these version are compatible with windows xp?
there is with all complete drivers?
No, but I have them stored somewhere.
Which specific nForce drivers for which nForce chipset do you need?
for nforce790i/mcp55
@pipes80 :
>Here< is the download link to my latest “non-AHCI nForce Performance Pack for XP 32bit v9.0”.
Hi,
My notebook is Fujitsu Siemens Esprimo Mobile v6515 and Aida64 reports these components:
Device Description
North Bridge: nVIDIA GeForce 8200M G (MCP79MVL)
South Bridge: nVIDIA GeForce 8200M G (MCP79MVL)
Do you think I need SATARAID drivers? If not, can I try 10.5 version? What improvements?
Also, if you can, please help me in these not driver related questions?
Does my chipset support AHCI?
I read in NVIDIA site (https://www.geforce.com/hardware/noteboo…/specifications) that my chipset supports SATA 3, however I tried several ssd and they were all SATA 2 connected. Do you know why?
Thanks
You will need them only, if your nForce SATA Controller has been set to “RAID” mode within the BIOS.
Yes!
Because NVIDIA has stopped the development of SATA3 supporting nForce SATA drivers in 2009/2010.
Question: Which OS are you running and why don’t you use any of the generic MS storage drivers?
I don’t have such option in the Bios
At the moment I’m on Windows 10 1709. I skipped 1803 version because my system went off mysteriously. So, if I will have this problem even with 1809, I plan to install Windows 8.1.
I think I have Microsoft driver installed, and I’m on SATA2
Thanks
Which SATA options does the BIOS offer?
To find out, whether your mainboard supports AHCI at all, please post the HardwareIDs of your on-board Standard PCI IDE Controller, which is listed within the Device Manager (right-click onto it and choose the options “Properties” > “Details” > “Property” > “HardwareIDs”).
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0AB5&SUBSYS_11511734&REV_B1
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0AB5&SUBSYS_11511734
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0AB5&CC_01018A
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0AB5&CC_0101
my bios has very few options
I attach pictures of it
bios pictures.zip (1.63 MB)
@Washt :
Thanks for the HardwareIDs.
Unfortunately your on-board nForce SATA Controller is the only MCP79 one, which doesn’t support AHCI.
So you will have to stick with the IDE mode. I suspect, that the best IDE driver for you would be the MS driver named pciide.sys, which is part of the OS.
Hi,
Does MCP79 support Sata 3?
Thanks
Hi,
I’ve installed a SSD into my computer, but unfortunately I am not able to install/start Windows 10 after activating AHCI on my motherboard with nforce 560 controller.
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M65S3 (https://www.gigabyte.com/de/Motherboard/GA-M56S-S3-rev-1x#sp)
Test 1:
I switched on AHCI in the Bios and installed Windows 10 from a USB stick/flash drive. After restarting during the installation I received a blue screen. The only solution was to switch back to IDE mode.
Test 2:
I installed Windows 10 in the IDE mode. After Windows-installation I installed a) SATAIDE Driver (v9.98) WHQL and b) SATA_IDE Driver (v11.2.20.9) digitally signed by NVIDIA. Rebooted and switched AHCI on. Unfortunately I saw the Blue Screen - Inaccessible Boot Device - during the Windows-Start. I checked the registry (during start with IDE setting), but AHCI options were already activated. I check the following:
Any of you got any ideas? I would not like to dispose of my computer
Many thanks in advance.
@sauger009 :
Welcome to the Win-RAID Forum!
The nForce 560 chipset was the first one, which has been manufactured by NVIDIA with additional, but very limited AHCI support. That means, that your PC with this old nForce chipset does not fully support the AHCI features. I suspect, that this is the reason for your problem to get Windows 10 properly clean installed in AHCI mode.
Which error message showed the BSOD screen?
Did you unplug all other Storage Disk Drives except the SSD before you started with the OS installation?
Has the used Win10 Image been customized or was it original (untouched)?
If you should not be able to get Win10 properly installed in AHCI mode, I recommend to do it in IDE mode by using the in-box MS IDE driver.
Since your system doesn’t fully support AHCI even after having set the related SATA mode within the BIOS, there is no big performance difference. Furthermore the usage of the MS IDE driver will give you TRIM support for your SSD, which is very important.
Good luck!
Dieter (alias Fernando)
I just made a further test. During the installation I have seen that there is still the option to load a driver. I loaded the latest dsata driver you published. It works now. Thank you very much again.
I wish you and your family Merry Christmas and happy New Year!
Hi,
a friend of mine has an old desktop with CPU Intel® Core™2 Quad Prozessor Q6600 + 4x1GB DDR2-RAM(800). Some weeks ago I installed Win10 (64bit)…
As she had problems playing Facebook games (Adobe flash player needed) I suggested to install a SSD instead of the old HDD. I was aware that her motherboard (MSI P6N SLI) only supports SATA-II, but I thought even though the SSD is far better than the HDD…
2 days ago I installed the SSD (120GB) and made a new Win10 installation. Bevor that in BIOS I searched for a possibility to set SATA mode to AHCI, but didn’t find it - so I chose mode IDE. The old HDD remains in the tower, but without data-/power cables… The games on FB seem to run better now, but not perfect!
The support website of MSI only offers this driver dated 2009-07-30: “nVidia C55+MCP51 SATA RAID / AHCI Driver (For floppy driver)” → but only for Vista-Systems.
From the MSI user forum I got a link to this thread and tried to understand the information of page #1!
Now my questions are:
1. is there a chance to “upgrade” the SATA mode to AHCI? Chipset is:
- North Bridge: nVidia® nForce 650i SLI (C55)
- South Bridge: nVidia® nForce 430i (MCP51)
→ Which drivers mentioned in #1 should I install?
2. If the chipset does not support AHCI, for the SSD is mode RAID better than IDE (better performance)?
3. Would you recommend to upgrade the DDR2-RAM from 4GB to 6GB?
Thanks in advance!
@Inetdude :
Welcome to the Win-RAID Forum!
No, the AHCI mode is only supported by nForce chipsets from MCP65 up and cannot be implemented by a BIOS modification.
My recommendation for Win10 users is to set the nForce SATA Controller to “IDE” mode and to let it use the MS in-box IDE driver.
Probably not, because the nForce SATA driver (additionally needed for the RAID mode) is less performant while running Win10 than the MS IDE driver named PCIIDE.SYS.
No, if your friend wants more memory for his PC, I recommend to upgrade to 8 GB.
Regards
Dieter (alias Fernando)
The 11.1.x.x drivers work fine in Win 7, but will not install in Win 10. I have been through all the same BS with these raid drivers numerous times. Win 10 defaults to the 10.6.xx, and refuses to install the 11.1.0.43 drivers in the usual fashion. It did allow me to manually (select from list) install the 11.x.x SATA and RAID drivers, but after a reboot, BSOD, after which win 10 will not boot into normal or safe mode, cannot "fix" anything with all the so-called diagnostics, startup repair, or any other options, resulting having to completely restore the system from a hopefully recent backup or image. I have finally concluded that the best bet is to leave the 10.6.0.23 drivers as is, and get on with your life. LOL
I have also seen many posts on the Net where people have wondered why the Control Panel does display the arrays. I beleive this is due to installing the 11.1.0.43 driver set in the normal fashion, which fails to install the nvrd64.sys & nvstor64.sys, causing a mismatch with the other components of the same driver set. I had this happen in Win 7, and once I got the above drivers installed manually, everything appears in the control panel as it should.