Re: P4C800-E Deluxe Promise Side
- From: "Don Carlson\\371653" <cpupro@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 09:50:58 -0700
Thank you that is all I every asked for I forgot about add new hardware and
that is what took care of it!
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Don Carlson {371653}
"Andre LaFramboise" <razz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I think you need to have some thing hooked to for windows xp to see it .or
go add new hardware uncheck windows to find and check do manually or what
ever it is and select have drivers and pick scis and raid controller
"Don Carlson\371653" <cpupro@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the feedback Paul this is an unusual situation that can be
> remedied by a new build and doing right from the start. I have tried the
> ".inf" install and it does nothing as far as I can see. There is no
> Promise
> in device manager so that option is out at this point. I have done the
> BIOS
> as outlined and still nothing.
>
> I like all things have spent too much time on this whenever I get into a
> situation like this it is easier to "fdisk" and start over. I can also
> install the PCI card that came with the Raptors and go that way if I don't
> want the clean build but the clean build is the way to go.
>
> I have used Everest and the original AIDA32 for a long time I tried to
> find
> out what you were talking about but didn't see it.
>
> As far as your last paragraph, LOL, I won't even go there, been there done
> that, and it just takes too many brain cells to get it done, clean install
> is more fun!
>
> Again, thanks for the input.
>
> --
> Don Carlson {371653}
> "Paul" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <s_6dnazSvL63vkjfRVn-gA@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Don"
> <cpupro@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I have this MB and was going to use more drives and don't have the
>> Promise
>> Controller in Device Manager. I went into the BIOS(1018) and enabled it.
>> I
>> know that loading this driver is usually done on a fresh build but is
>> there
>> a way to do this after the fact. I have downloaded the new drivers from
>> ASUS
>> but can't figure out how to get these loaded. It states that you can
>> update
>> drivers from Device Manager but I don't have the SCSI icon in there to do
>> this.
>>
>> Suggestions please!
>
> I have a copy of 378ata_100104528.zip and it looks like an INF style
> install. I think if you go to the WinXP folder, after the file is
> unzipped, then double click the "UlSata.inf" file, that would attempt
> to install it. Similarly, if you had the Promise device in the
> Device Manager, with a ? on it, you could try offering the INF
> in this folder for the purpose of updating the driver.
>
> If you want to have a look at the devices in your system, get
> a copy of Everest Home Edition from lavalys.com . You can get
> PCI Device/Vendor information from there. If there is a Vendor 105A
> Device 3373 entry, then updating with that UlSata.inf file should
> work. This is the string in the INF file:
>
> PCI\VEN_105A&DEV_3373.DeviceDesc="WinXP Promise SATA378 (tm) IDE
> Controller"
>
> The "makedisk" utility and the floppy route, are what you use
> if you are installing the OS on the Promise SATA in ATA mode.
> Pressing F6 and using the floppy is what you do, so that the
> install can boot from the newly installed hard drive. If these
> are just data disks, all you need to do is install the driver any
> time after the OS is installed, assuming the Promise chip is
> actually visible to the OS and ready to run.
>
> BIOS settings:
> Onboard Promise Controller [Enabled]
> Operating Mode [IDE]
>
> I vaguely remember someone posting about having difficulty with
> the ATA driver, after having installed the RAID driver. If I
> was stuck in a mess like that, I would start by reading the
> INF file used by the RAID driver, to get an idea as to exactly
> what the RAID install has messed with (registry, adding services,
> etc), and attempt to undo it. Just removing the driver files is
> only the tip of the iceberg, and if you don't know what you are
> doing (like me :-)), trouble awaits...
>
> Paul
>
>
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