Very strange problem with installing windows

Greenlizard0 · 10 Sep 2009 at 22:29

I have just purchased a new motherboard - the Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD3P. I have downloaded the RAID drivers from their website, and loaded them up onto a flash drive.

When Vista is installing (I have 64 Premium) it recognises the 32bit RAID drivers, yet even when I'm laying the 64 bit ones out in an identical folder/file layout setup refuses to read them.

Can anybody suggest what's going on? I want to install Vista 64, which I'm guessing you can't if you start off with 32bit RAID drivers.

Greenlizard0 · 10 Sep 2009 at 23:09

What do you mean swap? Wouldn't I need a total reinstallation?

Greenlizard0 · 12 Sep 2009 at 18:17

Greenlizard0 · 12 Sep 2009 at 18:58

Installation runs fine without any hitches.

However I do have a 64bit version, and I'd like to use the version I was on before.

This is really annoying, the drivers are there, and even with the "tick to see drivers that are incompatible" option they won't appear.

I have tried with a different flash drive. Same problem.

Greenlizard0 · 13 Sep 2009 at 17:41

Bump again. Urgh, can anybody offer a hand? I've tried to look on AMD's website for some south bridge drivers - they're for the 750 set, and I can't find them anyway. I need the 64bit version (signed).

Greenlizard0 · 14 Sep 2009 at 16:01

I don't need the Gigabyte ones, it's the AMD ones I want.

The 64bit drivers won't run at all (the setup file that is) in a 32bit Windows environment.

Greenlizard0 · 17 Sep 2009 at 01:04

No I have the right disc (64), and installing a 64bit os with 32 bit drivers wouldn't work I'm sure!

It's ok - the problem appears to be solved in somesort of weird way. I've got my hands on a single (therefore non-raid0) ssd on the cheap. The timing being such that when I wish to RAID again, I'll more than likely not have the same motherboard.

I reckon the problem is that the x64 drivers are unsigned for some weird reason. I don't think I'm the only person to suffer with this problem.

Greenlizard0 · 17 Sep 2009 at 09:59

Aye, very annoying as well. I'm somewhat subdued over it because my hand was forced into it every so slightly.

I'd wanted to go down the SSD route for a while, ironically enough it was my current two Raptors' reliability which was a sticking point (as well as their access times etc.).

Greenlizard0 · 25 Apr 2010 at 20:13

I'm afraid I didn't (my workaround is above). I think Frank hit the nail on the head when he said for some reason the 64 bit RAID drivers were unsigned.

Very bizarre. I haven't checked recently though for any updates though.