Windows 10: Error: Silicon Valley ATA 133 raid controller is not compatible when trying to update to...

Hello,

Trying to upgrade to Win 10 and during the install process I get the message that the Silicone Valley ATA 133 raid controller is not compatible with win 10. I am not very good with drivers and such but I tried updating the driver and it informs me that the software is up to date. I also tried to turn off the controller in Device Manager and re-install but I got the same error.


Should I have re-booted the computer after shutting off the controller for the change to take effect? Anyone with any info that might help is welcome to comment. I built this computer myself but it's been probably ten years and every component was top shelf at that time. Running 7 pro now and I never used the raid function and don't plan on using it anytime in the foreseeable future.


THANKS

Pete



***Original title: Silicone image ATA 133 raaid controller not compatible with win 10 update***

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AHCI vs RAID

Always use RAID or AHCI on any SATA drives. Remember, using IDE compatibility mode limits the drive to UDMA 133 speeds 133 MB/s which is close to SATA1 1.5 Gbit/s - 150 MB/s. Which is why most people don't bother with AHCI or RAID for the small gain, but I would.. *Wink

Hard Drive speeds

• IDE Ultra ATA/33 = .3Gbit/s - 33 MB/s
• IDE Ultra ATA/66 = .6Gbit/s - 66 MB/s
• IDE Ultra ATA/100 = 1Gbit/s - 100 MB/s
• IDE Ultra ATA/133 = 1.3Gbit/s - 133 MB/s
• SATA1 = 1.5 Gbit/s - 150 MB/s
• SATA2 = 3 Gbit/s - 300 MB/s
• SATA 3 = 6 Gbit/s - 600 MB/s

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