How to add a SATA controller driver to the ESXi 3.5 installation CD (edited)

Salvation to the whole community,

Today, I downloaded and tried to install VMWare ESXi on a Core Duo Quad system.

The motherboard is an ASUS P5KPL-CM with Intel G31and ICH7 Chipsets.

The pc is equipped with a SATA hard drive.

The question is:

Immediately after clicking on install, I get a message as "impossible to find a support machine to write the VMWare ESXi server.

Related to the issue I have add this question:

It is essential that the HDD on the installation location, I have to be a VIRGIN or EMPTY? Or it is not?

In other words, what happens if ESXi installer detects something on the disc (i.e. the drive entirely with a Windows bootable partition)? ESXi Installer has an option of disc clear or if no partition is present, the result is the issue I described above?

I ask because I see that here http://www.VM-help.com/ESX/ESX3.5/Whiteboxes_SATA_Controllers_for_ESX_3.5_3i.htm are mentioned some systems with ICH7 chipset.

Of course, it's a matter of controller. On this pc, Windows XP Pro installed fine, no SATA driver required.

This is the reason for this post.

Thank you all so you help me with the right tip.

Robert

Hi Robert, VMware has changed the way ICH7 controllers are recognized between update 2 and update 3.  With neither release were connected ICH7 readers supported, but with update 3, the controller is supported for CD-ROMs only.

To get there I would be supported installation update 2.   You can then change oem.tgz to reverse changes 3 fact update.  Take a look at this thread for more information - http://communities.vmware.com/message/1094540#1094540.  You can also try this install method - http://www.vm-help.com/esx/esx3i/ESXi_install_to_IDE_drive/ESXi_install_to_IDE_drive.php.

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