DS4 F6 ich8r sata/raid driver

GreenThu)v(b · 2 Mar 2007 at 08:50

i just downloaded this off the gigabyte website as an exe file, i open the file and it brings up a dos window, i then press y to extract, it finnishes but nothing gets on my floppy disc!?

are you supposed to just put the exe on the floppy?

ns400r · 2 Mar 2007 at 09:56

There are 2 different downloads for the sata drivers.

Using this one - http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/Driver_DownloadFile.aspx?FileType=Driver&FileID=2780

You run the downloaded .exe file and it will extract to a folder which it asks you to confirm. Then in that folder you will find a file called 'F6flpy32.exe' which you run and make the floppy you need during the Windows install. This is the Windows XP driver.

MeatLoaf · 2 Mar 2007 at 10:16

Unless youre running the drives in raid on the gigabyte controller you dont need the drivers

GreenThu)v(b · 2 Mar 2007 at 10:49

Thats the one i have downloaded! and it isnt extracting anything to the location it says it is :s

meatloaf if your right then how come their is an f6 driver on the website

MeatLoaf · 2 Mar 2007 at 10:55

Its for if youre using RAID - ie two drive operating as a single partition.

If you have your hard drive on the upper sata ports you dont need the driver.

I know that for a fact as i have a DS4

GreenThu)v(b · 2 Mar 2007 at 10:58

sorry i forgot to mention i will be using 2 raptors in raid0. But even still i cant work this out

GreenThu)v(b · 2 Mar 2007 at 11:03

i just downloaded it again and its worked, it extracted aload of files to the desktop

another quick question, i will be using a 250gb seagate as a storage drive, should i use the gigabyte controller for this or same controller as raid

ns400r · 2 Mar 2007 at 12:49

GreenThu)v(b said:
i just downloaded it again and its worked, it extracted aload of files to the desktop

another quick question, i will be using a 250gb seagate as a storage drive, should i use the gigabyte controller for this or same controller as raid

Nah.

If you downloaded the file I linked to, it will not extract a load of files to the desktop.

If you downloaded the full driver set then it will if you don't give it a proper destination folder.

GreenThu)v(b · 2 Mar 2007 at 16:52

well i downloaded to the desktop, if u download it to my documents it will extract to my documents, if u download it to desktop it will extract to the desktop...

GreenThu)v(b · 3 Mar 2007 at 03:47

i downloaded the drivers and done the f6 ect.. then when it says starting windows (going to windows xp setup) i get a blue screen!! it does this with my 80gb western digitsl drives too, so i have either got a dodgy controller or the drivers were the wrong version.

on the gigabyte website, theirs 3 versions of the ds4, 1.0 , 2.0 and something else, which has only apeard recently so im ruling that out. Im going to try the 1.0 as i downloaded of the 2.0 mobo page... if i get another bluescreen, would u say i should attempt an rma?

any help is much apreciated!!

GreenThu)v(b · 3 Mar 2007 at 04:01

damn these drivers didnt work either, it seems using the gigabyte controller is the only way i can get raid to work

ns400r · 3 Mar 2007 at 12:52

GreenThu)v(b said:
i just downloaded it again and its worked, it extracted aload of files to the desktop

another quick question, i will be using a 250gb seagate as a storage drive, should i use the gigabyte controller for this or same controller as raid

ns400r said:
There are 2 different downloads for the sata drivers.

Using this one - http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/Driver_DownloadFile.aspx?FileType=Driver&FileID=2780

You run the downloaded .exe file and it will extract to a folder which it asks you to confirm. Then in that folder you will find a file called 'F6flpy32.exe' which you run and make the floppy you need during the Windows install. This is the Windows XP driver.

GreenThu)v(b said:
i downloaded the drivers and done the f6 ect.. then when it says starting windows (going to windows xp setup) i get a blue screen!! it does this with my 80gb western digitsl drives too, so i have either got a dodgy controller or the drivers were the wrong version.

on the gigabyte website, theirs 3 versions of the ds4, 1.0 , 2.0 and something else, which has only apeard recently so im ruling that out. Im going to try the 1.0 as i downloaded of the 2.0 mobo page... if i get another bluescreen, would u say i should attempt an rma?

any help is much apreciated!!

What?

So you never did use the link I provided to the drivers to create a floppy disk needed for the install.

I'll leave you to it.

GreenThu)v(b · 3 Mar 2007 at 14:17

Are you stupid m8?? I just said i did and its not working

ns400r said:
Nah.

If you downloaded the file I linked to, it will not extract a load of files to the desktop.

If you downloaded the full driver set then it will if you don't give it a proper destination folder.

why dont u go to the link u provided, download the file u provided, then revise the help u provided, i do apreciate it and all but to be honest its like you have no idea

ns400r · 3 Mar 2007 at 14:38

GreenThu)v(b said:
Are you stupid m8?? I just said i did and its not working

why dont u go to the link u provided, download the file u provided, then revise the help u provided, i do apreciate it and all but to be honest its like you have no idea

I did, BEFORE I posted my initial post.
The file downloaded is called - motherboard_drver_raid_intel_ich8r_bootdisk_2.0.exe
Running it suggests a folder which you can modify. If you don't it will CREATE a folder called f6flpy32 at the default location. In that folder is ONE file called F6flpy32.exe. Running that file will prompt you to insert a floppy to write the files to.

GreenThu)v(b · 3 Mar 2007 at 14:44

ns400r said:
There are 2 different downloads for the sata drivers.

Using this one - http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/Driver_DownloadFile.aspx?FileType=Driver&FileID=2780

You run the downloaded .exe file and it will extract to a folder which it asks you to confirm. Then in that folder you will find a file called 'F6flpy32.exe' which you run and make the floppy you need during the Windows install. This is the Windows XP driver.

you still backup this post then? because it doesnt extract to a folder which asks me to confirm, and it doesnt extract a file named f6flpy32.exe

il take a screenshot

ns400r · 3 Mar 2007 at 14:45

ns400r said:
I did, BEFORE I posted my initial post.
The file downloaded is called - motherboard_drver_raid_intel_ich8r_bootdisk_2.0.exe
Running it suggests a folder which you can modify. If you don't it will CREATE a folder called f6flpy32 at the default location. In that folder is ONE file called F6flpy32.exe. Running that file will prompt you to insert a floppy to write the files to.

Hell, yes.

GreenThu)v(b · 3 Mar 2007 at 14:48

are you not on xp?? because i get this...

ns400r · 3 Mar 2007 at 14:54

I have Winrar installed which is associated with this type of executable archive. That opens and gives the dialog to select the install/extract folder.

GreenThu)v(b · 3 Mar 2007 at 14:58

winrar is installed on here too, but even still right clicking and selecting winrar to extract, it extracts 8 files to desktop, which im pretty sure you put on floppy, as the xp f6 setup proccess recognised it.

do you have windows xp???