v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} h2 {mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0cm; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; mso-outline-level:2; font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} h3 {mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0cm; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; mso-outline-level:3; font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:595.3pt 841.9pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} -->

/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:#0400;
mso-fareast-language:#0400;
mso-bidi-language:#0400;}


This is a re-post ... first attempt seemed to fail.

 

Hello Smile

I'm new to the forum ... Best wishes to all. It seems a fine community with lots going on and many expert members.

I'm in need of some specialist help for quite an unusual problem, and will gladly contribute findings, as I can.

I'm setting up a sound recording studio. I need to install XP on various SCSI equipped machines, without native driver support.

 

To negate potential IRQ, and application programme issues, I need to select a specific HAL during setup via the F6-F5 dialogue, so as to avoid auto- installing ACPI. The issues are a little complicated by needing to setup dual HT xeons, but with HT disabled in BIOS. (The main app can't handle two hyper-threaders - ie 4 processor threads.)

SCSI HD's connect via on-board AIC-7902. In a conventional scenario I would install them from FD via the F6 dialogue.

I doubt I'll be able to access the F6 routine twice during setup, even though logic suggests I need to.

It seems I need to slipstream the SCSI drivers into XP, so that I need only to use the F6 routine once, to deal with the ACPI issue.

I only have slipstream experience with nLite re SP's and KB's. I'm struggling to understand how to incorporate SCSI drivers into XP via nLite/others.

If I can achieve the above solution with your help I'll be delighted. I doubt I'll achieve it without help.

By the time I'm through, I may well be beyond help ... in dire need of treatment Laughing

Best Regards,
JTL.