Which of these SATA drivers do I need?

joostlobe

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Hey guys,
Im trying to reinstall windowsXP home on my computer but I have a SATA hd and windows does not find it when trying to install. I have found out how to make a windowsxp cd with added SATA drivers but have no clue on which files to include...
I hope someone can help me out and tell me which is the right one to dl...
I have a old Asus A8V Deluxe motherboard.

This one falls under the RAID tab of the dl page.
Version 1.00.0.26

Description Promise SATA378 Driver V1.00.0.26 for Windows 98SE/NT4.0/ME/2000/XP/2003
File Size 959.32 (KBytes)


The next two fall under the IDE tab on the same page of the motherboard, which is what confuses me.
Version 1.00.1.37

Description Promise FastTrak 378 RAID Driver V1.00.1.37 for Windows 98SE/NT4/ME/2000/XP/2003
-nt4 -Windows NT4 miniport driver 1.00.1.37.
-win2000 -Windows 2000 miniport driver 1.00.1.37 WHQL.
-98-me -Windows 98-ME miniport driver 1.00.1.37.
-winxp -Windows XP miniport driver 1.00.1.37 WHQL.
-win2003 -Windows 2003 miniport driver 1.00.1.37 WHQL.
-MakeDisk -Make Promise RAID driver floppy for Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003.
File Size 1.41 (MBytes)

Version 1.00.0.26

Description Promise SATA378 Driver V1.00.0.26 for Windows 98SE/NT4.0/ME/2000/XP/2003
File Size 959.32 (KBytes)
 

roonj

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Just set the Sata controller to ide mode which is normal and there won't be any need for any drivers. Also some early sata ports are sata 1 mode not sata 2, if this is the case the harddrive may need a jumper which places it in sata one mode instead of sata 2 also.
If you don't have the manual go to Asus web site and download so you can determine this.