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Alienware Aurora Serial ATA controller

Aurora R3:

Just installed a Samsung SSD 850 EVO SATA 1TB and installed a fresh copy of Win7 Pro (64-bit)

Everything went super smooth, PC runs great! Just one little issue I'm having trouble fixing....

Device Manager is showing that a 'Serial ATA Controller' doesn't have a driver installed. And, of course, the auto-updater in Windows can't find a new driver.

Serial Ata Controller Driver Windows 10 Alienware Aurora 2

I downloaded a trial version of AVG Driver Updater and it immediately identified that I needed to update this Serial ATA Controller driver. But, you need a $35 1-year subscription to continue to download the driver.

My Google-Fu is weak today. Found several references about updating these drivers, but no clear instructions.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

TLDR: How do I update the Serial ATA Controller driver?

Specifications:

- Dimensions
Height (with top vents open) 426 mm to 447 mm (16.77 inches to 17.59 inches)
Width 250 mm (9.84 inches)
Depth 645 mm (25.39 inches)
Average weight 22.09 kg (48.7 lb)
- Processor and System Chipset
Processor: Intel Core i7
L2 cache: 256 KB
L3 cache: up to 12 MB
System chipset: Intel X58 Express
QPI speed: 6.4 GT/s
DRAM bus width: 64 bits
Processor address bus width: 64 bits
External bus frequency: 133 MHz
Data bus bandwidth: up to 6.4 GT/s
RAID support (internal SATA drives only): RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10
BIOS chip (NVRAM): 32 MB
- Memory:
Connectors: six internally-accessible DDR3 DIMM sockets
Capacities: 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4 GB 1066 MHz and I333 MHz
Minimum: 3 GB
Maximum: 24 GB
Memory types: 3- channel DDR3 and DDR3-XMP
- Back Panel Connectors:
IEEE 1394
one 6-pin serial connector
Network adapter
one RJ45 connector
- USB
six 4-pin USB 2.0-compliant connectors
eSATA
one 4-pin eSATA connector
- Audio
7.1 channel line output, stereo microphone and stereo line input connectors
S/PDIF
one optical and one coaxial output connector
- Top Panel Connectors
IEEE 1394: one 6-pin serial connector
USB: two 4-pin USB 2.0-compliant connectors
Audio: one stereo headphone and microphone connectors
- Communications
Network adapter: 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN on system board
Wireless (optional): WiFi/Bluetooth wireless technology
Drives: Externally accessible three 5.25-inch drive bays for Blu-ray Disc combo, Blu-ray Disc Writer (6x), DVD+/-RW, or DVD Combo
Internally accessible: four 3.5-inch drive bays for SATA-II hard drives
- Expansion Bus
PCI Express x1: 2x36-pin connectors
PCI Express x16: 2x164 pins connectors
- Audio
integrated 7.1 channel, High Definition Audio with S/PDIF support
Controller: Realtek ALC 888S codec
- Video
up to two graphic adapters - double-width, full length PCI Express x16
Operating speed: x16/x0 with a single x16 video card, x8/x8 with dual x16 video cards
- Power
Voltage: 100-240V AC

COMPATIBLE WITH:

Windows 7 64 bit

file size:

1.4 MB

filename:

Silicon-Integrated-Systems_S_A02_R235001.exe

Serial Ata Controller Driver Missing

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Serial Ata Controller Driver Windows 10 Alienware Aurora Ohio

It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.
Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. This will help if you installed an incorrect or mismatched driver.
Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.