%,"System32\Drivers\iaStor.sys"<BR/><BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iastor,Tag,%REG_DWORD%,25<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iastor\Parameters\Port0,%AN%,%REG_DWORD%,0<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iastor\Parameters\Port0,%LPM%,%REG_DWORD%,1<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iastor\Parameters\Port0,%LPMSTATE%,%REG_DWORD%,0<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iastor\Parameters\Port0,%LPMDSTATE%,%REG_DWORD%,1<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iastor\Parameters\Port0,%GTF%,%REG_DWORD%,1<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iastor\Parameters\Port0,%DIPM%,%REG_DWORD%,1<BR/><BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iastor\Parameters\Port2,%AN%,%REG_DWORD%,0<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iastor\Parameters\Port2,%LPM%,%REG_DWORD%,1<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iastor\Parameters\Port2,%LPMSTATE%,%REG_DWORD%,0<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iastor\Parameters\Port2,%LPMDSTATE%,%REG_DWORD%,1<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iastor\Parameters\Port2,%GTF%,%REG_DWORD%,1<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iastor\Parameters\Port2,%DIPM%,%REG_DWORD%,1<BR/><BR/>[iaStorSvc.DelReg]<BR/>HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Services\iastor<BR/><BR/><BR/>[SourceDisksNames]<BR/>1=%ProdName%,,<BR/><BR/>[SourceDisksFiles]<BR/>imsm_pre.inf=1<BR/>iaStor.sys=1, ..\,<BR/><BR/>[Strings]<BR/>ProdName="IMSM Critical Database Preparation for Windows 2000/XP"<BR/>ProdVersion="1.0"<BR/><BR/>IASTOR_SVC="iaStor"<BR/>*PNP0600.DeviceDesc="Intel AHCI Controller"<BR/><BR/><BR/>INTEL="Intel"<BR/>AN="AN"<BR/>LPM="LPM"<BR/>LPMSTATE="LPMSTATE"<BR/>LPMDSTATE="LPMDSTATE"<BR/>GTF="GTF"<BR/>DIPM="DIPM"<BR/><BR/>;*******************************************<BR/>;Handy macro substitutions (non-localizable)<BR/>SPSVCINST_ASSOCSERVICE = 0x00000002<BR/>SERVICE_KERNEL_DRIVER = 1<BR/>SERVICE_BOOT_START = 0<BR/>SERVICE_ERROR_NORMAL = 1<BR/>REG_SZ = 0x00000000<BR/>REG_EXPAND_SZ = 0x00020000<BR/>REG_DWORD = 0x00010001<BR/></I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510394351870137228.post-28220395495520410632009-03-02T16:01:00.000-05:002009-03-02T16:01:00.000-05:00Used the latest driver on the Lenovo site. Works l...Used the latest driver on the Lenovo site. Works like a charm. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510394351870137228.post-30237866123243526012009-01-24T08:43:00.000-05:002009-01-24T08:43:00.000-05:00Wow thanks. I've been using Acronis Snap deploy to...Wow thanks. I've been using Acronis Snap deploy to image D620/30s for ages and the most recent refused to boot to XP - UNTIL I made the BIOS tweaks as suggested, and now all is working fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510394351870137228.post-74603323702289638422008-12-18T08:01:00.000-05:002008-12-18T08:01:00.000-05:00To be honest, I don't think I noticed that much di...To be honest, I don't think I noticed that much difference overall. It seemed to be a faster in some operations but overall it wasn't a blinding amount of difference.<BR/><BR/>I found another driver pack from lenovo that looks equivalent. Unfortunately I don't have time to test it out today but I did download it and all the necessary files appear to be in it.<BR/>http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-70477Gnawgnuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664150859605394627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510394351870137228.post-2523675222237632742008-12-17T21:46:00.000-05:002008-12-17T21:46:00.000-05:00Could you estimate the performance increase you ge...Could you estimate the performance increase you get from this? Also, sadly the file is no longer available on IBM's website. I've downloaded the Dell and Intel Matrix software/driver to try this on one of our many D630's, but am unable to "prepare" the install (just states hardware not supported)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510394351870137228.post-23783286830814416522008-03-25T17:41:00.000-04:002008-03-25T17:41:00.000-04:00Try going into Bios and look under the SATA option...Try going into Bios and look under the SATA options and look to see if Flash Cache even shows up and if it's enabled. I've had better luck with doing the install with the AHCI turned off and just running the workaround posted by Bro_TayoGnawgnuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664150859605394627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510394351870137228.post-1653930711550458992008-03-24T20:09:00.000-04:002008-03-24T20:09:00.000-04:00My D630 came with XP not Vista. When I try to boot...My D630 came with XP not Vista. When I try to boot the XP installation CD and load the SATA AHCI drivers it blue screens just before it gets a chance to install XP. Am I missing the flash cache module?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510394351870137228.post-43115313927405653332008-03-07T10:19:00.000-05:002008-03-07T10:19:00.000-05:00I LOVE THE INTERNET !! Where there's a will, ther...I LOVE THE INTERNET !! Where there's a will, there's a website. Thank you gnawgnu for your informative post. You've made me happy !!Dhondihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078805144629970197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510394351870137228.post-20860726920073693982008-02-12T15:05:00.000-05:002008-02-12T15:05:00.000-05:00Hi Gnawgnu,Thank you for posting this information....Hi Gnawgnu,<BR/>Thank you for posting this information. You saved me much time. BTW, I started blogging a little while back on here for the same reason as you. I come across stuff that by posting, I might save someone else some time, just like you did for me today :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>AJ.tobiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18334830983386238901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510394351870137228.post-44992332258952463402008-01-31T17:50:00.000-05:002008-01-31T17:50:00.000-05:00Cool, I'll have to try that one out tomorrow.Cool, I'll have to try that one out tomorrow.Gnawgnuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664150859605394627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510394351870137228.post-25648144867589364732008-01-31T00:05:00.000-05:002008-01-31T00:05:00.000-05:00Check out this webpage. The drive is noticeably f...Check out this webpage. The drive is noticeably faster with it enabled.<BR/><BR/>http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_harddrive&thread.id=61287&c=us&l=en&cs=19&s=dhsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com