By late 2013, Intel’s 8-series chipset (Haswell) had dropped XP support entirely. Those systems require IDE mode at best.
In November 2013, several SATA driver updates were released for Windows XP. These updates aimed to improve compatibility, stability, and performance of SATA devices with Windows XP. The drivers were designed to work with various SATA controllers, including those from Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA. Windows XP PRO SP3 Nov 2013 SATA Drivers-Thum...
It looks like you're referencing a specific ISO release from November 2013 , often tagged with "SATA Drivers" and "Thumb" (likely short for Thumbdrive or an uploader's handle like Thumb or Thum ). By late 2013, Intel’s 8-series chipset (Haswell) had
However, for (DirectX 9), industrial CNC/medical machines , or virtual machines , it’s still used. These updates aimed to improve compatibility, stability, and
When Windows XP was originally released (2001), most hard drives used Parallel ATA (PATA) with IDE controllers. By 2008-2010, the industry had moved to Serial ATA (SATA). In the BIOS, SATA controllers could run in three modes: