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Help with driver Choices for Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4, Socket-2011

Help with driver Choices for Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4, Socket-2011
« on: November 27, 2012, 05:51:01 pm »
Hello there
Im new to this forum and im new to Gigabyte all together.
Im getting the Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4, Socket-2011 tomorrow so i was just wondering which drivers i should be installing ?
On the link page theres 2 diffrent with same date on chipset and 6 diffrent of ISATA RAID/AHC.
Im guessing im getting the newest date but seeing as the chipsets have same date but diffrent names and all the ISATA RAID/AHCI are diffrent i figured id ask.
Which drivers should i get and is there soemthign i should know about these ?:
Chipset:
Intel Management Engine Interface   7.1.52.1176   6.17 MB   2012/10/23
Intel INF installation   9.3.0.1021   1.24 MB   2012/10/23

 ISATA RAID/AHCI:
Intel Rapid Storage Technology with Smart Response support (need to update latest BIOS first)   11.6   10.70 MB   2012/11/22
Marvell Preinstall Driver Note: Press F6 during Windows setup to read from floppy1.2.0.1020   0.42 MB   2012/10/04
Marvell Storage Utility 4.1.0.2013    42.35 MB   2012/10/03
Marvell SATA Controller Driver 1.2.0.1020   1.28 MB   2012/10/03
Theres more of these drivers but i figured anythign less than 2 months old of the same type wouldnt be the best to get.


Specs:
Motherbored: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4, Socket-2011
Ram: Kingston DDR3 HyperX Beast 16GB 2133Mhz
Processor: Intel® Core i7-3820 Processor
Game drive: Intel® SSD 330 Series 180GB 2.5", 25nm
Windows Drive: Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5"
Windows: Windows 7 ultimate 64
Grafic card: EVGA GTX 570
CPU Cooler: Corsair H70 cooler + 2x SP120 Quiet Edt.

Any Info or tips would be great
« Last Edit: November 27, 2012, 05:53:37 pm by CorpseCreeper »

Re: Help with driver Choices for Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4, Socket-2011
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2012, 04:56:53 am »
If you're only running a single drive to boot from (No RAID) then you should be able to just set your BIOS to AHCI and boot straight to the DVD without the drivers. You can always update them inside Windows at a later time. Otherwise, if it doesn't recognize your drive with AHCI turned on, then you need to determine whether your harddrive is attached to the Marvell controller or the Intel controller, then download the appropriate Preinstall driver.
From reviews I've read about Marvell controllers, you'll probably want to ensure your harddrive is on the Intel controller ;)
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