Re: Windows Appears to Recognize a SATA Drive as an IDE Drive


"Rob T" <RobT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In my DM, when I expand the IDE ATA/Atapi item, all I have there are:
Intel(R) Ultra ATA Storage Controllers
Intel(R) Ultra ATA Storage Controllers
Primary IDE Channel
Primary IDE Channel
Secondary IDE Channel

In the SCSI and Raid Controllers are:
ACARD AEC-6710 PCE SCSI Controller (Windows 2000/XP)
NERO IMAGEDRIVE SCSI Controller

I don't have any SCSI Devices installed, and I think the "NERO" entry is
something that the Nero Burning software installed. If I don't have the SATA
drivers installed, how do I install them? I've looked everywhere, but can't
find them anywhere. I checked the Dell website, and installed everything
that I could install. There're three items listed for SATA; 1) A utility to
manage a RAID Array (which I don't have), 2) A firmware upgrade for the
Promise Serial ATA Raid controller, that I aparently don't have, since I got
an install error "Adapter Not Found", and caused the machine to fail (I had
to fight to boot into Safe Mode and return to an earlier Restore Point to get
the computer to work again, and 3) A Promise Driver described as,"A02 WHQL'ed
Release Version of the Serial ATA RAID controller drivers for W2K and WXP on
Dimension and Precision systems", which included a disclaimer that it doesn't
apply to all configurations. I doesn't apply to mine, since the install
instructions indicate a device not in my DM.

Would the drivers be on the WXP Install disk somewhere and if so, how do I
find them? I've explored the disk, but couldn't fine any reference. I've
contacted Dell, but they haven't been much help.
--
Rob Taylor


If you will find & run a disk benchmark on your HD, I think
you will find that this is a tempest in a teapot.

Enumerating the device as SATA has NO effect on how well
it's working. My 82801 controller has both parallel IDE and SATA
attached, Device Manager says they're all fine but does NOT
mention SATA at all.

But running disk benchmarks tell me that the SATA is performing
up to spec.

I suggest you do the same and get on with life.


.

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