#Windows 7 won t install on ssd drivers#

#Windows 7 won t install on ssd drivers#

Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.Go to Start Menu-> Control Panel-> Device Manager-> expand IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers-> right-click on your IDE Controller-> Update Driver Software.It should contain about 10 files with several. Now that you, hopefully, have found the required driver just unzip it in a folder of your liking.Intel 13245GM), simply Google 'Intel 12345GM AHCI driver download' and one of the Top 3 results should be the page where you can download the driver.ДЄdvice: make sure you download from manufacturer sites (ex: ), not potential fraud like Now that you know the brand and model number, or family name, of your IDE Controller (ex.The AHCI driver from was for the Intel N-10 chipset.

Also, the drivers in your computer manufacturer's site may differ from this, as they were in my case. IMPORTANT: Search only and specifically for the controller brand+model displayed in your Device Manager as it may differ from the one advertised with your laptop. Or as it was in my case I had just the brand name and family name which was GBM, so that makes something like Intel GM-Family IDE Controller. So, you should have something like: ATA Channel 0, ATA Channel 1, Intel 12345GM IDE/ATAPI Controller. If you don't know the name/number of your IDE/SATA controller, use the initially installed Microsoft driver for reference. Go to Start Menu-> Control Panel-> Device Manager-> expand IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers.Once your clean install has loaded and installed any devices detected go to your manufacturer's website, download and install the chipset drivers only.Steps for Enabling AHCI Mode after Windows 7 Install 'Select AHCI device in device manager' nope, none present, 'edit Win7 registry to force check for AHCI device' didn't force anything at all. It's just that none of them worked for me. I'm not saying that the other guides won't help you or won't work. Note on the Other AHCI Driver Install Guides Available Online: