We have struggled with the same things.   Could you possibly share what you did to make the 6735 work with the SATA drivers.   WE have never been able to get the 6545 to work either.

Thanks

Brian Grinstead

I presume you're refering to a Windows XP HII ?

You also reference model specific sysprep files -  Are you including the mass storage drivers for the 6545b when you run sysprep on your HII image or using a clever mass storage injection tool when you drop the image on that specific model?  Why are you sure the files are correctly defined?

Something I reccommend is to run your HII OS build sequence directly on that model type.  If you can sysprep, capture and redeploy on the same model with the ACHI mode turned on then I suggest that you have some mis-configuration in your HII process.

Hi,

Alarm bells are ringing for me when you say "We use model-specific sysprep files that copy SATA drivers in the SysprepMassStorage section". Are you ammending the SysprepMassStorage section at image deployment time and injecting files into the image? If you are, this does not work unless you are using technology in addition to sysprep (like DeployAnywhere) which makes deployment time file and registry injections. 

If you don't use the really clever stuff  you need to sysprep your images with all the mass-storage drivers you are likely to see in the next few months as well as those we already have in you environment. This will allow all your models to see the harddisk when they boot.

There are lots of articles and discussions on Connect on Sysprep and HII. He's a couple it would be worth a look over (if you haven't already),

• 
  Windows XPSP3 is out -Time to rebuild those images, Vortex0007
• Best Practices for Standard Desktop  Images, CondorMan

Kind Regards,
Ian./