SATA Driver - Load in Windows 8 Setup

How to Load SATA Drivers During Windows 8 Setup​


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This will show you how to load the SATA driver during the Windows 8 setup when setup cannot find your hard drive.




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Here's How:

1) Copy your SATA drivers to a disk. (Floppy, CD, USB)
NOTE: Keep this disk in a safe place, as it will be need to use in the Recovery Console.
System Image Recovery - Restore Image on Computer in Windows 8

2) Click Load Drivers
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3) Click Cancel
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4) Click Browse.
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5) Choose your Sata Controller. Click OK
NOTE: For this example, I am using JMB363.
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6) Click OK
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7) Click Unhide
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8) Choose your Sata Controller. Click Next
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9) Continue with setup.
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All Done
Ray


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AMAZING!

Thanks to all of you awesome people, I finally have clean Windows 8 up and running.

theog, I re-created my bootable W8 USB drive per your instructions (I had actually already made one using a FAT32 formatted drive but you clearly know better than I do!)

And Hopachi, you were completely right. I used 7-Zip (which happens to also be my archive manager of choice) and found my appropriate .inf file. W8 setup installed the driver and I was able to mess with my SSD.

You're probably all saying "DUH, of course it worked!!!" With help from you guys and various threads on this forum, I can finally rest easy and explore W8 bloat-free :cool:

EDIT: Oh, and sorry for hijacking this thread!
 
Hello,

i have a question about Pre-Install SATA Driver:

should i install "Intel(R) 8 Series/C220 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller" or "Intel(R) 8 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller" ?

Windows say the right one is "Intel(R) 8 Series/C220 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller", it's the right one?

another one, what is the advantage of install the SATA driver in Windows installation against install after Windows is ready to use (installing from desktop going in Device Manager > IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers > update driver and select the folder) ?


Thanks :)
 
Hello FATAL1TY, and welcome to Eight Forums.

You would only need to install the SATA/Raid driver during installation if prompted to when setup doesn't recognize your hard drive. Otherwise, it would be best to install the drivers after the installation has finished. :)
 
Brink said:
Hello FATAL1TY, and welcome to Eight Forums.

You would only need to install the SATA/Raid driver during installation if prompted to when setup doesn't recognize your hard drive. Otherwise, it would be best to install the drivers after the installation has finished. :)
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Thanks Brink


*i know your tutorials since sevenforums, i really appreciate your work :thumb:


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"Intel(R) 8 Series/C220 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller" or "Intel(R) 8 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller" ?
 
Brink said:
Hello FATAL1TY, and welcome to Eight Forums.

You would only need to install the SATA/Raid driver during installation if prompted to when setup doesn't recognize your hard drive. Otherwise, it would be best to install the drivers after the installation has finished. :)
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Brink said:
You're welcome Rodrigo, and thank you. :)
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:ditto:
 
My hybrid drive shows up in the bios but not in the Windows 8.1 installer.
I'm assuming I just need drivers,but I don't know which one(s).
I've tried drivers from MSI's site,but they didn't work.
I've been trying to figure this out for about 3 days now and I'm running out of ideas.
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming
Processor: Intel Core i7 4770
Chipset: Intel Z97
Video Card: Nvidia GTX760 FTW
Memory: 16GB DDR3
Storage: Seagate 2TB (7200 RPM) SATA hybrid drive
Operating System: Windows 8.1 64bit
 
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xenon756 said:
My hybrid drive shows up in the bios but not in the Windows 8.1 installer.
I'm assuming I just need drivers,but I don't know which one(s).
I've tried drivers from MSI's site,but they didn't work.
I've been trying to figure this out for about 3 days now and I'm running out of ideas.
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming
Processor: Intel Core i7 4770
Chipset: Intel Z97
Video Card: Nvidia GTX760 FTW
Memory: 16GB DDR3
Storage: Seagate 2TB (7200 RPM) SATA hybrid drive
Operating System: Windows 8.1 64bit
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Hello,
Like some of us from previous posts, you have the Intel chipset. I hope Z97 is still covered by the one I posted below.

Try this one:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=22676
it's the SATA and SATA-RAID version...

I guess it should work fine with the above one.
NOTE: get the zip version and extract it to a folder, you'll see the drivers directly.

For older machines you might try this:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=17882
the older SATA versions...

Good luck
 
 
I am having the same problem. If I boot with legacy support I can see the drives. If I boot without legacy support it can't find them. I have tried the RST and IMEI driver from the hp website and they both do not work. Here's my computer specs.

PC: HP m6-k015dx
mainboard:intel
Processor: i5-4200u
graphics: Intel HD 4400
Windows 8 core

Than you for your help.
 
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