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IDE MASTER DRIVER HELP!!

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HOW Do I get my new dirver loaded . I have it on my desk top but can not get it into where it is suspose to go.

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by thechas

Is the file a .zip, or a .exe file?

If it is a .zip, you need an archive extractor to get the files out.
You can get a 30 day trial of winzip from www.winzip.com
After installing an archive manager, you should be able to just double click on the file and the program should open up.
I recommend that you extraxt the files to C:\Drivers\IDE
so the files are easy to find.

If the file is an EXE, just double click on it.

Next, you need to look at the extracted files and see if there is a.EXE file, or a .INF file.

If there is an EXE file, you should be able to just run it, and the driver should install.

If all there is is an INF or INI file, then you need to HELP Windows install the driver.

Right click on your My Computer Icon, select properties.
Select Device manager.
Expand the branches as need to get to the IDE controller.
Right click on the IDE controller.
Select properties.
Click on the driver tab.
Click on update driver.
Guide the driver Wizzard to the folder where you stored the driver files. (C:\Drivers\IDE)
That should take care of it.

Chas

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