Windows won't accept latest Promise UltraATA 100 TX2 driver

[Guest Will Pittenger]

Rather, it insists that I have the correct driver. By manually

comparing the driver dates, the one I got from Promise is clearly newer,

but Windows won't use it.

 

Do I have any options? The older driver prevents Windows from properly

recognizing my 250GB drive. It sees only a 137 GB drive. If I attempt

to position any part of any partition (regardless of format) past 137

GB, Windows will fail to boot. It will reach the point where it

attempts to display the animated boot splash screen and then just sits

there, not accessing the drive.

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[Guest Uwe Sieber]

Re: Windows won't accept latest Promise UltraATA 100 TX2 driver

 

Will Pittenger wrote:

> Rather, it insists that I have the correct driver. By manually

> comparing the driver dates, the one I got from Promise is clearly newer,

> but Windows won't use it.

>

> Do I have any options? The older driver prevents Windows from properly

> recognizing my 250GB drive. It sees only a 137 GB drive. If I attempt

> to position any part of any partition (regardless of format) past 137

> GB, Windows will fail to boot. It will reach the point where it

> attempts to display the animated boot splash screen and then just sits

> there, not accessing the drive.

 

In the device manager right-click the Promise Controller,

"Update driver...", then "No, not this time" -> Next ->

"Install from a list or..." -> Next -> "Don't search."

-> Next -> "Have Disk" -> browse to the INF file here.

 

 

Uwe

[Guest Will Pittenger]

Re: Windows won't accept latest Promise UltraATA 100 TX2 driver

 

I tried that. Didn't help.

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Uwe Sieber wrote:

> Will Pittenger wrote:

>> Rather, it insists that I have the correct driver. By manually

>> comparing the driver dates, the one I got from Promise is clearly

>> newer, but Windows won't use it.

>>

>> Do I have any options? The older driver prevents Windows from

>> properly recognizing my 250GB drive. It sees only a 137 GB drive. If

>> I attempt to position any part of any partition (regardless of format)

>> past 137 GB, Windows will fail to boot. It will reach the point where

>> it attempts to display the animated boot splash screen and then just

>> sits there, not accessing the drive.

>

> In the device manager right-click the Promise Controller,

> "Update driver...", then "No, not this time" -> Next ->

> "Install from a list or..." -> Next -> "Don't search."

> -> Next -> "Have Disk" -> browse to the INF file here.

>

>

> Uwe

>

[Guest Uwe Sieber]

Re: Windows won't accept latest Promise UltraATA 100 TX2 driver

 

 

At which point does it fail with which error message?

 

Will Pittenger wrote:

> I tried that. Didn't help.

> --

> will 68 at mtco dot com

> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

> signatures)

>

> Uwe Sieber wrote:

>> Will Pittenger wrote:

>>> Rather, it insists that I have the correct driver. By manually

>>> comparing the driver dates, the one I got from Promise is clearly

>>> newer, but Windows won't use it.

>>>

>>> Do I have any options? The older driver prevents Windows from

>>> properly recognizing my 250GB drive. It sees only a 137 GB drive.

>>> If I attempt to position any part of any partition (regardless of

>>> format) past 137 GB, Windows will fail to boot. It will reach the

>>> point where it attempts to display the animated boot splash screen

>>> and then just sits there, not accessing the drive.

>>

>> In the device manager right-click the Promise Controller,

>> "Update driver...", then "No, not this time" -> Next ->

>> "Install from a list or..." -> Next -> "Don't search."

>> -> Next -> "Have Disk" -> browse to the INF file here.

>>

>>

>> Uwe

>>

[Guest Will Pittenger]

Re: Windows won't accept latest Promise UltraATA 100 TX2 driver

 

It just claims that the driver I have is more appropriate.

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Uwe Sieber wrote:

>

> At which point does it fail with which error message?

>

> Will Pittenger wrote:

>> I tried that. Didn't help.

>> --

>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>> signatures)

>>

>> Uwe Sieber wrote:

>>> Will Pittenger wrote:

>>>> Rather, it insists that I have the correct driver. By manually

>>>> comparing the driver dates, the one I got from Promise is clearly

>>>> newer, but Windows won't use it.

>>>>

>>>> Do I have any options? The older driver prevents Windows from

>>>> properly recognizing my 250GB drive. It sees only a 137 GB drive.

>>>> If I attempt to position any part of any partition (regardless of

>>>> format) past 137 GB, Windows will fail to boot. It will reach the

>>>> point where it attempts to display the animated boot splash screen

>>>> and then just sits there, not accessing the drive.

>>>

>>> In the device manager right-click the Promise Controller,

>>> "Update driver...", then "No, not this time" -> Next ->

>>> "Install from a list or..." -> Next -> "Don't search."

>>> -> Next -> "Have Disk" -> browse to the INF file here.

>>>

>>>

>>> Uwe

>>>

[Guest Andy]

Re: Windows won't accept latest Promise UltraATA 100 TX2 driver

 

The Promise driver won't be signed, so just overwrite the old driver.

 

On Sat, 24 May 2008 15:41:46 -0500, Will Pittenger

<see.my.sig@nospam.neveranyspam.com> wrote:

>It just claims that the driver I have is more appropriate.

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>will 68 at mtco dot com

>will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large signatures)

>

>Uwe Sieber wrote:

>>

>> At which point does it fail with which error message?

>>

>> Will Pittenger wrote:

>>> I tried that. Didn't help.

>>> --

>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>> signatures)

>>>

>>> Uwe Sieber wrote:

>>>> Will Pittenger wrote:

>>>>> Rather, it insists that I have the correct driver. By manually

>>>>> comparing the driver dates, the one I got from Promise is clearly

>>>>> newer, but Windows won't use it.

>>>>>

>>>>> Do I have any options? The older driver prevents Windows from

>>>>> properly recognizing my 250GB drive. It sees only a 137 GB drive.

>>>>> If I attempt to position any part of any partition (regardless of

>>>>> format) past 137 GB, Windows will fail to boot. It will reach the

>>>>> point where it attempts to display the animated boot splash screen

>>>>> and then just sits there, not accessing the drive.

>>>>

>>>> In the device manager right-click the Promise Controller,

>>>> "Update driver...", then "No, not this time" -> Next ->

>>>> "Install from a list or..." -> Next -> "Don't search."

>>>> -> Next -> "Have Disk" -> browse to the INF file here.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Uwe

>>>>

[Guest Uwe Sieber]

Re: Windows won't accept latest Promise UltraATA 100 TX2 driver

 

 

And this can be overruled by choosing "Install from a list or...".

 

Will Pittenger wrote:

> It just claims that the driver I have is more appropriate.

> ----

> will 68 at mtco dot com

> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

> signatures)

>

> Uwe Sieber wrote:

>>

>> At which point does it fail with which error message?

>>

>> Will Pittenger wrote:

>>> I tried that. Didn't help.

>>> --

>>> will 68 at mtco dot com

>>> will dot pittenger1 at gmail dot com (use this address for large

>>> signatures)

>>>

>>> Uwe Sieber wrote:

>>>> Will Pittenger wrote:

>>>>> Rather, it insists that I have the correct driver. By manually

>>>>> comparing the driver dates, the one I got from Promise is clearly

>>>>> newer, but Windows won't use it.

>>>>>

>>>>> Do I have any options? The older driver prevents Windows from

>>>>> properly recognizing my 250GB drive. It sees only a 137 GB drive.

>>>>> If I attempt to position any part of any partition (regardless of

>>>>> format) past 137 GB, Windows will fail to boot. It will reach the

>>>>> point where it attempts to display the animated boot splash screen

>>>>> and then just sits there, not accessing the drive.

>>>>

>>>> In the device manager right-click the Promise Controller,

>>>> "Update driver...", then "No, not this time" -> Next ->

>>>> "Install from a list or..." -> Next -> "Don't search."

>>>> -> Next -> "Have Disk" -> browse to the INF file here.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Uwe

>>>>