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!
 

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I am sane again

I had so much trouble until I found this forum. Thanks for saving my sanity.
 

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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 :)
 

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    GA-Z87X-UD5H @ Ultra Fast Boot
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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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    Memory
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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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EDIT:

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

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro VL x64 @ UEFI/GPT
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    4770K @ 4.0GHz (1.100 Vcore)
    Motherboard
    GA-Z87X-UD5H @ Ultra Fast Boot
    Memory
    16GB Vengeance Pro 1866MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    N780 Lightning
    Sound Card
    Xonar DGX @ UNi Driver + XonarSwitch
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22EA53
    Screen Resolution
    1080p (60Hz)
    Hard Drives
    840 EVO 250GB
    Caviar Black 1TB
    PSU
    AX760i
    Case
    Obsidian 650D
    Cooling
    H100i @ Push-Out
    Keyboard
    QF Stealth - Cherry MX Red
    Mouse
    Savu @ 800CPI / 1000Hz
    Internet Speed
    8Mbps ADSL2+
You're welcome Rodrigo, and thank you. :)
 

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  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
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    Internet Explorer 11
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    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
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    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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. :)
Click to expand...

Brink said:
You're welcome Rodrigo, and thank you. :)
Click to expand...

:ditto:
 

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    Towers x 4
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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  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel core i7 4770
    Motherboard
    MSI Z97-G45 Gaming
    Memory
    16Gb G.Skill Ripjaws
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GTX 760 FTW
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 2TB 7200RPM hybrid drive
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    Fractal Design Arc Midi R2
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    Cosair H80i
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    Razer Deathadder 3G
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    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Avast
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
 

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    Intel i7-3630QM
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    HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
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    16GB
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    Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
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    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
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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    Windows 8, Kali
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    Memory
    8gb DDR3 1600
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    Intel HD 4400
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    Defender
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