Re: Where are the WinXP SATA/AHCI drivers for VIA chipsets, primarily K8M800?

Posted on 2023-09-18, 11:31

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by ChrisNonyminus

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That doesn't help. Those are the RAID drivers, too, and they can't load in textmode in nLite for some reason anyway. You need install VIA Serial ATA RAID controller driver for VT8237, no AHCI. Here is step by step from Readme.txt: 2. Install Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, or Server 2003 * Copy all files …

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Re: Where are the WinXP SATA/AHCI drivers for VIA chipsets, primarily K8M800?

Posted on 2023-09-17, 22:24

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by ChrisNonyminus

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That doesn't help. Those are the RAID drivers, too, and they can't load in textmode in nLite for some reason anyway.

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Re: Where are the WinXP SATA/AHCI drivers for VIA chipsets, primarily K8M800?

Posted on 2023-09-17, 22:00

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by ChrisNonyminus

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VivienM wrote on 2023-09-17, 21:42: You want what was referred to as an 'F8 floppy' driver - does your motherboard manufacturer have one? No.

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Where are the WinXP SATA/AHCI drivers for VIA chipsets, primarily K8M800?

Posted on 2023-09-17, 21:22

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by ChrisNonyminus

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I found out why Windows XP's installer kept BSODing on my motherboard -- it needs a textmode driver for SATA (Weird thing is this happens even when the sata controller is turned off and I'm using IDE, however). The driver must match the chipset used on the southbridge (VIA VT8237); I tried …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-09-16, 09:22

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by ChrisNonyminus

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Instead of trying to flash the iso onto a partition (I've never heard of anyone doing that) why not copy the contents of the iso file? Dead simple to do. Winrar and later versions of Windows make that a simple task. So how would I do that? Would it be: -Open up Gparted live from a usb flash drive ( …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-09-15, 23:34

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by ChrisNonyminus

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Instead of trying to flash the iso onto a partition (I've never heard of anyone doing that) why not copy the contents of the iso file? Dead simple to do. Winrar and later versions of Windows make that a simple task. So how would I do that? Would it be: -Open up Gparted live from a usb flash drive ( …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-09-15, 23:11

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by ChrisNonyminus

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Is there some sort of live cd where I can create and format partitions ala gparted, but also flash them with iso images contained within the livecd or something? I'm curious.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-09-15, 22:49

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by ChrisNonyminus

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Yup. I do this as default for windows 95/98. Just a basic fat32 should work. Worst case, a 2nd hard drive. How do I do it without an IDE to USB connector (I don't have one) to connect to my main PC? EDIT: I *am* however, able to install FreeDOS. It's the only OS I can seem to install from USB, …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-09-15, 22:19

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by ChrisNonyminus

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I just got a Sound Blaster Live (Model CT4830) in the mail. Of course, it's kinda useless right now because I don't have a 3.5mm male to male jack to plug it into my Windows XP PC's (the Athlon 64 one I was talking about setting up) monitor's speakers, and also (I found this out recently) literally …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-09-15, 21:13

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by ChrisNonyminus

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I just got a Sound Blaster Live (Model CT4830) in the mail. Of course, it's kinda useless right now because I don't have a 3.5mm male to male jack to plug it into my Windows XP PC's (the Athlon 64 one I was talking about setting up) monitor's speakers, and also (I found this out recently) literally …

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Re: Asus K8V-MX shenanigans (SATA not detected, Windows XP installer BSODs, etc...)

Posted on 2023-09-15, 00:52

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by ChrisNonyminus

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The K8V-MX uses the Via 8237 southbridge, which is known for not detecting SATA 3 drives, so that's to be expected. I use SATA to IDE adapters when I run into this issue. Oh, well that sucks. How much do SATA to IDE adapters go for? You shouldn't need to hold the power switch - it's a momentary …

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Asus K8V-MX shenanigans (SATA not detected, Windows XP installer BSODs, etc...)

Posted on 2023-09-15, 00:00

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by ChrisNonyminus

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Posting this as a new thread because it seems like an issue worth being a new thread. So I finally got an Athlon 64 motheboard (Asus K8V-MX), and after a bit of embarrassing confusion involving my case's power button (I have to hold the button to make the system POST it seems, and because I didn't …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-09-14, 23:56

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by ChrisNonyminus

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So I somehow managed to get the motherboard working, as said. However, I'm running into two new problems: It's not detecting any SATA drives despite there being SATA ports on the mobo and an SSD connected. I don't see anything SATA anywhere on the bios. The BIOS is dated 2003. Maybe that's why? …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-09-14, 23:23

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by ChrisNonyminus

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Nevermind, somehow I got it to work by finagling with the power button...

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-09-14, 23:13

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by ChrisNonyminus

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Hey, so I finally got that Athlon 64 motherboard I was talking about (Asus K8V-MX), and at first, it worked just fine! But now all of a sudden, it stopped working, and just like all the other motherboards I have, whenever I turn it on, the computer seems to have power (cpu fan is spinning, ide is …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-09-14, 22:44

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by ChrisNonyminus

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...Actually, I think it might be something with the chipset or something, as when I try to power it off using the DC switch, nothing happens. Weird this keeps happening to me with different motherboards.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-09-14, 22:33

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by ChrisNonyminus

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Hey, so I finally got that Athlon 64 motherboard I was talking about (Asus K8V-MX), and at first, it worked just fine! But now all of a sudden, it stopped working, and just like all the other motherboards I have, whenever I turn it on, the computer seems to have power (cpu fan is spinning, ide is …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-09-13, 00:11

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by ChrisNonyminus

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What about the Aureal Vortex 2? Is that any good?

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-09-12, 14:53

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by ChrisNonyminus

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I just realized something unfortunate. So I'm planning to build a PC with an Asus K8V-MX/S Motherboard, an Athlon 64 cpu, a GeForce 6200 PCI card, and a SoundBlaster Live. But apparently, according to this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSKD1FARJ_4 The exact chipset the mobo uses has …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-09-11, 17:46

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by ChrisNonyminus

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I recently ordered some PC parts off of ebay. I've taken note of how much I paid for each part. -Asus K8V-MX/S Motherboard (Socket 754) with an Athlon 64 and a Cooler: $40.35 -A generic Geforce 6200 PCI card (256MB of VRAM): $26.99 -A SoundBlaster Live (model CT4830): $14.00 -Slot 1 Pentium III …

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