Are sata drivers needed?

[AirForceElite]

sorry newb questions. i am in middle of installing drivers for my newly built dual core system.

i never used sata hard drive so i dont know what sata drivers are and whether i need them or are they for specific things only such as raid array and stuff?

also, in what order is it best to install drivers after clean fresh winxp install>?

 

[JackMDS]

Regular SATA No.

RAID usually Yes.

Order.

Chip set, Video, Network, Audio.

 

[Billb2]

Not since WinXP sp1.
They're in sp2 and everything later.
Windows update, Chip set, Video, Network, Audio.