The title explains it all, but I would appreciate your opinion.
I could not get the SMART info for my Hard Drives in Vista x64, nor could I monitor the Hard Drive temperatures.
I uninstalled the NVidia Media Shield, and with the standard Microsoft IDE drivers, I've got the SMART info and the temperatures back.
Vista also seems to be working better with the standard IDE drivers: the opening screen has a bit of a fade effect, whereas with the NVidia drivers it would just "pop" open, and the whole "desktop environment" feels "softer".
The Windows Update tried to install the NVidia SATA drivers, but I marked that "Important" update as "hidden", so it won't self install.
Is it safe to operate without the NVidia SATA drivers...? Are the built-in Vista drivers sufficient...?
Thanks in advance for any opinions/suggestions.
I could not get the SMART info for my Hard Drives in Vista x64, nor could I monitor the Hard Drive temperatures.
I uninstalled the NVidia Media Shield, and with the standard Microsoft IDE drivers, I've got the SMART info and the temperatures back.
Vista also seems to be working better with the standard IDE drivers: the opening screen has a bit of a fade effect, whereas with the NVidia drivers it would just "pop" open, and the whole "desktop environment" feels "softer".
The Windows Update tried to install the NVidia SATA drivers, but I marked that "Important" update as "hidden", so it won't self install.
Is it safe to operate without the NVidia SATA drivers...? Are the built-in Vista drivers sufficient...?
Thanks in advance for any opinions/suggestions.