There are several dropdowns that ask for your particulars.ģ. Go to the Silicon Image website - /support/index.aspx?pid=0&cid =0&Ī. You do this by rebooting and pressing either the F8 key, or the Ctrl key (I can't remember which)Ģ. Reboot your computer into the "Last Known Good Configuration"Ī. I have been getting quite a few emails asking for further instructions and other problems, so here are some step-by-step instructions for those of you that are having troubles:ġ.
ATI437A SERIAL ATA CONTROLLER DRIVER UPDATE
Oh, and make sure the Windows Update for the ATI 4379 driver stays hidden. I can't guarantee anything, so good luck. Mine was, and I have an Acer Aspire AS5100-3825. Your computer should now be back to normal and completely functional.
ATI437A SERIAL ATA CONTROLLER DRIVER INSTALL
Restart when prompted, and upon boot Vista will install some secondary drivers for what I'm guessing are Serial ATA channels (Channel 0 and Channel 1). When you double click the "Hard Disk IDE Controller" option, the driver install application will commence with the installation, and it should work. In the list, select the option that is something to the effect of "hard disk controllers." After that, select the option that is similar to "Hard Disk IDE Controller," NOT any of the ATI drivers listed. You want to click the option to choose the driver from a list on your computer (I can't remember the exact wording). Next, go into the Device Manager via the control panel (start > control panel > device manager) and look for a question marked item called something like "Other Devices" or "Unknown Device." I know that further along the question marked branch the item we'll use is labeled "Unknown Device." Right click the unknown device (this is what Windows Update was attempted to install the ATI 4379 driver to) and then left click on "Update Driver." In the menu, follow the options to NOT use Windows Update to find the driver.
I'm not entirely sure about the assumption I just made, but that's the only reason I can think of for why the driver install would never work. From what I gather, the reason the driver fails to install is because the hardware component (ATI 4379) isn't actually installed (I have an Acer Aspire 5100 as well). Okay so here's another fix just in case - the fix mentioned above did not work for me so I set about figuring other ways.įirst off, when the computer boots and Vista attempts to install a driver for the device in question - the ATI 4379 Serial ATA Controller - let it fail and then hide it in Windows Update.
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