Dell optiplex 960 SFF
Windows 7 pro 32 bit
Intel Q45 Express Chipset w/ICH10DO
Esata port worked fine on vista home 32 bit. Then I installed window 7 pro 32 bit and chipset driver given to me by dell. now the port seems dead and wont recognize the HDD in Drive management. I verified its not the drive or cable (works fine on another computer).
The chipset driver linked to me and installed is:
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=R0JHR&fileId=3156035677&osCode=W732&productCode=optiplex-960&languageCode=EN&categoryId=CS
any ideas? seems like it should be something really simple - maybe a separate esata controller or some enable setting somewhere...
Windows 7 pro 32 bit
Intel Q45 Express Chipset w/ICH10DO
Esata port worked fine on vista home 32 bit. Then I installed window 7 pro 32 bit and chipset driver given to me by dell. now the port seems dead and wont recognize the HDD in Drive management. I verified its not the drive or cable (works fine on another computer).
The chipset driver linked to me and installed is:
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=R0JHR&fileId=3156035677&osCode=W732&productCode=optiplex-960&languageCode=EN&categoryId=CS
any ideas? seems like it should be something really simple - maybe a separate esata controller or some enable setting somewhere...