Topic: To All With Nforce4 Chipset, Read This! (Read 241 times)

Cappadonna · « **on:** May 17, 2006, 04:45:00 PM »

First I have to give proper thanks to all of the people in different forums for their help. You know who you are. Ok here's the deal. If you are having trouble booting xp with the 360 connected here is what you do. You need to uninstall the Nvidia IDE drivers and just use the generic drivers that come with xp. So simple huh. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) If you know how to flash the firmware then you should know how to do this so don't ask. One note though. The only way xp will recognize the drive is to turn pc off, turn 360 on then power up PC. I hope this helps all of you NF4 users out there having problems. I know it did me. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

cliffy88 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 17, 2006, 05:07:00 PM »

I'm on a Raid setup though...if I unstill them wont it kill my raid setup then I'd be screwed!

The Cisco Kid · « **Reply #2 on:** May 17, 2006, 05:46:00 PM »

So simple I wish I would of thought of it. I"ll try it when I get home for work..

QUOTE(Cappadonna @ May 17 2006, 05:52 PM)

First I have to give proper thanks to all of the people in different forums for their help. You know who you are. Ok here's the deal. If you are having trouble booting xp with the 360 connected here is what you do. You need to uninstall the Nvidia IDE drivers and just use the generic drivers that come with xp. So simple huh.

If you know how to flash the firmware then you should know how to do this so don't ask. One note though. The only way xp will recognize the drive is to turn pc off, turn 360 on then power up PC. I hope this helps all of you NF4 users out there having problems. I know it did me.

piggymouth · « **Reply #3 on:** May 17, 2006, 06:31:00 PM »

QUOTE(cliffy88 @ May 17 2006, 07:14 PM)

I'm on a Raid setup though...if I unstill them wont it kill my raid setup then I'd be screwed!

That's a good point. Does anyone know the answer..?

cliffy88 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 17, 2006, 07:10:00 PM »

Well I uninstalled them drivers, and they keep coming back. So I went to device manager and installed the standard ms drivers over the nvidia. Well my computer wouldn't boot, but last known good configuartion option got it botting again. Anyone know of a way to save my stuff. I haven't been able to make a proper back up and it's killing me.

O_oTheGameo_O · « **Reply #5 on:** May 17, 2006, 07:15:00 PM »

make another partition or move all stuf to other HD..

check how to move crap to other hd using DOS (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif)

deakphreak · « **Reply #6 on:** May 17, 2006, 07:15:00 PM »

THANK YOU, worked perfectly

cliffy88 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 17, 2006, 07:27:00 PM »

Well I'm about to install windows on another hard drive...hopefully this will work out! The only problem is I have a 500 GB raid setup. And there is no way to copy all the crap over....

jymboche · « **Reply #8 on:** May 17, 2006, 09:13:00 PM »

ill start off by admitting im an idiot, but now my question/problem...
xp freezes for me as well when hooking up/powering on the dvd-drive, but i dont believe i have an nvidia chipset, especially reguarding ide devices. I have an nvidia agp graphics card tho, if that has anything to do with it.

bigjimmy · « **Reply #9 on:** May 17, 2006, 09:22:00 PM »

Sweet i wont have to go buy a sata card now! i got told thenoyl sata chipset that would work ith the dvd drive was silicon images or something. Yay ill have to try it when i get home.

cliffy88 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 17, 2006, 09:51:00 PM »

What about use with Raid setups...I can't loose everything! Anyone got any ideas?

Icecreamz · « **Reply #11 on:** May 18, 2006, 08:33:00 AM »

Hi all (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I have a bug when i try to dump my firm.

Motherboard is Asus A8N-SLI Prenium (NF4 chipset)

Drive is Samsung TS-H943 firm 25ms (new firm)

The drive is recognize on bios and mktflash.

(IMG:http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/7770/mtkflashpb8he.jpg)

(IMG:http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/9716/mtkflashpb14uh.jpg)

The mktflash detect but not reply after , i wait 10 min but do nothing

We can see on first pict TS-943 is detected by the bios on first SATA Master but on mktflash is detected on third fourth device... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)

I go to system info to see SATA NF4 and i edit the patched version of mtkflashNF4 with winhex for see if value VID> < DID> <primary port addr> <,secondary port addr> <text descriptor of VID & DID> correspond to my motherboard but all it's ok.

I try to disconnect all my drive; disable sata channel 1and2 or3 and4; change TS-H943 to other sata port 1,2,3,4; swap with maxtor sata dd.

I disable raid controller.

I try method with livecd slax but not work.

Could try to help me plz.

Thx

Sorry for my bad english,i try to improve myself (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Da Mafia · « **Reply #12 on:** May 18, 2006, 09:04:00 AM »

QUOTE(Icecreamz @ May 18 2006, 03:40 PM)

Hi all

I have a bug when i try to dump my firm.

Motherboard is Asus A8N-SLI Prenium (NF4 chipset)

Drive is Samsung TS-H943 firm 25ms (new firm)

The drive is recognize on bios and mktflash.

IPB Image

The mktflash detect but not reply after , i wait 10 min but do nothing

We can see on first pict TS-943 is detected by the bios on first SATA Master but on mktflash is detected on third fourth device...

I go to system info to see SATA NF4 and i edit the patched version of mtkflashNF4 with winhex for see if value VID> < DID> <primary port addr> <,secondary port addr> <text descriptor of VID & DID> correspond to my motherboard but all it's ok.

I try to disconnect all my drive; disable sata channel 1and2 or3 and4; change TS-H943 to other sata port 1,2,3,4; swap with maxtor sata dd.

I disable raid controller.

I try method with livecd slax but not work.
Could try to help me plz.

Thx

Sorry for my bad english,i try to improve myself

Thats what happens with my drive also but i'm using the Hitatchi

Icecreamz · « **Reply #13 on:** May 18, 2006, 10:04:00 AM »

hi

u use nf4 chipset or other ?

thx

postaldude25 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 18, 2006, 10:38:00 AM »

hi there one question.

Does it work to us a DFI Ultra lanparty motherbord?

is all the things i have to do is to uninstal the nf4 driver and intall MS original and it should work to do stuff with the DVD drive.

i have read somwhere that it only works with a few sata motherbords so that is why i am asking

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