https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/device-drive-for-160gb-sata-hard-diisk/m-p/16652#M6252 <P>Hello azzi,</P><P></P><P>Typical hard drives, by themselves, do not require drivers. They connect to a SATA controller or chipset, and the system normally requires drivers to communicate with the storage controller.</P><P></P><P>If the Windows installer is not detecting your new drive and is requesting for drivers, we would advise you to contact the <A href="http://www.intel.com/support/oems.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.intel.com/support/oems.htm</A> Computer Manufacturer Support, so they can provide you with the correct drivers for your system.</P><P></P><P>- RAID volumes normally require a driver to be detected. If not using RAID, make sure to use the storage controller in AHCI (SATA) mode.</P> Mon, 26 Oct 2015 20:04:22 GMT jbenavides 2015-10-26T20:04:22Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/device-drive-for-160gb-sata-hard-diisk/m-p/16651#M6251 <P>I replaced my 500gb sata hdd with 160gb ,and while installing windows 7 it is asking for the device drivers to detect the hdd</P> Sat, 24 Oct 2015 15:14:12 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/device-drive-for-160gb-sata-hard-diisk/m-p/16651#M6251 akhan25 2015-10-24T15:14:12Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/device-drive-for-160gb-sata-hard-diisk/m-p/16652#M6252 <P>Hello azzi,</P><P></P><P>Typical hard drives, by themselves, do not require drivers. They connect to a SATA controller or chipset, and the system normally requires drivers to communicate with the storage controller.</P><P></P><P>If the Windows installer is not detecting your new drive and is requesting for drivers, we would advise you to contact the <A href="http://www.intel.com/support/oems.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.intel.com/support/oems.htm</A> Computer Manufacturer Support, so they can provide you with the correct drivers for your system.</P><P></P><P>- RAID volumes normally require a driver to be detected. If not using RAID, make sure to use the storage controller in AHCI (SATA) mode.</P> Mon, 26 Oct 2015 20:04:22 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/solid-state-drives-nand/device-drive-for-160gb-sata-hard-diisk/m-p/16652#M6252 jbenavides 2015-10-26T20:04:22Z