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#136 | RE: NVIDIA: Optimized nForce Driverpacks for Vista/Win7 datum

Fri Jul 18, 2014 9:59 am

@ martipe1:

As I have written within my last post, my advice was only valid for an nForce system, where the NVIDIA nForce SATA Controller is running in AHCI or IDE mode, but yours is obviously running in RAID mode.
That is why you get a BSOD, when you try to replace the nForce SATA driver by any MS SATA driver.
Question: Why are the NVIDIA nForce SATA ports set to "RAID"? Did you create and use an nForce RAID array?

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#137 | RE: NVIDIA: Optimized nForce Driverpacks for Vista/Win7 datum

Fri Jul 18, 2014 3:33 pm

thanks

No, use to have RAID not anymore

will disable RAID in BIOS and let you know

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#138 | RE: NVIDIA: Optimized nForce Driverpacks for Vista/Win7 datum

Fri Jul 18, 2014 3:39 pm

Zitat von martipe1 im Beitrag #137
No, use to have RAID not anymore
will disable RAID in BIOS and let you know

If you simply change the SATA mode from "RAID" to "IDE" or "AHCI" within the BIOS, you will get a BSOD at next reboot.
I recommed to do a fresh OS installation in AHCI or IDE mode.

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#139 | RE: NVIDIA: Optimized nForce Driverpacks for Vista/Win7 datum

Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:02 pm

A couple of years ago had RAID, disabled the RAID discs but forgot to disable RAID, which just did and so far is working fine, for over an hour without BSOD.

Windows is in one hdd and all my data in another, but was so frustrated about BSOD that couldn't read the the RAID part, thank you!!

Why do you think was going to get a BSOD?

Thanks

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#140 | RE: NVIDIA: Optimized nForce Driverpacks for Vista/Win7 datum

Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:11 pm

Zitat von martipe1 im Beitrag #139
Why do you think was going to get a BSOD?

Because an nForce RAID system needs another nForce SATA driver combination than an nForce SATA (IDE or AHCI) system. Maybe you didn't get the expected BSOD, because the nForce RAID driver hasn't really been loaded by the OS (that may have been the reason for your yellow mark at the NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller).

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#141 | RE: NVIDIA: Optimized nForce Driverpacks for Vista/Win7 datum

Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:32 pm

Currently my system is using NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller 10.6.0.22 dated 12-Sep-11 and no RAID anymore, but still see unusual hdd activity

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#142 | RE: NVIDIA: Optimized nForce Driverpacks for Vista/Win7 datum

Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:38 pm

Zitat von martipe1 im Beitrag #141
Currently my system is using NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller 10.6.0.22 dated 12-Sep-11 and no RAID anymore, but still see unusual hdd activity

I recommend a fresh OS installation anyway.
Which HardwareIDs do you see, when you right click within the Device Manager onto the device "NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller" and choose "Properties" > "Details" > "Property" > "HardwareIDs"?

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#143 | RE: NVIDIA: Optimized nForce Driverpacks for Vista/Win7 datum

Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:46 pm

PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_037F&SUBSYS_C73E10DE&REV_A3
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_037F&SUBSYS_C73E10DE
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_037F&CC_010185
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_037F&CC_0101

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#144 | RE: NVIDIA: Optimized nForce Driverpacks for Vista/Win7 datum

Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:58 pm

Zitat von martipe1 im Beitrag #143
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_037F&CC_0101

That means, that you are currently using a NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller with the specification "MCP55 SATA/RAID UNUSED".
As I already have written: I recommend to do a fresh OS installation in "IDE" mode. Your MCP55 nForce chipset doesn't support the "AHCI" mode.

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#145 | RE: NVIDIA: Optimized nForce Driverpacks for Vista/Win7 datum

Fri Jul 18, 2014 7:01 pm (Last edited: Fri Jul 18, 2014 7:03 pm)

Thank you Fernando!! Isn't IDE default or do I have to change it in BIOS?

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#146 | RE: NVIDIA: Optimized nForce Driverpacks for Vista/Win7 datum

Fri Jul 18, 2014 7:05 pm

Zitat von martipe1 im Beitrag #145
Thank you Fernando!! Isn't IDE default or do I have to change it in BIOS?

IDE is DEFAULT, since AHCI is not supported by your mainboard.

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#147 | RE: NVIDIA: Optimized nForce Driverpacks for Vista/Win7 datum

Fri Jul 18, 2014 7:07 pm

Thank you again!!

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#148 | RE: NVIDIA: Optimized nForce Driverpacks for Vista/Win7 datum

Tue Jul 22, 2014 5:20 am

Hi Fernando,

Did a fresh reinstall and currently the driver in use is NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller v 10.6.0.22

so far no BSOD, do you recommend any driver update?

in windows 8 update there was a NVIDIA recommended driver, but didn't install it because I was afraid it would give me BSOD again. Now in windows 8.1 is not shown

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#149 | RE: NVIDIA: Optimized nForce Driverpacks for Vista/Win7 datum

Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:53 am

Zitat von martipe1 im Beitrag #148
Did a fresh reinstall and currently the driver in use is NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller v 10.6.0.22
so far no BSOD, do you recommend any driver update?

No, I do not recommend to change the SATA driver as long as everything works fine.

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#150 | RE: NVIDIA: Optimized nForce Driverpacks for Vista/Win7 datum

Mon Jul 28, 2014 6:09 pm (Last edited: Mon Jul 28, 2014 6:30 pm)

Hi everyone!

First of all thanks Fernando for this thread.

My father has an old FOXCONN WinFast NF4UK8AA-8EKRS (NVIDIA NF4 Ultra chipset) and the old mechanical HD was dying so I decided to buy a Crucial MX100 256GB SSD to replace it.

Now I see that SSD are not supported well by NVIDIA NF4 Ultra chipsets but I hope that I can make the SSD work somehow.

I can make a fresh Windows 7 64bit install but what should I do? If I have understood correctly I have to set IDE in the bios and after the OS installation is finished I have to install the 64bit version of the pack listed as 1. "Non-AHCI nForce Performance Packs for Vista/Win7" in the "B. Modded nForce Driverpacks" section. Right? Then I should install the "Missing Audio driver", then avoid the updates from windows update and I'm all set right?

My board is capable of RAID, but I'm not interested in that feature.

Thank you very much and have a great day.

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