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GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller, Load Driver, BootDrv, GSATA, BootDrv\GSATA\32Bit, 64Bit, GSATA\32Bit

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GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller: Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When a screen similar to that below appears (RAID/AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Load Driver (Figure 8). Figure 8 Step 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk (Method A) or the floppy disk/USB flash drive that contains the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Method B), then specify the location of the driver (Figure 9). Note: For users using a SATA optical drive, be sure to copy the driver files from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive before installing Windows Vista (go to the BootDrv folder and save the whole GSATA folder to the USB flash drive). Then use Method B to load the driver. Method A: Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and browse to the following directory: \BootDrv\GSATA\32Bit For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to the 64Bit folder. Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to \GSATA\32Bit (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or \GSATA\64Bit (for Windows Vista 64-bit). GA-MA790X-UD3P Motherboard Figure 9 - 90 -

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GA-MA790X-UD3P Motherboard
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GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller:
Step 1:
Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation
steps. When a screen similar to that below appears (RAID/AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this
stage), select
Load Driver
(Figure 8).
Figure 8
Step 2:
Insert the motherboard driver disk (Method A) or the floppy disk/USB flash drive that contains the SATA
RAID/AHCI driver (Method B), then specify the location of the driver (Figure 9). Note: For users using
a SATA optical drive, be sure to copy the driver files from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash
drive before installing Windows Vista (go to the
BootDrv
folder and save the whole
GSATA
folder to the
USB flash drive). Then use Method B to load the driver.
Method A:
Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and browse to the following directory:
\BootDrv\GSATA\32Bit
For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to the
64Bit
folder.
Method B:
Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to
\GSATA\32Bit
(for Windows Vista
32-bit) or
\GSATA\64Bit
(for Windows Vista 64-bit).
Figure 9