- Supported Hardware/IO controllers
Please update this page with the status of each IO controller that is tested.
Please add a link to the site where the driver was obtained, driver version and OS version. AS YOU CAN SEE, ITS LISTED ALPHABETICALLY, SO PLEASE COMPLY TO THIS ORDER.
Driver Types
- UNIATA
- Based on synced UNIATA driver
- Supports PATA, SATA, AHCI IO controllers, listed here and more.
- Supports AHCI since v0.42
- Native driver
- The IO controller's own Windows driver.
Possible statuses
Status
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Description
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Works
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Works without any major problems
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Not tested
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No test has been performed.
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Failed
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Fails to work or crashes ROS
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Tested IO Controllers
Controler
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Type
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ATAPI
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UNIATA
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Native
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Revision
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Comments
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Tester
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Adaptec AHA-2940u controller
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PCI, SCSI 2 port
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Not Supported
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Not supported
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Works
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54555
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NT 4, 2000, and XP drivers all load and operate. Can read from a SCSI CD drive. Can access SCSI scanner. Fails to recognize a SCSI hard drive. Fails to recognize a SCSI Zip drive.
|
SomeGuy
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ATI IXP700 ATA-133 controller
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PCI, PATA onboard 1 port
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Works
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Failed
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Not tested
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42122
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Works in all stages.
|
Techsalvager
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Intel® 82801BA I815 IDE U100 Controller (rev 02) (ICH2) ATA-100 controller
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PCI, PATA onboard 4 port
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Works
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Works
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Not tested
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43073
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Works in all stages.
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m0z4rt
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Intel® 82371AB PIIX4 ATA-44 controller
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PCI, PATA onboard 2 port
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Works
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Works
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Not tested
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41397
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Works in all stages.
|
Techsalvager
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Intel® 82371EB PIIX4E controller
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PCI, PATA onboard 2 port
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Works
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Not tested
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Not tested
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40702
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Works in all stages.
|
Jedi-to-be
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Intel® ICH ATA-66 Controller
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PCI, PATA onboard 4 port
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Not tested
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Works
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Not tested
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44214
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Works in all stages.
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Techsalvager
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Silicon Image Sil3112
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Onboard, SATA150 2-port
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Not tested
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Works
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Not tested
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54467
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Works in all stages.
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Haos
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Silicon Image Sil3114
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PCI, SATA150 4-port
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Not tested
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Works
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Not tested
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41397
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Works in all stages. Single drive should be set to CONCATENATE or may not be visible. Do not use 4th port - system wont boot.
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Haos
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VIA VT6420
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PCI, SATA150 2-port
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Failed
|
Failed
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Failed
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42786
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Hangs after loading CD files. ROS can not be installed.
|
LinoSP
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VIA VT6421A
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PCI, SATA150 4-port
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not supported
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Works
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Failed
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54573
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Uniata seems to have issues recognizing CD drives attached to the SATA port. Otherwise, Uniata works well with the VT6421A.
|
SomeGuy
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VIA VT82C686B
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PCI, PATA onboard 2 port
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Failed
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Works
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Failed
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54573
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Uniata works in all stages. Possible Uniata issue with newer PATA CD drives that are actually SATA internally.
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SomeGuy
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Known issues
- ReactOS usetup does not go very well with partition creation if its less than all available size.
- All previous limitations, apart from maximum partition size, still apply.