Install Windows 7 SATA controller driver

[sfrederiksen]

Hi

I've just bought parts and collected a new PC system. My Motherboard is AsRock M3A785GXH/128 ASRock > Products > M3A785GXH/128M

and regarding to the manufacturer it should be Windows 7 hardware ready.

But I can't install Windows 7 pro 64 bit on my new system. The Windows 7 installation application can't see my harddrives and want a driver to them. I assume that should be a driver for the SATA controller on the motherboard. I've tryed to use the drivers on the motherboard cd-rom and tryed to use the drivers froms asrock homepage, but Windows 7 wont accept them.

I have contacted AsRock about this issue, but I'm wating for an answer and hoped that you guys might has seen this problem before, and will answer quicker than AsRock Support

I should say that I cant install Windows Vista Business 64bit without any problems at all.

Any suggetions would be appreciated!

Regards,
Steffen
Denmark.

 

[ken9122]

Are you trying a clean or upgrade install? Are you booting from a DVD or USB?

 

[sfrederiksen]

boot from DVD - clean install.. Installer loads fine. But It cant see the harddrives.,..

 

[SillyMan]

Is AHCI activated in the BIOS settings?

 

[sfrederiksen]

I've tyed both in AHCI mode and in IDE mode..-.

 

[SillyMan]

In AHCI mode you don't need a specific driver, it's the default standard mode for SATA. If it doesn't work, then I have no idea. Maybe a BIOS update.

 

[kegobeer]

Which driver from the website did you try? Did you use the Windows 7 64 bit SATA RAID Driver (For system to read from floppy diskette during Windows installation)?

http://www.asrock.com/MB/download.asp?Model=M3A785GXH/128M&o=Win764

Have you updated to the 1.30 BIOS?

 

[sfrederiksen]

yes i've tryed the Windows 7 64 bit SATA RAID Driver (For system to read from floppy diskette during Windows installation and i have updated my bios to 1.30

 

[Qdos]

Some ASRock boards are still physically jumpered, I know because I recently had as ASR X48 Turbo-Twins WiFi board and it was an enormous PITA due to the jumpering issues!

You may need to re-arrange the jumper caps to get the board to do what you're attempting; but you'll need to refer to the ASRock book of words.

 

[dood]

Does it have a 'compatible' mode?

Perhaps you can get it going in 'compatible' or IDE emulation mode...then do the forced sata driver install with the installed OS?

1) Set it for compatibility mode /IDE mode
2) Load with no floppy drivers
3) Get OS working
4) In the registry set the MSAHCI key (hklm\system\ccset\services\msahci) START to 0(zero)
5) Reboot. It will then use the generic sata driver
6) then upgrade to your latest Mobo driver (intel storage matrix perhaps?)

Good luck!
Hope this helps...

 

[ernmorris]

I am having a similar issue as the original poster of this thread.

- I purchased a used PC (Dell Optiplex 755) minus the hard drive.
- I had a 2nd drive in my existing PC that I had planned to use. This was wiped and installed in the newer machine so it is a clean install.
- I am receiving the error "This computers Hardware may not support booting to this disk. ensure that the disk controller is enabled in the BIOS"
- Interestingly enough, the 1st install attempt appeared as though it was going to work. It saw the drive and started the install, but crapped out when it got to the 'updates' section of the install.

Motherboard is: DR845Printed Wiring Assy,Planar Motherboard,Desktop,Dell Computer Corporation,OPTI-755 (this is a copy/paste directly from the Dell site after entering the service tag).
Software is Win 7 Pro 64 bit.

I will say that I just stumbled upon this thread and have not tried ACHI mode as of yet (actually, I may have as I do not recall what the original setting was). Regardless, I will check this first when I get home.

But since this failed for the 1st user I assume it won't work for me either. So I just thought I would get a thread going to see if anyone had any suggestions.

This has been a frustrating process! : ) I've spent hours researching the error online and have yet to locate a fix yet. I appreciate the help that anyone can provide!

 

[theog]

1)Check for a BIOS update.

2) Try this:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/68505-sata-driver-load-windows-7-vista-setup.html

 

[ernmorris]

Thanks - I will give that a shot as soon as I get home from work.

I'll report back to let you know if this corrected the issue.

I appreciate the help.

 

[ernmorris]

1)Check for a BIOS update.

2) Try this:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/68505-sata-driver-load-windows-7-vista-setup.html

I thought I would go ahead and check for updates before heading home and have a concern.

Windows 7 is not in the drop-down of operating systems. When you mouse over the '?' next to the OS selection it reads: "only operating systems that have been validated on your product will be available".

Should I try a Windows Vista driver or move on to plan B?

 

[theog]

I purchased a used PC (Dell Optiplex 755) minus the hard drive.

Drivers and Downloads



Other versios.

 

[ernmorris]

Ok - dumb question.

I downloaded the drivers and put them on a flash drive. I followed the steps in the 1st link provided. The issue is that the drivers were in an executable format which was not recognized. Is there any way that I can extract the drivers from the .exe? I attempted to run it from the computer where it was downloaded from and I get an error stating "running on an unsupported system", which makes sense since it is a different type of computer.

 

[theog]

Ok - dumb question.

I downloaded the drivers and put them on a flash drive. I followed the steps in the 1st link provided. The issue is that the drivers were in an executable format which was not recognized. Is there any way that I can extract the drivers from the .exe? I attempted to run it from the computer where it was downloaded from and I get an error stating "running on an unsupported system", which makes sense since it is a different type of computer.

Take a look here:

 

[ernmorris]

I'm sorry that I continue to have issues! I'm sure you are as frustrated working with me as I am in getting this PC working!

Anyway...
I am having difficulty making the the .exe bootable. I'm sure there is an easy solution for this, but I can't seem to locate it if there is.

Any suggestions?

Thanks and sorry!

 

[ernmorris]

By the way - is there anything else that I can try in the meantime?

 

[theog]

Sata drivers or BIOS?

If BIOS follow Dell's instructions.