Re: [H] Z97 chipset Driver -- The Story So Far -- Complete!
The upgrade is complete and the immediate effect is that Windows Explorer seems a lot quicker. The Hero VII is an odd-looking board, they run a bunch of LEDs off the +5VSB so that the board glows red even when off. Using the included fan/heatsink, the processor is running cool. I stuck the 6850 back into this system and have not yet tried to install the GTX750. The 750 can handle 3 monitors and that's something I'd like to do, but I don't have room on the desk yet for 3 monitors. Abnormalities: With all my USB devices plugged in (Printer, Scanner, APC, two external drives, two midi keyboards, mouse and keyboad, the boot-up is slow. There is a 15 second black screen between POST and Windows loading. Right now I would not recommend the Nanoface midi/audio interface. I've finally gotten it working with no crackling, but you have to be darned careful. There is a firmware upgrade, but you have to install the drivers with the device not hooked up, then hook it up later. I'm going to stress test the interface by running a team deathmatch in UT2004. The to-do list includes looking at the slow boot, making sure all old drivers are removed. On 7/1/2014 5:37 PM, Thane Sherrington wrote: At 05:58 PM 01/07/2014, Steve Tomporowski wrote: Can SFC detect whether the correct driver is installed? As for the system drivers in the Intel exe, it looks like it generates a .inf on the fly. The .inf files it generated on the netbook were filled with 'no driver'. I tried that anyways, it said installed but didn't change the situation. Since I can prep this drive beforehand, will deleting the HD controller drivers make windows reload the generic drivers? Or maybe I can get away with doing a sysprep? Never did sysprep before Not sure if SFC can fix a driver. Can you use this remove the drivers: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/device_manager_view.html T
[H] Z97 chipset Driver
I'm about to upgrade my main box. In doing this, I need to maintain the current operating system (and tons of audio apps) install. I'll be going from a P55 board to a Z97 board (Asus Hero VII). So to preserve the install, I need the chipset drivers, but I can't use them bundled up in an exe file. If the system doesn't startup, I need to have the drivers to install them under the recovery console. So far I've been unable to find them un-exe'd, nor does trying to deconstruct the exe work (I get ? files). Anyone know where I can find the actual drivers, not the exe? Thanks...Steve
Re: [H] Z97 chipset Driver
What I've done is installed the driver before the install of the motherboard. Also, you can use 7zip or winrar to extract the files in the exe (if possible). If you are running Windows 8 it will run, just need to install the drivers with the EXE once at desktop. This only works if the Storage driver is the same (ACHI, etc). Good luck, Also, Let us know how it goes. -Original Message- From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Steve Tomporowski Sent: Tuesday, July 1, 2014 7:24 AM To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Z97 chipset Driver I'm about to upgrade my main box. In doing this, I need to maintain the current operating system (and tons of audio apps) install. I'll be going from a P55 board to a Z97 board (Asus Hero VII). So to preserve the install, I need the chipset drivers, but I can't use them bundled up in an exe file. If the system doesn't startup, I need to have the drivers to install them under the recovery console. So far I've been unable to find them un-exe'd, nor does trying to deconstruct the exe work (I get ? files). Anyone know where I can find the actual drivers, not the exe? Thanks...Steve
Re: [H] Z97 chipset Driver
At 11:24 AM 01/07/2014, Steve Tomporowski wrote: I'm about to upgrade my main box. In doing this, I need to maintain the current operating system (and tons of audio apps) install. I'll be going from a P55 board to a Z97 board (Asus Hero VII). So to preserve the install, I need the chipset drivers, but I can't use them bundled up in an exe file. If the system doesn't startup, I need to have the drivers to install them under the recovery console. So far I've been unable to find them un-exe'd, nor does trying to deconstruct the exe work (I get ? files). Anyone know where I can find the actual drivers, not the exe? Can you run the install on another PC and after the files decompress, copy them from the temp folder? I do that quite often. T
Re: [H] Z97 chipset Driver -- The Story So Far
Luckily I have another HD with a very similar install on it, so I don't have to muck with my full install. First try: Windows can't boot and then it can't repair. Bad Driver (ya think?). Went to command prompt and tried just running the exe. Won't run, doesn't have the structure to run (thought so). Current status: Tried installing the drivers on a netbook. Currently can't find the drivers. Still looking. Since this is an extra drive, I could put it into my running system, boot up and then install the drivers and see if that works. Steve On 7/1/2014 11:13 AM, Thane Sherrington wrote: At 11:24 AM 01/07/2014, Steve Tomporowski wrote: I'm about to upgrade my main box. In doing this, I need to maintain the current operating system (and tons of audio apps) install. I'll be going from a P55 board to a Z97 board (Asus Hero VII). So to preserve the install, I need the chipset drivers, but I can't use them bundled up in an exe file. If the system doesn't startup, I need to have the drivers to install them under the recovery console. So far I've been unable to find them un-exe'd, nor does trying to deconstruct the exe work (I get ? files). Anyone know where I can find the actual drivers, not the exe? Can you run the install on another PC and after the files decompress, copy them from the temp folder? I do that quite often. T
Re: [H] Z97 chipset Driver -- The Story So Far
At 01:57 PM 01/07/2014, Steve Tomporowski wrote: Luckily I have another HD with a very similar install on it, so I don't have to muck with my full install. First try: Windows can't boot and then it can't repair. Bad Driver (ya think?). Went to command prompt and tried just running the exe. Won't run, doesn't have the structure to run (thought so). Did you try an offline SFC from the recovery console? T
Re: [H] Z97 chipset Driver -- The Story So Far
Can SFC detect whether the correct driver is installed? As for the system drivers in the Intel exe, it looks like it generates a .inf on the fly. The .inf files it generated on the netbook were filled with 'no driver'. I tried that anyways, it said installed but didn't change the situation. Since I can prep this drive beforehand, will deleting the HD controller drivers make windows reload the generic drivers? Or maybe I can get away with doing a sysprep? Never did sysprep before Thanks...Steve On 7/1/2014 4:24 PM, Thane Sherrington wrote: At 01:57 PM 01/07/2014, Steve Tomporowski wrote: Luckily I have another HD with a very similar install on it, so I don't have to muck with my full install. First try: Windows can't boot and then it can't repair. Bad Driver (ya think?). Went to command prompt and tried just running the exe. Won't run, doesn't have the structure to run (thought so). Did you try an offline SFC from the recovery console? T
Re: [H] Z97 chipset Driver -- The Story So Far
At 05:58 PM 01/07/2014, Steve Tomporowski wrote: Can SFC detect whether the correct driver is installed? As for the system drivers in the Intel exe, it looks like it generates a .inf on the fly. The .inf files it generated on the netbook were filled with 'no driver'. I tried that anyways, it said installed but didn't change the situation. Since I can prep this drive beforehand, will deleting the HD controller drivers make windows reload the generic drivers? Or maybe I can get away with doing a sysprep? Never did sysprep before Not sure if SFC can fix a driver. Can you use this remove the drivers: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/device_manager_view.html T
Re: [H] Z97 chipset Driver -- Solved
Okay, found the problem. It was an idiot mistake. The new MB had the drive mode defaulted to AHCI. The drive I was trying to boot was set to IDE. Once I changed the BIOS, I was able to boot up to the desktop. It complained a lot, but it booted. One other important thing I learned...SYSPREP will not work on any install that has been updated. It only works on a fresh install. Thanks for all the help and ideas! I'm done for the day. I will do the complete upgrade tomorrow. Z97 MB (Asus Hero VII), i7-4770K, 16GB memory and Alva Nanoface Audio/Midi interface. Thanks...Steve On 7/1/2014 5:37 PM, Thane Sherrington wrote: At 05:58 PM 01/07/2014, Steve Tomporowski wrote: Can SFC detect whether the correct driver is installed? As for the system drivers in the Intel exe, it looks like it generates a .inf on the fly. The .inf files it generated on the netbook were filled with 'no driver'. I tried that anyways, it said installed but didn't change the situation. Since I can prep this drive beforehand, will deleting the HD controller drivers make windows reload the generic drivers? Or maybe I can get away with doing a sysprep? Never did sysprep before Not sure if SFC can fix a driver. Can you use this remove the drivers: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/device_manager_view.html T
