Do I have to make a slipstreamed CD to install XP on a Intel (gateway) dg33sxg2?

[travistee]

I have a gateway with a dg33sxg2 motherboard and Vista 64.
I want to run XP pro instead.

I read this thread https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=4819

Do I have to make a slipstreamed CD to install XP on a Intel (gateway) dg33sxg2?

I think in that thread there was a problem with the raid setup needing the correct drivers for initial setup.

If I change my bios so the SATA drives are set up as IDE instead of RAID will XP install find the drivers it needs during the installation or after the initial installation.

[sofTest]

Re: Do I have to make a slipstreamed CD to install XP on a Intel (gateway) dg33sxg2?

If you got a diskette drive on your computer, you usually don't have to make a slipstreamed CD. You just put the drivers for your (RAID) controller on a diskette, and press F6 when asked if you want to load additional drivers during install.

[travistee]

Re: Do I have to make a slipstreamed CD to install XP on a Intel (gateway) dg33sxg2?

Is there any way around using a floppy?

Can you put them on one of the disk drives that will not be erased during the XP install?

[travistee]

Re: Do I have to make a slipstreamed CD to install XP on a Intel (gateway) dg33sxg2?

If I get the drivers from driverpacks.net
will that include the inter chipset utility and the Intel Matrix Storage Manager.
Thats what I think I need for the RAID controller (ICH9R).

[sofTest]

Re: Do I have to make a slipstreamed CD to install XP on a Intel (gateway) dg33sxg2?

I haven't found any way other than using a diskette, installing from the original XP-CD, as the installer reads only the diskette drive. One other (and fastest) option is to integrate the driver on a bootable XP-CD using a tool like nLite. Of course there are manual ways to integrate the driver, not using nLite. Creating a bootable USB-stick and manually integrate the driver with the Windows installer on that might also work, but I haven't tried that. Maybe someone else have an idea?

[travistee]

Re: Do I have to make a slipstreamed CD to install XP on a Intel (gateway) dg33sxg2?

What happens if I use a disk from another computer that already has XP installed. I would change the bios to change the RAID to IDE, so it would recognize the new disk, and make that the boot drive ( After doing the repair from the CD as boot).?
I would then do a repair on that disk.

I thought that a repair install is supposed to work on a new mobo.

[sofTest]

Re: Do I have to make a slipstreamed CD to install XP on a Intel (gateway) dg33sxg2?

Haven't tried that, but you probably still need the driver for the controller too boot the disk. It might work if you manually install the driver on the other computer before you move the disk. I would think that integrating the driver with nLite is still the best option. Remember you might have to reinstall at some point later anyway, and then you have a CD ready for that.

[bgavin]

Re: Do I have to make a slipstreamed CD to install XP on a Intel (gateway) dg33sxg2?

Yes.

There is no floppy controller on this board, so that option is out.
Very few USB floppies are recongized by WinXP during text setup:

You will need the Intel drivers for both the disk controller and the ITE controller on this board.

This is the crappiest computer I've seen to date. Two brand new machines both died (mother boards). It took Gateway over 4 months each to repair under warranty. They wiped the disks clean and reinstalled Vista, so make sure you have a ghost image of your drives before the board dies.

This is a multi-media machine, and there is a piece of hardware that is Vista-only in this machine. The VixS Pure TV-U 48B0 only works with Vista, as there are NO drivers for this hardware with XP.

If you bought it from Costco, take it back and get a refund. They are junk.

[travistee]

Re: Do I have to make a slipstreamed CD to install XP on a Intel (gateway) dg33sxg2?

I don't think I have the VixS Pure TV-U 48B0 in mine.

They have two version of this:
4006194R - Intel (Schroeder Town) G33 Motherboard <I have this one
4006269R - Intel (Schroeder Town) G33 Motherboard

They list XP drivers, so I would thilnk they expect it to work with XP.

I never tried slipstreaming an installation disk before so I'm a bit reluctant to do that If I don't have to.

Still not sure if I want to stick with Vista64.

Anyway, when XP does a repair install on a new motherboard doesn't it revert back to the generic drivers. Then I could just install the drivers after XP is installed? I think it should be able to read the drive the same as it does in safe mode. I would delete the RAID, until after everything is finished.

[sofTest]

Re: Do I have to make a slipstreamed CD to install XP on a Intel (gateway) dg33sxg2?

If the generic drivers the generic drivers didn't work for you on a fresh install, they will not work on a repair install.

[travistee]

Re: Do I have to make a slipstreamed CD to install XP on a Intel (gateway) dg33sxg2?

I didn't try to do any install yet. I got this gateway to replace anther computer I have with an Asus mobo that died. So I'm thinking about using this as it is with Vista or trying to get my old XP pro disk to work on it.

[gonzo0815]

Re: Do I have to make a slipstreamed CD to install XP on a Intel (gateway) dg33sxg2?

I would highly suggest to make you familiar with nlite. It is not that hard, i would say it is doable for anyone who can install wxp.

[bgavin]

Re: Do I have to make a slipstreamed CD to install XP on a Intel (gateway) dg33sxg2?

The Driverpacks.net slipstream is about as easy as it gets. I bought nLite, and it does work as advertised. It seems a bit clumsy, but also has a lot more tweaking capability than is required for a simple slipstream.

The hardest part of slipstreaming is getting the Microsoft Corporation.img file you need for the bootable CD. I use UltraISO for my image building... piece of cake. Nice product.

There are no generic drivers in XP for Intel AHCI and/or RAID controllers. That is why you get the 0x7B device inaccessible error when it starts up after text setup. There certainly are no generic Intel + ITE combo drivers unless you slipstream. I can send you the drivers if need be.

Keep your stuff backed up for when the motherboard dies.

[i4004]

Re: Do I have to make a slipstreamed CD to install XP on a Intel (gateway) dg33sxg2?

"bought nlite"?

isn't it free?

[bgavin]

Re: Do I have to make a slipstreamed CD to install XP on a Intel (gateway) dg33sxg2?

I sent a $25 donation. Also sent money to Bart for BART-PE. Next donation will be to the Malwarebytes.Org author. Excellent program for spyware.

[travistee]

Re: Do I have to make a slipstreamed CD to install XP on a Intel (gateway) dg33sxg2?

This is probably obvious but maybe not.

In driverpacks they refer you to http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/1/ for setting up the slipstream disk.
They tell you to slipstream SP2.

I assume they mean if you don't already have an XP SP2.
I have XP SP2.

Other than that it looks like the Base program does everything that is needed.

Did I miss why I need Nlite?

[bgavin]

Re: Do I have to make a slipstreamed CD to install XP on a Intel (gateway) dg33sxg2?

Copy the I386 directories from CD to your disk. Point DP_Base at this directory, and it will slipstream the files you need.

Use UltraISO or another program to retrieve the Microsoft Corporation.img file from the retail CD. Make a bootable CD from the I386 on the hard disk that you slipstreamed.

[gonzo0815]

Re: Do I have to make a slipstreamed CD to install XP on a Intel (gateway) dg33sxg2?

Well, nlite does all the complicated stuff for you and makes it easy. A few clicks and you have done it.

@bgavin
why do you need this extra img. file? with nlite id does make the iso immage too, at least i haven`t done this anymore, when i started using Nlite.

[travistee]

Re: Do I have to make a slipstreamed CD to install XP on a Intel (gateway) dg33sxg2?

This was easier than I thought.

I used the CP_base to add the driverpacks.

I used my XP pro SP2 as it was and didn't try yet to add a current SP2, but I see I can do that in Nlite.

I used Nlite to make the bootable CD.

It found the ITE disk controller, no problem
Just to test, the original XP pro got a blue screen.

Works.

[bgavin]

Re: Do I have to make a slipstreamed CD to install XP on a Intel (gateway) dg33sxg2?

I liked nLite, but was stumbling around with it. I'm a lot more comfortable with UltraISO which I use all the time. I have a system that works for me, so I've stuck with it.

If nLite handles the MS boot image file, all the better. nLite is freeware, UltraISO is a purchased product. Perhaps I should put together a PDF tutorial for how to do this properly using freeware sources.

I test my CD builds in VMWare as a bootable ISO file. That saves the aggravation of making coasters.