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18th December 2007 10:52 #1Registered User
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WinXP HP Compaq 6820s. DOS.
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19th April 2008 15:55 #5Registered User
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If you want to enable SATA Native Mode on your computer AFTER installing Windows XP, then read on. It's a bit of a long read because of step-by-step instructions, but worth it.
I did this on a Compaq nx9420, it seems like the basic strategy should work on other systems.
For whatever reason, you may have installed Windows XP on your new laptop with SATA Native Mode disabled in the BIOS. Once XP is installed, enabling it in the BIOS will result in a BSOD upon loading Windows because XP doesn't have the correct drivers.
I read that enabling SATA native mode will give you a slight performance inrease and slightly increased battery life, so it seems worthwhile to me
Here's how I did it on my nx9420 running Windows XP (32 Bit version):
- Download the Intel Matrix Storage Manager software from HP's website, it is currently SP32492
- Run it, by default it will save some files to C:\swsetup\SP32492 before it runs setup and tells you that the software is not supported on your chipset
- Now open up a command prompt, go to C:\swsetup\SP32492\ and run the following command to extract the CAB files:
setup -A -P C:\swsetup\SP32492\
- Accept the license agreement, it extracts some files. The files you're interested in are now at C:\swsetup\SP32492\Driver\ and include the following:
iaahci.cat
iaahci.inf
iastor.cat
iastor.inf
iastor.sys
TXTSSETUP.OEM
- Now go to Device Manager, under IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers you should see: Intel 82801GBM (ICH7-M Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller
- Right-Click on that and select Update Driver
- Say no to connecting to Windows Update to search, hit Next
- Select Install fro a list or specific location (Advanced), hit Next
- Select "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install", hit Next
- Select Have Disk
- Browse to C:\swsetup\SP32492\Driver and highlight the iastor.inf file, hit Open
- Select OK
- Now you should have a list of controllers, for the Compaq nx9420 choose Intel 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller, hit Next
- You'll get warned that installing the device driver is not recommended, click Yes to continue installing
- Click Finish
- Click Yes to restart your computer
When your computer boots up, you need to hit F10 to enter the BIOS. Change SATA Native Mode to Enabled, save changes and exit.
After you log into Windows, your computer will find the "new" hardware. Wait until you get the popup message to restart your computer, say Yes to restart one last time.
That's it.
Jamie Rybarczyk
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Compaq 6820s :
"Now you should have a list of controllers, for the Compaq nx9420 choose Intel 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller, hit Next"
"Intel(R) 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller".
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SATA AHCI :
XP upgrade- chipset-a:
Last edited by reger; 20th April 2008 at 15:07.




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