sata drivers- quick question

Jono8 · 18 Jun 2007 at 19:11

Just downloaded the sata drivers for the xp install. do i just copy the file onto a floppy?

the motherbaord is the gigabyte p35c-dsr3.

cheers

semi-pro waster · 18 Jun 2007 at 19:23

Are you installed the hard drives as a Raid array? If not then you probably don't need the drivers at all because a new motherboard such as that will just 'fool' Windows into accepting the drives.

//edit but yes you might either copy the drivers to floppy disk or run the program which will copy the drivers onto a floppy disk (I don't know offhand which option Gigabyte uses).

Jono8 · 18 Jun 2007 at 19:28

semi-pro waster said:
Are you installed the hard drives as a Raid array? If not then you probably don't need the drivers at all because a new motherboard such as that will just 'fool' Windows into accepting the drives.

//edit but yes you might either copy the drivers to floppy disk or run the program which will copy the drivers onto a floppy disk (I don't know offhand which option Gigabyte uses).

ok cheers mate. I suppose i could set up a raid array, what are the advantages of this?

Snapshot · 18 Jun 2007 at 19:57

Speed if you choose RAID0 (striping) or data protection if you choose RAID1 (mirroring). You could also get both by using RAID 10 or 0+1 (depending on which the mobo offers). Ideally you need HDDs that are identical but 'close' will do.

Spammeh · 19 Jun 2007 at 00:37

The general rule is, if you don't know what a raid array is, dont do it. If you have more than 1 drive when your ready to install Windows onto your machine, you will be fine without your raid drivers. They are only needed if you're going to setup a raid from the word go.