Is anybody using this motherboard with Windows 8.1? Are you having any problems with Hard drive usage issues or network transfer issues?
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I have windows 8.1 currently installed with the Intel RST configured in just AHCI mode. I have not noticed any issues. IIf you are by chance using the Intel rapid store software you might make sure it is the latest version. I do not know if it affects Windows 8/8.1 but have an older MB (H77 Chipset) and older version of the Intel rapid store manager. It was giving WHS 2001 windows updates fits until I updated the RST Manager software.
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have had no issues...got it earlier this year....have used with both mbr disk and GPT disk....am presently running win8.1..previously ran all related versions of win8
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have had no issues...got it earlier this year....have used with bothmbr disk and GPT disk....am presently running win8.1..previously ran all related versions of win8
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Hi Z I would have to agree with R. Davis You may want to check your mother board settings as i had some problems having six sata devices connected. The drive has no drivers that come with it only some cheep burning software if you buy retail, Bulk drives is all i buy.
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It is CRAP send it back. I went thru 2 of these and they both died so there is a problem they wont admit to on this board. buy ASUS MB they are the best. These people also have crappy support. STAY AWAY form gigabyte (I hope they feel this)
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I bought this motherboard for my son last year along with 8GB of crucial memory in this link, seems pretty cheap and works great with Windows 7, no complains so far. Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR3 1600 (PC3-12800) 240-Pin UDIMM Memory BLS2KIT4G3D1609DS1S00/BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00
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That's exactly what I'm doing and why I bought this; however I am certainly no hardware guru. It takes a while for it to show upon explorer (4-5 secs), windows needs to read it, etc. I would go to the internet and find a forum that has a topic for hardware, giving them the model, intent, etc. Let me know what you find out. I am interested. My final goal it to set up a RAID, still need one more hard drive.
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I have not had any issues with Windows 8. Just make sure that you have the updated driver.
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Yes, we are running Windows 8.1 and I haven't had any issues. Granted, I use the wifi portion, but it works fine.
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I had this card with Win 8.1 x64. It was a nice card but refused to play nice with the integrated IRST. Drives would show up as failed causing a rebuild until I used the BIOS utility to turn OFF the INT13/EBDA(No BOOT support) and flashed. After I would still get misc drive errors that did not appear to affect anything other than the build in management utility showing an error. I seem to remember it passing SMART and temp data along to the OS as I am still using HardDisk Sentential Pro but I cannot be absolutely sure. Also I was not using Enterprise or WD RED drives which could account for some of the issues I was having. http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series_rr600-download.htm The official driver page lists Server 2012 as supported. Windows Driver Windows Server 2012, 2008R2 / Windows 8.1,8,7 (32/64-bit) I am currently using a RocketRAID 2720SGL in a whs 2011 build and it has worked flawlessly since I turned off the INT13/EBDA in the BIOS and it is indeed passing SMART and Temp data to the OS.
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Gigabyte HybridEFI is the worst EFI implementation anywhere, hands down. I would avoid buying a new Gigabyte board with "dual bios" an "hybrid EFI" for that reason alone. It'll work ok if you only run a single install of Windows and only use the default setup, but anything else is asking for trouble.Get the Asus.
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The specs say it is, but I'm using Win7 professional. I would recommend getting a USB 3 adapter if your mobo isn't up to date. The transfer speeds are MUCH faster.
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I have used this motherboard on windows 7, windows 8 and 8.1, never had to download external MoBo drivers, I don't knowif that answers your question.
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Good question! But I never test this issue yet. But the way, this board run stably. Really worth of money. Only backward on less SATA ports & lack of USB3.0
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I have never had an issue with win8.1 and I have been using it for several month now. It has worked great and the speeds are really fast. I recommend it highly.
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If you can, try a different flash drive and/or using the flash drive in another port to make sure it's not the problem. Do as other answers say, check that your connection to the motherboard is good and possibly check drivers. If the flash drive works elsewhere then reformatting it probably wont help, but it doesn't hurt to try. Otherwise, sounds like a bad unit. I transfer large files all the time with no issue.
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Have not had any issues with Windows 8.0 or 8.1 with the backplane. Am using it in a SAS configuration for Windows 8.0/8.1, not SATA though.
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Read my past comments. The usb 3.0 is not reliable and devices simply stop working at times. PCI-E cards are sometines not detected, so 7 comes up without my add-on usb card periodically. That's why I say, the board is ok, but run win8, not 7. What z77 did you show me? This thread is connected to a specific board the GA-Z77X-UD3H. Are we on the same page?
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I have installed two of these units in a single case. All recent OS - XP SP1 and above in Windows' case - will work because they support SATA configurations. It's more an issue of your BIOS being able to support hot swapping - if that is your reason for using the device. Should this not be the case, which I doubt, you will need to power down the system before exchanging disks. Please take into account that each drive requires a separate SATA cable, so the number of available SATA ports is the real concern here. SATA 2 or 3 is dependent on your drives and motherboard; nothing to do with the rack. Power consumption will also hike; check your power supply capacity. I hope this is helpful. I have installed two of these units in a single case. All recent OS - XP SP1 and above in Windows' case - will work because they support SATA configurations. It's more an issue of your BIOS being able to support hot swapping - if that is your reason for using the device. Should this not be the case, which I doubt, you will need to power down the system before exchanging disks. Please take into account that each drive requires a separate SATA cable, so the number of available SATA ports is the real concern here. SATA 2 or 3 is dependent on your drives and motherboard; nothing to do with the... » Read More I have installed two of these units in a single case. All recent OS - XP SP1 and above in Windows' case - will work because they support SATA configurations. It's more an issue of your BIOS being able to support hot swapping - if that is your reason for using the device. Should this not be the case, which I doubt, you will need to power down the system before exchanging disks. Please take into account that each drive requires a separate SATA cable, so the number of available SATA ports is the real concern here. SATA 2 or 3 is dependent on your drives and motherboard; nothing to do with the rack. Power consumption will also hike; check your power supply capacity. I hope this is helpful. « Show Less