https://blog.insanegenius.com/tag/driver/Recent content in Driver on Pieter Viljoen's BlogHugoenMon, 06 Aug 2012 04:29:48 +0000https://blog.insanegenius.com/2012/08/05/windows-8-install-hangs-booting-from-lsi-2308-sas-controller/Mon, 06 Aug 2012 04:29:48 +0000https://blog.insanegenius.com/2012/08/05/windows-8-install-hangs-booting-from-lsi-2308-sas-controller/<p>I&rsquo;ve previously posted about <a href="https://blog.insanegenius.com/2012/07/19/windows-8-and-server-2012-on-supermicro-results-in-acpi_bios_error-bsod/">problems installing Windows 8 on SuperMicro machines</a>, and that <a href="https://blog.insanegenius.com/2012/07/30/supermicro-beta-bios-supports-windows-8-and-server-2012/">SuperMicro released a Beta BIOS</a> that solved the install problems. I&rsquo;ve since run into two more problems; the install hanging when booting off the LSI 2308 SAS controller, and a BSOD when using a Quadro 5000 video card (more on that in a later post).</p> <p>I have two SuperWorkstation machines, a <a href="http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/4U/7047/SYS-7047A-T.cfm">7047A-T</a> using an <a href="http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C600/X9DAi.cfm">X9DAi</a> motherboard, and a <a href="http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/4U/7047/SYS-7047A-73.cfm">7047A-73</a> using an <a href="http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C600/X9DA7.cfm">X9DA7</a> motherboard.</p>