At first I didn’t know what was happening. I kept getting a 7B BSOD on new XP install to a Toshiba Satellite Pro S300. Turns out the hard drive is SATA. So, I tried getting the ICH9M drivers from Intel’s site and doing a F6 on install. Still no luck! Well, someone has put together an awesome post to explain how to install:
Recently, I had a request to wipe out a Dell Optiplex 330. This machine had a RADI1 mirror, and like most drivers, I went to Dell’s web site to download. This is the second time I tried installing the driver from a USB floppy on different machines…both getting BSOD on install.
So, I figured I would write the quick solution.
For some reason, the Windows install only picks up the first 4 drivers in the list..maybe this is by design. To get the correct driver (ICH7R):
1. Extract the driver download as usual
2. Open up “txtsetup.oem” in notepad
3. Under “Component Section”, delete the ICH8/9 Lines
That’s it! Windows will now display the correct driver references on install.
