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Questions :
1 - Your problem is only with the WIN64 disk or also with another disks or disk without OS ?
Problem is actually with the Win32 install. They're on separate drives. The win64 install works fine with BOTH SATA drives connected. The Win32 install crashes shortly after the desktop appears if both SATA drives are connected. If I disconnect the 64-bit drive and THEN boot into Win7 32-bit, it works fine.
2 - Have your tested after exchange sata port ( by exemple first to AMD , the second to the GibaByte port JMicron ) ?
Sorry, don't understand the question. This motherboard has 8 SATA ports, arranged in a row of 4 double-port jacks on the side. I have both SATA drives plugged into those ports. I believe that two of those ports are GSATA -- and I'm not using those.
3 - How you change OS ( i think key F12 at BIOS startup ) ?
The HARD way -- since each drive is bootable on its own, I change the boot order in the BIOS to move the drive I want to the top of the list.
4 - Have you tested to install last drivers for Windows 7 32 bits ?
-> for AMD : www.station-drivers.com/page/atidriv.htm
I think last is 1.2.001.275
The link here sends me to a page in French -- but the drivers are dated 2002 -- which is hardly current. I installed the drivers from the Gigabyte CD, and after that, downloaded the latest drivers from their website and updated each driver using the downloaded version. So, as far as I know, I'm using the latest drivers from their website.
-> for Gigabyte / JMicron drivers last is 1.17.59.0
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3420&dl=1#driver
Again, don't know what you mean by these drivers.
- Can you look your BIOS --> last version is FF ?
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3420&dl=1#bios
No, I'm running the original BIOS (FA, I think). Have not attempted BIOS update yet.
Because your OS in 64 bits run correctly , i think that is a driver problem
Maybe you're right -- but that would imply it's a SATA controller driver, and that makes me guess that Windows is crashing shortly after launch because it's scanning the hardware, building a list of "drives" -- and THAT is when it fails.
So, you're saying I need updated SATA drivers for the Win7 32-bit install?
I tried changing the SATA settings in the BIOS, from IDE to AHCI, but then, neither Win7 OS would boot beyound the initial splash scree