Need W2K drivers for the ICH10R on the GA-EP45-UD3P

[BoombasticSloth]

If I can recall correctly, I was able to get win2k to install with both yellow and the purple ports, but they both had to be set up in IDE mode in the bios. I just couldn't get AHCI to work, which I absolutely needed. I had read about the PC Perspective method of installing AHCI after windows XP was installed in IDE mode, but I had not found anyone being able to do it with win2K. Also I believe ICH10R supports winxp so I just scrubbed the idea of using win2K, and installed Winxp Pro as I needed AHCI running on my computer ASAP.

My only suggestion to the OP is to try the method that KayossZero's link suggests if you want to attempt to get Raid to work with the older OS. If I can find a spare SATA HD lying around, I may try it again just for the hell of it.

[speedyg869]

Are you having problems with the GB drivers on the dvd or the latest drivers from the GB website?

Have you tried using the most recent Intel INF install drivers from the Intel website?

The GB drivers from the website. I didn't try the ones on the DVD (doh!). The drivers on the Intel site for W2K don't support the ICH10.

[speedyg869]

Correct. I copied my w2k boot partition from my N650SLI-DS4 mobo setup to my new hard drive, deleted all the unneeded drivers and then installed new drivers for my EP45 system. Using IDE mode there was no need for the Matrix Storage drivers.

Ah OK, I thought the drivers were required for the OS to see the SATA drive on the first reboot. They must be using a generic SATA driver for non-RAID setups. Since I'm not doing RAID or AHCI, I should be fine.
I will give it a try!

[speedyg869]

Ah OK, I thought the drivers were required for the OS to see the SATA drive on the first reboot. They must be using a generic SATA driver for non-RAID setups. Since I'm not doing RAID or AHCI, I should be fine.
I will give it a try!

It worked fine! No problems with SATA.
Thanks for your help everyone!