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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: artaman on July 17, 2010, 04:35:33 pm

Title: EP45-GS3 SATA diskette for windows xp x64
Post by: artaman on July 17, 2010, 04:35:33 pm
Hello, all.

Can you point me to the donwload link where I can find SATA drivers for EP45-DS3 motherboard? I want to install Windows XP x64.



Your prompt reply will be highly appreciated.
Title: Re: EP45-GS3 SATA diskette for windows xp x64
Post by: absic on July 17, 2010, 04:38:41 pm
Try this link:
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2843#dl
Title: Re: EP45-GS3 SATA diskette for windows xp x64
Post by: Dark Mantis on July 17, 2010, 04:43:09 pm
Quote from: absic115 on July 17, 2010, 04:38:41 pm
Try this link:
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2843#dl

I take it that would be classed as a prompt reply, absic, at less than 3 minutes ;D I hope you were well rewarded ;)
Title: Re: EP45-GS3 SATA diskette for windows xp x64
Post by: absic on July 17, 2010, 04:44:36 pm
To be honest, I'm not sure there are any drivers needed for SATA on this board so maybe it is an exercise in futility.
Title: Re: EP45-GS3 SATA diskette for windows xp x64
Post by: artaman on July 17, 2010, 04:47:52 pm
Quote from: absic115 on July 17, 2010, 04:38:41 pm
Try this link:
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2843#dl

Not working, I've tried that first. Tomorrow I will try http://downloadmirror.intel.com/18861/eng/f6flpy96x64.zip, hope this help.
Title: Re: EP45-GS3 SATA diskette for windows xp x64
Post by: artaman on July 17, 2010, 04:48:59 pm
Quote from: Dark Mantis on July 17, 2010, 04:43:09 pm
Quote from: absic115 on July 17, 2010, 04:38:41 pm
Try this link:
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2843#dl

I take it that would be classed as a prompt reply, absic, at less than 3 minutes ;D I hope you were well rewarded ;)

Please read my previous reply.
Title: Re: EP45-GS3 SATA diskette for windows xp x64
Post by: Dark Mantis on July 17, 2010, 04:52:18 pm
Actually I think that absic is right in that for Windows 7 64 bit shouldn't need SATA drivers for the motherboard, they are included in the windows disk.
Title: Re: EP45-GS3 SATA diskette for windows xp x64
Post by: artaman on July 17, 2010, 04:55:33 pm
Quote from: Dark Mantis on July 17, 2010, 04:52:18 pm
Actually I think that absic is right in that for Windows 7 64 bit shouldn't need SATA drivers for the motherboard, they are included in the windows disk.

Please read first message carefully, there is no word about windows 7
Title: Re: EP45-GS3 SATA diskette for windows xp x64
Post by: Dark Mantis on July 17, 2010, 04:58:22 pm
Quote from: artaman on July 17, 2010, 04:55:33 pm
Quote from: Dark Mantis on July 17, 2010, 04:52:18 pm
Actually I think that absic is right in that for Windows 7 64 bit shouldn't need SATA drivers for the motherboard, they are included in the windows disk.

Please read first message carefully, there is no word about windows 7

No, you were quite correct, I guess that I must have made a mistake, very sorry mate.
Title: Re: EP45-GS3 SATA diskette for windows xp x64
Post by: Peteruk on July 17, 2010, 07:10:10 pm
Even with XP x64 you should not need SATA drivers but mainly for you because you can not do RAID or AHCI with that board, so unless you made a mistakes on what model board you have really XP x64 must install there is no other way.  

Unless ICH10 without the R does support AHCI but not RAID in which case you could disable AHCI without drivers which works just as well without that feature