ITE Raid (Giga Raid) and Windows Update

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte (More info?)

On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 23:39:55 -0600, "NuTCrAcKeR"
<nutcracker@internationalhacker.org> wrote:

>For those that havent been nailed by this yet, I offer some caution.
>
>I have a 7n400 with the Gigaraid controller. While using the gigabyte
>drivers for 2000, I ran windows update. I saw that there was a new drive for
>the ITE ... so I downloaded it.
>
>Well ... its the drive for the regular IDE controller from ITE, not the Raid
>controller. It all but hosed my system. It was DOOOOOOG slow. Took me a
>little while to determinet that it was the windows update drive. I went to
>the IDE website and installed the new driver. Even had to specifically
>assign it to the controller before it would work.
>
>So ... just so you know, dont let windows update feed you any driver
>updates. Get those from the device MFG's and you wont be sorry.
>
>ciao,
>
>- NuTs
>

DO NOT USE THE DRIVERS FROM THE ITE SITE AS THEY HAVE TO MATCH THE BIOS
VERSION.

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte (More info?)

"Rick" <yamist@tiac.net> wrote in message
news:7hZrd.2025$714.1116@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>
>
> William Bell wrote:
> > On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 23:39:55 -0600, "NuTCrAcKeR"
> > <nutcracker@internationalhacker.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>For those that havent been nailed by this yet, I offer some caution.
> >>
> >>I have a 7n400 with the Gigaraid controller. While using the gigabyte
> >>drivers for 2000, I ran windows update. I saw that there was a new drive
for
> >>the ITE ... so I downloaded it.
> >>
> >>Well ... its the drive for the regular IDE controller from ITE, not the
Raid
> >>controller. It all but hosed my system. It was DOOOOOOG slow. Took me a
> >>little while to determinet that it was the windows update drive. I went
to
> >>the IDE website and installed the new driver. Even had to specifically
> >>assign it to the controller before it would work.
> >>
> >>So ... just so you know, dont let windows update feed you any driver
> >>updates. Get those from the device MFG's and you wont be sorry.
> >>
> >>ciao,
> >>
> >>- NuTs
> >>
> >
> >
> > DO NOT USE THE DRIVERS FROM THE ITE SITE AS THEY HAVE TO MATCH THE BIOS
> > VERSION.
> >
> >
> NEVER install any Hardware Drivers from Windows Update, unless You like
Pain & Abuse! I
> have tried twice (had a severe case of rectal/cranium insertion the second
time!) Go
> to the HW's site and use theirs. This is especially true of ATI video & of
course anything related to Your BIOS
>
> r

WU doesnt do bios updates. But, I havent had any issues eith updated HP or
Intel NIC drivers ... those actually work.

BTW, I am using the ITE 2000 driver (latest one) and it works great.

- NuTs