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Question: Does the computer load a special windows driver during boot? I am running Win 7 64 bit. I want to add SATA 3 ports but without having the card have to
Document: Absolutely fantastic SATA III extender. Boots 64 bit SATA drive at the time of installation without additional driver. Win 7 identifies it as generic SCSI drive. Great produce if you are out of SATA III Ports or wants to give SATA III ports to older MoBos.
I am not a computer expert by any stretch.I purchased the IO Crest 2 Port SATA III PCI-Express x1 Card for my Dell Vostro 270S  (small footprint) . (Windows 7 professional) 1/28/2013I wanted to add an SSD to the Vostro 270s desktop  but it only has 2 SATA ports which are already in use by HD and DVD. I want the SSD for running software that is hard drive dependent and slow.
Motherboard was running out of SATA ports, so I was looking for a budget solution. Ordered this card, plugged in, and worked upon next reboot. I did not have to download any drivers (Windows 7 64-bit). Then I unplugged my primary SSD from the motherboard SATA ports, and attached to this IOCrest card. It is faster than my motherboard ports (SATA3 vs SATA2)!
For example, in Win7 after rebooting the system recognized the card as a &#8220;Standard SATA IO Controller.&#8221;  Running the Win7 &#8220;Setup.exe&#8221; file installed the correct driver without incident. For Win8 I followed the instructions located at the Sybausa.com website to manually install the correct driver on the CD disc for my 64 bit Win8 system.
Minus 1 star for these issues.I noticed a firmware update on the driver site I got linked to some how. But the .exe isn't compatible with 64 bit Windows. So, I removed the card and put it my secondary desktop which has a 32bit Windows 7 on it. Installed drivers etc...then tried to update firmware. The .exe launched in cmd no problem, but gave an error, "No Asmedia 106x SATA controller found!". Did this no mater what I tried.
After a reboot all was up and working. When I booted after installing the card, Win 7 discovered it - but it's always best to install the manufacturer drivers vs Windows generic drivers. Man do my files load faster - I edit graphics that can hit 12 gig. SATA III and an SSD are the way to go!The card does not support locking cables, and my Win 7 BIOS won't boot from anything but a SATA connection on the MOBO.
The product matched its Amazon description. I needed it to get the best performance from a Crucial 128 GB solid state/flash SATA III drive since my HP Pavilion's existing connectors were only SATA II. It was easy to install, although be aware of two points:1. There's a caution in the installation guide as follows:select "Disable Driver Signature Enforcement"This is not necessary since the supplied (on mini-CD ROM) Windows 7 64 bit driver is signed.2.
Seamless install! Using for Blue Ray Drives/DVDNo issues with driver in Win 8 Pro 64 bit. Need two internal Sata III PCIe x1 no problem's I am please with performance of this card! !Jimbo
I am using all of my non RAID SATA ports on my motherboard and want to get rid of my PATA DVD burner that was not reading all the time. This controller was a great price and it worked perfectly on my windows 7 64bit workstation without the use of the included CD. It recognized the the new DVD burner right away and did not disrupt any of my other onboard SATA operations. I did notice that this board is discovered first and it does prevent the onboard RAID status from displaying on the screen.
My HP with SATA II ports running Vista Home Premium would only read 60% of a 2 TB drive. Silly me, I thought I could just install the card with the boot drive plugged into it and everything would be fine.Long story short, to make the card work:1. Install the card in the computer with nothing attached to the card.2. Boot up the computer; install all drivers for the card, allowing the computer to restart when requested.3.
Answer: I left my sad attached to the SATA II port,  installed the IO Crest card,  and then started up windows 7...it detected the card and I installed the drivers.  Shut down the system and moved my SSD to the SATAIII port.  When rebooting go into the bios and double check that your boot drive is still correctly set. Mine changed, probably because I have multiple drives. After making sure the correct drive is set as the boot drive, win7 came up fine.