Intel(R) ESB2 SATA RAID Controller and 3TB HDD

It can also depend on the motherboard.  Which board are you using this on?

I am experiencing same issue with HP XW8600 thath has ESB2 Sata Raid Controller.

OS Win7 64b Ultimate

Seagate 3TB STBD3000100

I read the following and tried to install latest drivers from intel download f6flpy-x64 version 12....

Seagate says that it requires version version 10 plus Driver although it won't allow me to update from 9.6.0.1014 3/3/2010 to the latest version which is 12....  Please help so i know if I should return the seagate 3 gigs and give up on this MB....

Thanks for your help.

Also found this link regarding same issue

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is anyone still following this topic?  Help Intel please...

All,

You should check with your motherboard manufacturer for the most accurate compatibility information.

Regards,

John