Poppa Bear
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I'm reloading XP Home onto a fairly old hyper threading Gigabyte GA-8S661FXM-775 motherboard.
Included in the driver downloads from Gigabyte for this particular mobo is a SATA RAID driver. After Windows was up and running, when I checked the Hardware in Device Manager, there was a yellow question mark indicating that drivers were needed. Consequently I ran the SATA RAID drivers and the question mark went away, so obviously this was an integral part of the mobo as I had no other programs or hardware installed.
When I opened the SATA RAID program from the shortcut in the Notification area, I had no idea what it's about. I've tried to read up on the technology of it, but I'm afraid it's beyond me. Can anyone advise me in very simple terms:
1. Exactly what SATA RAID does?
2. Is it essential to the proper running of the motherboard?
3. Are there any dangers inherent in the use of it?
With unknown quantities I prefer to leave them out unless they are really needed.
Any help would be appreciated, but please keep it really simple. Thanks PB
Included in the driver downloads from Gigabyte for this particular mobo is a SATA RAID driver. After Windows was up and running, when I checked the Hardware in Device Manager, there was a yellow question mark indicating that drivers were needed. Consequently I ran the SATA RAID drivers and the question mark went away, so obviously this was an integral part of the mobo as I had no other programs or hardware installed.
When I opened the SATA RAID program from the shortcut in the Notification area, I had no idea what it's about. I've tried to read up on the technology of it, but I'm afraid it's beyond me. Can anyone advise me in very simple terms:
1. Exactly what SATA RAID does?
2. Is it essential to the proper running of the motherboard?
3. Are there any dangers inherent in the use of it?
With unknown quantities I prefer to leave them out unless they are really needed.
Any help would be appreciated, but please keep it really simple. Thanks PB