ATAPI.SYS Problem

[wsmacsl]

hi there i am hoping someone will be able to help with my problem

i have just installed a new motherboard an ASRock K7S41 and everytime i boot up i get a warning asking me to install an IDE Driver from the windows XP Pro Service Pack 2CD, the file is called ATAPI.sys, but there isnt a file called that on the CD, i tryed installing that file from the Cad file in System32/driverss directory and that didnt work, any help would be aprriciated

neil

[vincent]

What chipset is this? and What OS are you using? Is it already have SP2 integrated, if not then slipstream a copy.

[wsmacsl]

i didnt install with the cd either, i am on windows xp pro, with an AMD 2600+

[vincent]

Try installing the chipset drivers. I hope you have done this already.

[wsmacsl]

i took the motherboard into a computer shop for installation they said they installed the chipset and all drivers from cd, i am a little confuses why i am getting this ATAPI.SYS drivers thing

[vincent]

They installed the ones from the CD? :laugh: buahaha

Hop on over to there site and obtain the latest ones

here

[wsmacsl]

will do now, will get back to you, on the outcome, thanks for the help

[wsmacsl]

all drivers are up 2 date except bios, becasue i have no floopy drive, still having same problems

[umteen]

Can't you extract the atapi.sys file from "sp2.cab" which is in "C:\WINDOWS\Driver Cache\i386" and place it in your "C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers" folder?

[wsmacsl]

there sis no sp2.cab file in the above directory only driver.cab, tried the file within driver.cab and it says problems installing atpai.sys

[JimmyT]

Atapi.sys, from Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, internal version 5.1.2600.2180 Language: English (United States)

Copy to windows\system32\drivers\

atapi.zipFetching info...

[wsmacsl]

just tried using the file u sent me, still no luck, guess i will have to put up with it

anyway have posted a pic so u know what the outcome looks like]

[JimmyT]

Hmm, seems like you're trying to install incompatible drivers, maybe drivers for another version of windows? It says driver is not intended for this platform. As far as I can see from the screenshot, it looks like you're using WinXP with disabled themes service, or is it another OS?

Can you run "winver" and get a screenshot?

By the way, I can't find any relevant driver here: http://www.asrock.com/support/Download/dl_k7s41.htm

The right driver should be called IDE driver or bus master driver, or ATA driver, something like that.

Check this site:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4401.html

Download the file, install it, and STEP4: "Execute ata133.exe for IDE to let IDE support UDMA 133 (XP)"

If this doesn't work...

Can you try this driver directly from Sis? http://www.sis.com/download/download_step2...9&Image7911.y=7

I don't know if it's good for your chipset, so this should be your last resort. It says SiSM741 abd your chipset is SiS741, it might break your installation if it's not compatible.

[Shaun N.]

By any chance do you have Alcohol 120% installed? or any such like program?

[hellosky]

  JimmyT said:

As far as I can see from the screenshot, it looks like you're using WinXP with disabled themes service, or is it another OS?

Can you run "winver" and get a screenshot?

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That is XP. Look at the icons - they got the XP style to them.

[wsmacsl]

here is winver screen shot for you, tried the above help didnt work, still have ide problem

[JimmyT]

Yup, this version is the final version of SP2. Hmm, you did execute ata133.exe and you still have the problem? I'm clueless.

Some guys are having problems with non-genuine versions of windows, or with genuine but user-made slipstream versions. Try someone else's XP cd-rom to install windows XP (use your own cd-key, the one you already used)

[wsmacsl]

it got to the point this was annoying so i reinstalled windows, all is fine now, thank for your help

[xodlike]

umm..For future reference, I had this error before, and what I did was simply pulled atapi.sys out of System32, and than tried installing Sp2, all went smoothly.

[nomad311]

one after the other witth me ..ah well here my next lil adventure:

-i got my linux up n running ...for the most part (check out my post here if u wanna help wit that that: http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/index.php...ST&f=2&t=142741 ) <- guess i shoulda posted that here ...too late now :-/

--since i decided to start fresh wit linux - xp dual boot i formatted the drive like so (in order):

--linux swap - ~900mb

--windows (ntfs) - 10gb

--linux (reiser) <--i was told that ext3 was better so i debated over this for a while n now i dun member what i chose :-/ - 10gb

--data (fat32)

-i used the os cd that came wit my hp laptop to format (full not quick) ntfs for windows on its part

problem:

-windows will run fine for a while then itll slow to a crawl and start freezin on and off till it loses all functionality then 'i get the blue screen of death'

--first couple times this happend i didnt take down the problem but it said their was a problem with the netgear network card ...since mine is no such thing i figured once id updated windows wit sp2 and drivers id b ok

--didnt work the next timeit said:

kernal_data_inpage_error

...

stop: <didnt erite it>

caused by (you get the point 0 this isnt exactly what it said)

atapi.sys

so i did lik xod (i had sp2 installed and the drivers from the hp page for mine ->ze4430us) and deleted the atapi.sys but it replaced itself right away...

-i went ahead and got the drivers from windows update ...and it happend again this time it didnt say atapi.sys or any cause:

kernal_stack_inpage_error <--differnt

...

stop: 0x00000077 (0x0000000E, 0x0000000E, 0x00000000, 0x0084E000)

then again ...i didnt try to change anything this time ...was hoppin the restart wit the new drivers would fix it

-got the same msg wit different addresses i think the first after stop was 0x000000EF ...not sure

questions/guesses

...im guessin its the network card but ive got the latest drivers device manager verifies that

-so is it the card or my fat32 data partition?

-programs runnin: ie, firefox, shareaza, and task manager

-error has happened at differnet times once when opening firefox, again when adding torrent to shareaza and another while dlin or installing (cant member) in windows update agent.

-can we plz avoid a format this time ...common mom plzzzzzzzz :->

--actually i got my data part kickin now so it dont really care this tome around :-P

***AHHHH i completly forgot my hdd makes a low knockin sound last couple times it got to the full freeze stage ...i read thats evil and ur hdd is trash?

*on another completly different and irrelavent issue ...after i choose windoows wit grub b4 the usual splash screen (wit the flage n blue bar) there is a series of white squares (a bar) that slowly fills up ...takes about a minute

-this started from the very first boot of windows fresh of the hp os cd ...what the hell is is and how do i stop it ...it has to info and is d--- annoying!

jus to let u know ill run chkdsk again tonight ...maybe i got some more prblems there?

thnx for ur helpz

-nomad311

[viciv]

try this:regedit,

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

delete these: CSDVersion and CurrentBuildNumber

Reboot

delete the file"atapi.sys"

install sp2

u might have sp2 beta installed, is that correct?

[viciv]

DON'T forget to uninstall Alcohol 120% or Daemon tool first, those virtual cdroms don't not support sp2..

[nomad311]

viciv i dont have sp2 beta and i dont have alcohol or daemon ...although i did b4 i fomatted and alcohol has never given me problems ...but i only used it to make iso's n load them onto my virtual drive

BUT i beleive i figured it out thnx to my wonderful linux problem:

i had shareaza set to dl to my data drive and store the temp there too ...i decided to see if i had the same slow transfer deal in windowsc (ntfs) to the data(fat32) part as linux(reiser) to data part ...and i do

ne1 no how to fix this ...i can burn dvds at the speed these xfers r goin!!!

-since i moved shareazas dl to the windows drive it works fine ...ive read in a few different places that ppl use this set-up but ive never seen them say anything about these horrible xfers!!!

thnx again

-nomad311