chilly55 Posted December 16, 2012 Posted December 16, 2012 Here are my specs: Motherboard = Asus M4a79 Deluxe Operating System = Vista 64bit Home Premium Hard Drives = Raid 0 (Striped for gaming) I am trying to upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium. Windows won't upgrade because it says the AMD AHCI Compatoble Raid Controller is out of date. So I let Windows go out and look for a newer driver. Comes back and says I have the latest installed. Won't let me upgrade to Windows 7. I currently have this version: 3.100.1540.86 I see a newer version: 3.1.1540.151 is out there, but on the Asus website, I can't locate it. There are some sites that have it, but want me to download their download managers to get it. Curious if there is a website that would have the file I need without a download manager installation. Even if I update the driver, would 7 even install? Any help is appreciated. I'm not a noob, but no where near an expert. Bill Quote
Guest LilBambi Posted December 16, 2012 Posted December 16, 2012 The good people from Hard Disk Sentinel found it for me: www.hdsentinel.com/driver/amd_raid_3.2.1540.92.zip Its working now as it should. Thanks for taking the time to post, I appreciate it. From TomsHardware here. I didn't finish the download but did verify that that link is still active. Quote
Guest LilBambi Posted December 16, 2012 Posted December 16, 2012 (edited) If you prefer, here's one from HP's site: AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller Driver Download options and information DOWNLOAD View directions By downloading, you agree to HP’s terms of use Terms of Use. › Description: This package contains an Advanced Host Configuration Interface (AHCI) compatible driver for the AMD RAID Controller in the supported notebook models and operating systems. Details and specifications File name: sp39622.exe [1/1, 87.61M] System requirements: Operating Systems Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32 Edition Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 32 Edition Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32 Edition Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64 Edition Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64 Edition Released: 2008-06-12 Version: 3.1.1540.57 A Compatibility: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit), Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit), Microsoft Windows Vista (64-bit) Fix/Enhancement: Original Software/Drivers Edited December 16, 2012 by LilBambi Quote
chilly55 Posted December 16, 2012 Author Posted December 16, 2012 Thank you for the info. Does it matter what Raid Controller I download? Meaning, downloading an HP controller vs an Asus? I had been specifically looking for a Raid Controller for the M4a79 Deluxe. So an HP controller driver would be fine? Bill Quote
Guest LilBambi Posted December 17, 2012 Posted December 17, 2012 It's up to you. Here's some info about that at ASUS site. The link is a zip file but apparently you can't link to it directly. It does't work but takes you to the place to download it. This is the actual file name: M4A79-Deluxe-1804.zip But it seems you have to choose the right one on that page and it's not clear. Quote
chilly55 Posted December 18, 2012 Author Posted December 18, 2012 (edited) I was able to find the right download file. It is on this page: http://support.amd.c..._windows.aspx#3 Just need to find my motherboard, go down to the "other" link and there it was. I clicked on the AMD Raid Drivers. Had to download an Asus download program (it automatically prompted me to do so before running Raid Driver download. It's an ATI Catalyst installer program that checks your system and updates all of the necessary files. Program ended up updating 4 files including the Raid Controller. All is good. Now let's see if Windows 7 upgrade will work. Thank you for your help!! Bill Edited December 18, 2012 by chilly55 Quote
Guest LilBambi Posted December 18, 2012 Posted December 18, 2012 What ASUS download did you have to get and where did you need to get that before you could run the ATI Catalyst installer? Yes, per our PM conversation, it looked right since it said first that you can get it specifically for Vista with a 700 series motherboard chipset. Which sounded right since your ASUS motherboard specs say: Chipset AMD 790FX/SB750 Great job! Good luck on your Windows 7 upgrade! You are very welcome! Quote
chilly55 Posted December 18, 2012 Author Posted December 18, 2012 (edited) The Asus program was a required download and was automatic when I clicked on the AMD Raid Driver link. Seems the Raid Controller error will show up when you have striped drives. So when upgrading from Vista to Windows 7, need to have the Raid Controller driver for Windows 7 available on a flash drive or CD. Since I had Vista 64bit, I just needed to get the Windows 7 64bit Raid Controller. When upgrading, the Windows 7 upgrade disk does not have a Windows 7 Raid Controller on it. After running the Compatibility test during the first part of the upgrade, Windows 7 will give you the Compatibility summary which will include the error. At that point, scroll down to the bottom of the page. On the left side, will be the Load Driver button. Click on it and point Windows to what ever device you have the Windows 7 Raid Controller on. After that, smooth sailing. Thanks again for your help!! Bill Edited December 21, 2012 by chilly55 Quote
Guest LilBambi Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Excellent. Glad you found out what needed to be done. Quote
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