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How Do I Install Intel Pre-SATA Driver on this build (& other issues)
Hello,
Here is what has happened.
My computer was built last December, and has run like a clock, a very fast happy clock.
I went to download a new version of iTunes and encountered issues with iTunes not installing correctly. I then noticed I was missing my Open With... command, so I decided to do a re-install.
I downloaded every new driver from Gigabytes site, and just had horrible issues trying to get Intel Pre Install SATA driver & Intel Rapid Store installed.
I successfully got Intel Rapid Store installed, because I noticed that Gigabyte was not offering .NET 4.5 which Rapid Store needed. (Their download is .NET 4.0)
However, for past hour I have been struggling to get Intel Pre Install SATA in. (I think)
When I extract the file I am greeted by this-
A folder that says 64 Bit
Inside that folder is the following-
iaahcic
iaAHCIC
iaStorA.sys
iastorac
iaStorAC
iaStorF.sys
I know when I first built this system I always had setup, or some exe file and would just click that and items would install. What do I do with these files?
I even tried to go to device manager and click update drivers, but when I direct it to this location nothing happens. (Or at least I don't think anything does). How do I know if it installed? Everything else I install (Intel INF, Management, Marvell etc... I can see in Programs & Features.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
**EDIT**
One quick non related question if I may-
The 100MB partition that Windows makes (sometimes) is it better to have it make that or just format my drive before installing Windows so I don't have it. I must have been telling the installer to format my drive the last few times, because I have not seen that partition show up in a long time. This new install, however has it. If it is better not to have it though, I am so at the beginning of installing I would have no problem starting over.
Thanks again
Last edited by EnD; 02 Jul 2014 at 01:49. Reason: added one more q