Windows won't accept latest Promise UltraATA 100 TX2 driver

[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.

 

[Uwe Sieber]

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

 

[Will Pittenger]

I tried that. Didn't help.

 

[Uwe Sieber]

At which point does it fail with which error message?

 

[Will Pittenger]

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

 

[Andy]

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

 

[Uwe Sieber]

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