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It seems like people have had trouble getting some of the newer models of machines working in native SATA AHCI mode. I'm referring to the infamous STOP 0x0000007B INACCESSABLE_BOOT_DEVICE BSOD. My goal with this article is to consolidate all the fixes, information, and tips I have come across on this topic, and to provide a process that can be followed to support AHCI mode in your XP image. The workaround most people tend to use is to turn off SATA support in the BIOS and run in IDE mode. The IDE drivers are natively supported in XP and don't require you to make a new image for support. This works for some people while others would rather be using the AHCI SATA support to receive the full performance benefits. This article is for the latter.This information is not to fix your PXE problems. You must have your MSD and NIC drivers working in the pre-boot environment before you worry about getting your XP image to work. There are many articles on Juice and in the AKB about driver support for PXE with DOS, WinPE, and Linux. This article assumes you already have PXE working with your hardware.
Before you start, it is also worth noting the new feature of DS 6.9 SP1 called DeployAnywhere. This should allow you to get around having to create a new image to support your MSD. If you aren't using DS 6.9 SP1 yet, or if you just want to fix your image like me, then you can follow the process in this article.
Typically the IDE mode performance degradation isn't visible to the end user. Recently we received a new HP laptop model where this wasn't the case. Since I needed to re-build our image for XP Service Pack 3 anyways, there was no better time to integrate the Intel Matrix Storage drivers into the image. Due to the fact the vast majority (if not all) PC manufacturers are using the Intel Matrix Storage drivers, this article includes how to add support for all versions Intel offers to date. This same process will work to support new controllers beyond ICH10 as they are developed.
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