1. Go to Start, Run,
iata75_cd.exe -a -a
This will appear to run as normal setup, but will actually just extract the needed files to
\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\Driver
Note: For 64-bit Windows versions, chose the
iaStor.sys from
\Driver64\ instead of
\Driver\.
Copy the
iaStor.sys from there to
\Windows\System32\Drivers\
2. Double-click the downloaded
ICH9R-AHCI.reg file. A safety question should pop up, answer yes.
3. Now reboot your system. Go directly into the BIOS menu, change SATA controller mode from
IDE to
AHCI or
RAID. Exit & save changes.
4. Boot into windows. It will detect new hardware now, cancel that wizard.
Instead start the downloaded Intel Storage Manager Software (
iata75_cd.exe), this time without any paramaters.
When it is done installing, reboot once again.
5. Now in your device manager
Intel (R) ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller (or RAID) should show up.
6. Enjoy.