Re: New Computer SATA Drive Problem

Thanks for the advice guys it is apprecitated, not having installed a Sata
drive before, I am sorry if the question annoyed some people, but if you
don't ask you don't learn, there is so much info on the net it becomes
confusing
Thanks and Regards
Bob
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Hi,
OK found the post, but where do I get the drivers from, could not find
any on my Mobo disk
Thanks and Regards
Bob
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Hi Guys,
just built a new computer, used an ASUS A8V-E SE, 2 Gb Ram Amd 64x2
Cpu, and a SATA HDD

Ok the building went ok, I have never used a Sata drive before, the
computer failed to recognise the drive, so I looked for drivers on the
Mobo CD but all that was there were:
1. Via 4 in 1 drivers
2. Via Registry (INF) Driver
3. Via Raid Control Driver
4. Make Via 6420 Diver Disk
5. PCI Marvell Yukon Ethernet Driver
6. ALC 97 Audio Driver

Did not find any SATA drivers, I thought I would need to install them
during the installation of Windows Xp SP2, where it asks for Install
Third Party Drivers, then it says no HDD detected. Any way I took it
out and put a PATA drive in, had no problem in installing window

Ok, I must have done something wrong trying to install a Sata drive.
Your advice and help appreciated thanks
Regards
Bob


Your CD will make the driver disk.

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I don't think the CD will actually make the driver disk, but it has the
drivers on it as the SATA-RAID package drivers. What you would do is copy
this file onto a floppy disk and early in the XP installation Windows will
ask you for the driver disk to make the SATA drive viable. You would place
the disk in the floppy drive and press F6. Windows would copy the drivers
onto the hdd and ...viola!

You are hardly alone when it comes to getting a SATA drive recognized for
an OS installation. Some mb manufacturers design their boards to allow
SATA drives to emulate PATA dives so the consumer is not going through
this hassle. Right now it's a cumbersome system that can easily be
frustrating for the installation.

Jan Alter
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