Driver nvidia ide sw

This problem has presented itself on an nforce 4 and nforce board when trying to install the SW IDE drivers in the nForce packages. The drivers appear to install with no problems from running the nForce installation utility (made sure that IDE drivers are to be installed), but after rebooting checking the device manager shows that the IDE.  · This is a stand-alone beta package containing IDE drivers only. This package should be installed over an existing successful install of the Unified Driver Package (UDP) containing all nForce driver components. Release Notes. This is a release package of nForce IDE drivers for bit Windows and XP systems.  · Gang, what's the best way to get rid of the Nvidia IDE SW driver and replace it with the MS version? Can I just do a roll back from the device manager or do I need to remove it from add/remove software in the control panel. If I do the later, on reboot, will the MS driver be installed? I want to get it straight as I know Nvidia drivers can be.

Thought it was catalyst , but on another install, it didn't happen until I installed nvidia's sw ide drivers. Also, MMC complained that my hard drive was not operating in dma mode. A quick look at the nvidia sw driver in system properties said the drive was indeed running ultra/, but mmc didn't recognize it. To confirm the type of system you have, locate Driver Type under the System Information menu in the NVIDIA Control Panel. " WHQL Certified" Windows Hardware Quality Labs testing or WHQL Testing is a testing process which involves running a series of tests on third-party (i.e. non-Microsoft) hardware or software, and then submitting the log. The NVIDIA IDE SW driver replaces the ATA drivers (that come with Windows) with drivers that are optimized for nForce2-based desktop computers. The NVIDIA IDE SW driver reduces the storage sub-system bottleneck, enabling the processor and other system level hardware to be more productive and efficient.

Ahh, so this was a by design change to the install by NVidia, so that it ensures when someones wants them installed they have to uninstall the chipset drivers. I've been using the nVidia IDE drivers the whole time and haven't had of the IDE SW drivers, on Device Manager -> IDE/ATAPI Controllers. Is the network card functional? How do I get diagnostic information? Is the hostname unique? Are the nodes in the same domain? Are io-pkt* and the drivers.