HP NVIDIA nForce SATA Driver 10.3.0.46 Rev.A for Vista64

Fixes:
This package contains the NVIDIA Serial ATA (SATA) Controller SATA drivers (64-bit) for the supported workstation models that are running a Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit Operating System.

ENHANCEMENTS

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N/A

PREREQUISITES:

None

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Download the file by clicking the "Download" or "Obtain Software" button and saving the file to a folder on your hard drive (make a note of the folder where the downloaded file is saved).

2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. Note the location where the SoftPaq contents are extracted (the default is C:SWSETUPSP44124).

UPDATING THE DRIVER:

To update the driver, complete the following steps:

1. Open the Device Manager (click Start, Settings, Control Panel, then select System, then click the Hardware tab, and then click the Device Manager button).

2. Click the PLUS sign (+) for the "IDE ATA/ATAP controllers" entry.

3. There should be three NVIDIA nForce 590/570/550 Serial ATA Controllers listed, click one of them to highlight it.

4. Open the Device Properties (click the Action menu, and then select Properties).

5. Click the Drivers tab, and make a note of the driver version 5.10.2600.xxxx (xxxx is the latest version number). This will be used to check if the controller has been updated in a later step. The version of the driver being updated is 10.3.0.46. Click the Update Driver button; browse the location of the extracted SoftPaq files.

6. If you are prompted to restart (reboot) select No until all of the NVIDIA nForce 590/570/550 Serial ATA Controllers have been updated to the latest driver version 10.3.0.46 (note the driver version captured in the previous step should have a different value).

7. Repeat steps 3 through 6 to update the driver for all of the NVIDIA nForce 590/570/550 Serial ATA Controllers. When all of the controllers have been updated to 10.3.0.46 then restart (reboot) the system.

NOTE

: After the installation is complete, the downloaded directory can be deleted, if desired.