GA-EP35-DS3L: SATA Drivers?

[timanth]

Hi. It's not really a broken thing per se, but I want to install windows XP using AHCI mode and was wondering if this motherboard has SATA drivers that come with it. I searched the Gigabyte site but could only find drivers for the DS3R and not the DS3L. Thanks in advance!

[Dark Mantis]

You can probably find drivers for AHCI on the Intel site for your chipset.

[timanth]

Thanks for the quick reply BM, but no dice. Intel site doesn't have it, and I can't find any on the Gigabyte site.

[Dark Mantis]

The only other place that I think might have them is TweakTown Forums. They are the US version of ours and tend to keep an archive of BIOS updates and drivers. Worth a look anyway. If necessary ask the question on there probably Lsdmeasap can help.

http://forums.tweaktown.com/

[Peteruk]

Thanks for the quick reply BM, but no dice. Intel site doesn't have it, and I can't find any on the Gigabyte site.

They are right here:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProdId=2101&DwnldID=18860&lang=eng
You will need a floppy disk to load them for XP and enable it in the BIOS

64bit ones should you have 64 bit XP
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProdId=2101&DwnldID=18861&lang=eng

[Dark Mantis]

Thanks Peter I thought they should be there.

[timanth]

Ah, ok! I just got the terminology mixed up and was looking for the wrong chipset. Thanks a bunch!

[Dark Mantis]

You're welcome. It's just I thought that they should be available there.