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The legacy IDE tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about enabling legacy IDE mode in BIOS or RAID controller settings to resolve drive detection issues during Windows installation. Users report problems with controllers like SIL3132 and WD drives, where switching to legacy IDE mode helps the installer recognize storage devices. The tag is relevant for troubleshooting scenarios where modern AHCI or RAID modes fail to detect drives, particularly on older hardware or specific chipset configurations. Topics include driver selection, BIOS settings, and compatibility workarounds for clean installations of Windows builds.
  1. Lance

    Windows 7 Clean Install with sil3132?

    I cant seem to get 7000 to recognize my driveson installation. (no drives found). what driver should i use? I have tried raid, lagacy ide, native ide. and all the drivers on the cd and on the websites. Vista works fine. WD drives. DFI 790FX with SIL3132 Any help would be...
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    • clean install dfi 790fx driver issues installation legacy ide native ide raid configuration sil3132 wd drive windows 7000
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    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation