Should i use the floppy disk raid drivers or not when installing windows??

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I was wondering if i should use the raid and nvidia storage drivers that are on that floppy disk that come with the motherboard, or just skip the third party drivers part and let windows choose the drivers?? whats the difference between windows drivers and the ones on the floppy?? thanks

 

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O.C.CaTaLYsT said:

I was wondering if i should use the raid and nvidia storage drivers that are on that floppy disk that come with the motherboard, or just skip the third party drivers part and let windows choose the drivers?? whats the difference between windows drivers and the ones on the floppy?? thanks

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I would choose neither, and get the latest drivers direct from the manufacturer's website. There may be older drivers on the packaged floppy.

 

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thanks david, although it doesnt really answer my question. can anyone give me a good answer to this? Thanks

 

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Are you talking about SATA drivers? If so, then yes, you need to install the drivers from the floppy when you install windows.

 

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why must you install the sata drivers?? what happens if you dont?

 

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Windows will not be able to detect your hard drive and you won't be able to install.

 

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well when i installed, i didnt install any of the floppy drivers and i could still see my raid sata drives. they wont show up as one drive tho :[

 

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for RAID, you need drivers, if i'm not mistaken.

Did you use the RAID configuration to set up your hard drives first?

for regular SATA, it depends on if it is built into the chipset directly or running off a controller soldered onto the motherboard.