Currently my system is using NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller 10.6.0.22 dated 12-Sep-11 and no RAID anymore, but still see unusual hdd activity
I recommend a fresh OS installation anyway.
Which HardwareIDs do you see, when you right click within the Device Manager onto the device "NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller" and choose "Properties" > "Details" > "Property" > "HardwareIDs"?
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_037F&SUBSYS_C73E10DE&REV_A3
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_037F&SUBSYS_C73E10DE
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_037F&CC_010185
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_037F&CC_0101
That means, that you are currently using a NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller with the specification "MCP55 SATA/RAID UNUSED".
As I already have written: I recommend to do a fresh OS installation in "IDE" mode. Your MCP55 nForce chipset doesn’t support the "AHCI" mode.
Thank you Fernando!! Isn’t IDE default or do I have to change it in BIOS?
IDE is DEFAULT, since AHCI is not supported by your mainboard.
Thank you again!!
Hi Fernando,
Did a fresh reinstall and currently the driver in use is NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller v 10.6.0.22
so far no BSOD, do you recommend any driver update?
in windows 8 update there was a NVIDIA recommended driver, but didn’t install it because I was afraid it would give me BSOD again. Now in windows 8.1 is not shown
No, I do not recommend to change the SATA driver as long as everything works fine.
Hi everyone!
First of all thanks Fernando for this thread.
My father has an old FOXCONN WinFast NF4UK8AA-8EKRS (NVIDIA NF4 Ultra chipset) and the old mechanical HD was dying so I decided to buy a Crucial MX100 256GB SSD to replace it.
Now I see that SSD are not supported well by NVIDIA NF4 Ultra chipsets but I hope that I can make the SSD work somehow.
I can make a fresh Windows 7 64bit install but what should I do? If I have understood correctly I have to set IDE in the bios and after the OS installation is finished I have to install the 64bit version of the pack listed as 1. “Non-AHCI nForce Performance Packs for Vista/Win7” in the “B. Modded nForce Driverpacks” section. Right? Then I should install the “Missing Audio driver”, then avoid the updates from windows update and I’m all set right?
My board is capable of RAID, but I’m not interested in that feature.
Thank you very much and have a great day.
@ alain81:
Welcome at Win-RAID Forum!
You can use the "NForce4 WHQL Driverpack" as well, since you do not want to install the nForce SATA driver. I would not run the installer of any nForce driverpack, because the Win7 on-board drivers are newer and maybe better than the old nForce ones. What I recommend to do is the installation of the missing drivers from within the Device Manager.
Yes!
Regards
Fernando
Perfect!
Thank you for the quick reply Fernando!
I really appreciate it!
Have a great day!
A.
Hi,
I like to try the Win7 64bit NVIDIA430 driverpacks from Fernando, but I get error messages on the links of the first post:
Is there some place else where I can get them?
Thanks in advance
Eveline
@ Denkster:
Hello Eveline,
welcome at Win-RAID Forum!
Since nobody else reported about problems with the links of the start post, I suspect, that either your browser or your network settings prevent a proper download.
If you would tell me, which nForce driverpack you want to try, I will attach it to my next post.
Regards
Fernando
Dear Fernando,
Thank you for your prompt and kind answer.
I need the drivers for:
- Windows 7 64bit
- Motherboard Asus M2N, with the following specs:
- - AMD AM2 Platform
- - NVIDIA nForce® 430™ MCP
- - Dual-Channel DDR2 800
Especially the drivers for the storage controllers are vital to me.
Regarding what might go wrong with my download:
- My browser is Firefox 31.0
- My network settings have nothing special either.
- Maybe my anti-malware / firewall (Norman Security suite 10) spoiles our fun?
Thank you for your help!
Eveline
Yes, try to disable it before starting the download. After having completed it, you can let it check for malware.
Dear Fernando,
Right!
Disabling Norman did the trick.
The files downloaded fine!
Thanks
Eveline
@ Fernando: would you recommend still using your driver pack when installing regular sata drives (so no raid) using win7?
I have a system with nVidia 750i SLI. And a SSD as my system disc, with a Windows 7 x64.
I have installed the MS provided drivers, your modded drivers, NVidia drivers… all of them.
I did check the TRIM functionality with the "classic" command:
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fsutil behavior query DisableDeleteNotify
My result was always 0. Similar result I got on my laptop too - that has intel chipset, SSD, Windows 7 x64.
I have use the system a while and I noticed the nForce system slowing down. Digging around I found this little gem - a software that actually checks the TRIM by writing a file, deleting it and comparing the "leftover" after several (usually 20) seconds, to see if TRIM was used to reclaim the space.
Surprise!
On my Intel chipset laptop, after 20 seconds, I got "TRIM worked".
On my nForce system, I got "TRIM was not used, maybe you need to wait more or reset". Well, waited more, restarted, changed the drivers around (all of the nForce drivers that I had around, including your modded ones)... still got "TRIM is not working".
Replaced the drivers with generic ones from Windows "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller", re-booted and re-chect the TRIM. It works!
So I post here for everyone to see - nForce drivers will "report" that TRIM is working but will not actually pass the command to the SSD. Use generic Microsoft drivers and you will be fine.
@ SiNic67:
Welcome at Win-RAID Forum and thanks for your contribution!
Zitat von SoNic67 im Beitrag #159The "fsutil behavior query DisableDeleteNotify" command only checks, whether the OS (Win7/Win8) is sending TRIM commands to the reated SATA Controller (result: "0") or not (result: "1"), but it doesn't verify at all, if TRIM passes the related SATA Controller and really is doing its work within a single SSD or an SSD RAID array.
I have installed the MS provided drivers, your modded drivers, NVidia drivers… all of them.
I did check the TRIM functionality with the "classic" command:My result was always 0. Similar result I got on my laptop too - that has intel chipset, SSD, Windows 7 x64.1
fsutil behavior query DisableDeleteNotify
Yes, contrary to the previously mentioned "fsutil behavior query DisableDeleteNotify" command the TrimCheck tool is able to detect TRIM activity within the SSD(s). You can find the download link and a guide about how to use this tool within >this< thread.
This is correct. The old NVIDIA nForce SATA drivers do not support TRIM, but the generic Intel IDE and AHCI drivers do!
Regards
Fernando