Update problem, asking for drivers

[Nedrapter]

Hello everyone.

I'm trying to upgrade to Windows 7 from windows vista. After following the 1st steps i'm getting the following message:


·[FONT=&quot] Windows Vista Ultimate Extras have been discontinued and will no longer be available after upgrading to Windows 7.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Upgrading Windows will affect the following devices and/or programs:[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]These devices might not work properly after the upgrade. Before upgrading, we recommend updating the drivers for these devices. Cancel the upgrade, open Control Panel and search for "update device drivers", or go to the device manufacturer's website to search for updated drivers. [/FONT]

• • [FONT=&quot]Storage controllers: SCSI/RAID Host Controller [/FONT]

I did what that message says and it doesnt find any new drivers. I want to avoid an unistallation for various reasons. Has anyone solved that upgrade problem?

My system's specs are in my profile, if anyone needs anything more i can post it here.

 

[gregrocker]

You said that "it doesn't find any new drivers" so I'm assuming you used the autosearch on Drivers tab in Device Manager. That isn't enough. You need to search for the latest storage controller drivers on the Gigabyte webpage for your mobo model, then install them.

 

[Nedrapter]

You said that "it doesn't find any new drivers" so I'm assuming you used the autosearch on Drivers tab in Device Manager. That isn't enough. You need to search for the latest storage controller drivers on the Gigabyte webpage for your mobo model, then install them.

I'm not so familiar with what this device is or what it does, so under what category shall i search for drivers (on Gigabyte's site)?

 

[gregrocker]

Storage controller, a part of your chipset.

 

[Nedrapter]

Storage controller, a part of your chipset.

You make me feel too noob now If that's the site we both talk about GIGABYTE - Upgrade Your Life Why i dont find anything related? to Raid/SCSI/? about Storage i found only disks. Maybe i must look for something else?

 

[gregrocker]

It will be on Support Downloads webpage for your model mobo. I assume you built this yourself since there is no computer model listed. If you'd listed either model number we could have found them for you.

 

[Nedrapter]

Yea it was built. I got attached the dxdiag report if it helps.


P.s. i still don't find what i'm looking for and maybe i'm looking for wrong thing.

 

[gregrocker]

GA-P55-UD3 (rev. 1.0) - GIGABYTE - Support&Download - Motherboard - Driver

Check you have the latest BIOS update as well. Now's the time to update them all.

 

[Nedrapter]

On the field of OS shall i choose my current or the one i want to update to?

 

[gregrocker]

As you are doing an in-place Upgrade, you'll need to update your Vista drivers as instructed by Upgrade Advisor to get it to run right.

 

[Nedrapter]

as instructed by Upgrade Advisor

Where can i find that?

 

[irate pacifist]

here
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...90-7659-4BD9-9E51-2497C146AF15&displaylang=en

but for your board and processor they are win 7 compatible, as well as the vid card.

any reason you cannot just simply do a clean install. there is a very good chance that on a clean install this issue would not popup. most vista drivers should work in win 7. good case in point you are running an i7 board, so all of the drivers you need for 7 should be on the disk that came with the board. the 1156 socket boards came out at least 3 months after the first 7 beta was out. please update you specs to show which gigabyte mobo you are using, and list any add-on cards as well. also 32 bit or 64 bit vista?

 

[gregrocker]

as instructed by Upgrade Advisor

Where can i find that?

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/upgrade-advisor.aspx

If you are not able to Update the requested drivers from Device manager, then you should back up your data and boot Win7 DVD to do a clean install: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html

The DVD will scan you HD at bootup to see Vista and allow you to use Upgrade key.

 

[Nedrapter]

Yeap i know that solution, i just wanna avoid a clean install.

 

[irate pacifist]

it is your call, however most of us would recommend a clean install. with the way windows handles files it deletes during a upgrade these deleted files can bleed through and cause problems. even on a clean install i recommend a third party disk wipe utility and at least 3 passes.

 

[gregrocker]

Before clean install, back up your files. Include windows/system32/drivers so that you have your Vista drivers in case any are missing after Win7 clean install. Browse there from missing Device driver tab in Device manager.

 

[Nedrapter]

I managed to update it, after updating some drivers. But now under the devices tab, i dont see the Storage things that i was seeing before (these SSCI/RAID etc..) although i don't see any error or abnormality on my pc. Is that bad?

 

[gregrocker]

I think your clean install replaced those storage drivers with more modern SATA version. Expected it would. The SCSCI weren't even listed on mobo downloads page.

 

[Nedrapter]

I think your clean install replaced those storage drivers with more modern SATA version. Expected it would. The SCSCI weren't even listed on mobo downloads page.

But i didnt do a clean install. It was an upgrade.

 

[gregrocker]

How is performance? Did you check for newer drivers in optional Windows Updates?

You might still want to do a superior Clean Install if Win7 is less than instantaneous after all driver errors are removed from Device Manager, Updates done.