Hi great forum! So here is the problem, I have a Dell XPS 8700 and I was able to get Windows XP Professional (64 bit) installed by slipstreaming the “Universal 64bit Intel RST AHCI+RAID driver v11.2.0.1006 mod+signed by Fernando” using nLite. The install completed successfully with no problems.
But now when machine tries to boot into Windows for the first time I get a BSOD 7B error flash very quickly and then the computer restarts. It then takes me to the black screen asking “start windows normally”, “last know configuration that worked”, safe mode etc. Attempting to boot computer using any of those options gives the same BSOD error and auto-restart- so it keeps looping. When I used nLite to slipstream the driver I used just one driver: “Intel(R) 8 Series/C220 Chipset Family Desktop SATA AHCI Controller DEV_8C02 (added by Fernando)”. I did not highlight all drivers to put into install CD. My BIOS settings are Legacy (not UEFI) and S-ATA setting is AHCI (not RAID/I don’t have IDE option in BIOS). I have let the XP install CD do the partitioning using NTFS, could this maybe be the cause of the error?
I have used “Hirem’s Boot CD” diagnostic tool to check disk for errors as well as check RAM, CPU and all other peripherals and no errors were reported. Any ideas what the problem could be and why computer won’t boot? Thanks very much to anyone who can help me!
Okay nevermind I figured it out! I needed to verify that the .ISO SHA-1 checksum matched: CD9479E1DBAD7F26B8BDCF97E4AA71CBB8DE932B (<-needed). Incidently I do have the original install disk but was used so much on my old systems that it is too scratched to use now. Now I just need to find 9 other drivers that the Device Manager is not recognizing. Not holding my breath but will do my best. Thanks a lot Fernando for the ACHI driver! I’m a very happy camper that I was able to get Windows XP 64 boot on a 4th gen Haswell.
@Windham :
Welcome at Win-RAID Forum and thanks for your report.
It is fine, that you found the reason of your problem and were able to solve it.
The easiest way to find XP x64 compatible drivers for these “Unknown Devices” is to check the HardwareIDs of them (right click onto them > “Properties” > “Details” > “Property” > “Details” > “HardwareIDs”) and then to do a Google search. Most important is to find out the name of the device manufacturer (VEN_XXXX) and the device model (DEV_XXXX).
Enjoy running Windows XP x64 on your Z87 machine!
Dieter (alias Fernando)