Windows 10: Data loss on storage devices when uninstalling the driver? Manually changing the driver?

Hi!I am experiencing issues when trying to access S.M.A.R.T. data for my storage devices. In the past I tried AMD StoreMI once which apparently set up the two devices in question a SATA HDD and a SATA SSD as a RAID. But after disabling this feature and additionally but unrelatedly migrating both devices to a clean reinstall of Windows 11 without StoreMI being even installed, the controller driver for both devices reports as rcraid.sys. I am positive that this is the reason why I cannot read the disks' S.M.A.R.T. data.Is there a way to change this in order to use an AHCI driver? This is alr

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How do you uninstall chipset drivers?

I'm installing a new mobo so I need to uninstall the intel 865g drivers to make way for the P35 drivers.

Can't find any uninstall options in add/remove programs and intel chipset inst listed in driver cleaner.

Any suggestions? *Confused

 

Uninstalling A Driver

Hello Zainab,

Issue as such may occur if your device is under a controlled or restricted network. To provide you the appropriate steps that can resolve your concern, we’d like to know if your device is connected to a domain run by an organization.

As an alternative, we suggest that you follow the steps below to uninstall driver:

• In the Search box, type Programs
  and Features and press
  Enter.
• Locate the driver that you want to uninstall.
• Right-click on the driver that you want install and select Uninstall.
• Follow the on-screen prompts.
• Once done, restart your device to apply the changes.

Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.

 

Internal Storage devices being detected as removable devices

Hi,

I would suggest you to update your storage controller driver.

Method 1: Update Storage Controller Driver

Follow the steps.

• Press Windows key + X key and click Device Manager.
• Expand the Storage Controller.
• Right-click on the Storage controller Driver
  and select Update Driver Software.
• Wait for sometime and check if the issue persists.
• Restart your system.

Method 2: Uninstall and then reinstall Storage Controller driver from the Manufacturer's Website

Follow the steps.

• Press Windows key + X key and click Device Manager.
• Expand the Storage Controller.
• Right-click on the Storage controller Driver
  and select Uninstall.
• Now, go to the Manufacturer's website and download the latest storage controller driver.
• Once the download is complete, double-click and run the setup file to complete installation.
• Restart your system.

Hope this helps. Please respond if you have further related queries.

Regards,