Re: HOW DO I CHECK SATA BEING USED FOR HARD DRIVE?
- From: "dw" <deedee@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 15:30:57 +1000
Thanks very much for your help and clarification Peter.
Yes the 3 Nvidia nForce4 Controllers are there, 2 ADAMA Controllers - one
being used for the Hard Drive, and 1 PATA Controller being used for DVD
Writer.
So do I have a problem with the Nvidia PCI System Management where there are
no drivers installed?
Thanks heaps
DeeDee
"peterk" <peterk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:#9L6OWEsFHA.1252@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/R/RAID.html
> If you look at the definition of RAID you will find it only works with 2
or
> more disks.....you only have one so you do not need the RAID drivers.I
Have
> 2 SATA drives in a non Raid configuration and do not have the RAID drivers
> loaded.
> The Warning on the NVidea SW IDE drivers is there because the MS ones are
> quicker in quite a few instances...and IF you wish to use RAID the Nvidea
> Drivers are a must.
> SATA is used as soon as you load the MotherBoard drivers and enable such
in
> your BIOS.Under Device Manager/IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers it should list
an
> NVidea nForce(X) ATA Controller.Under Disk Drives your HD will be listed
and
> it should have an SCCI Properties Tab.
> peterk
>
>
> --
> Never trust a computer you can't throw out the window. - Steve Wozniak
> "dw" <deedee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OzGSCCEsFHA.1172@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > I'm back. Finally have modem, internet and Newsgroups setup on the new
> > system box.
> >
> > Thanks David. You are correct. Yes I have SATA hard drive, and its the
> > only drive, so yes my system is using my SATA drive. However, the
drivers
> > also determine whether SATA is being used. I have installed all the
> > drivers
> > with the motherboard CD and the Nvidia SATA RAID driver from floppy.
When
> > I
> > check in Device Manager/System Devices/Nvidia nForce PCI System
> > Management/
> >
> > 1st Tab - General
> > Nvidia nForce PCI System Management
> > Device Type System Devices
> > Manufacturer Nvidia
> > Location PCI bus 0, device 1, function 1
> > And under Status:
> > No drivers are installed for this device.
> > If you are having problems with this device, click Troubleshoot to start
> > the
> > troubleshooter.
> >
> > 2nd Tab - Driver
> > Nvidia nForce PCI System Management
> > Driver Provider Nvidia
> > Driver Date 27.7.2004
> > Driver version 4.4.5.0
> > Digital Signer Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility
> > Publisher
> >
> >
> > 3rd Tab - Resources
> > Nvidia nForce PCI System Management
> > There are 3 IO ranges the first is OK (the second and third - conflict -
> > Input/Output Range 4C00 - 4C3F not available.
> > Input/Output Range 4C40 - 4C7F not available.
> > and IRQ11
> >
> > When I was installing the drivers for the motherboard I received the
> > following message -
> >
> > QUOTE
> > NVIDIA IDE SW Driver Information
> > ---------------------------------
> > The NVIDIA IDE SW driver replaces the ATA drivers (that come with
Windows)
> > with drivers that are optimized for nForce2/nForce3/nForce4-based
desktop
> > computers.
> >
> > The NVIDIA IDE SW driver reduces the storage sub-system bottleneck,
> > enabling
> > the processor and other system level hardware to be more productive and
> > efficient.
> >
> > Installation of the NVIDIA IDE SW Driver is required to enable the
NVIDIA
> > RAID
> > solution. If you are installing NVIDIA RAID into a NEW Windows Operating
> > System, a floppy disk with the NVIDIA IDE Drivers must be created to
> > enable
> > installation of NVIDIA RAID.
> >
> > In most cases, the NVIDIA IDE SW driver is not a requirement for your
> > operating
> > system to work properly.
> > ENDQUOTE
> >
> > My take on the last 2 paragraphs are that although the os will work fine
> > without the Nvidia IDE SW, if you want SATA RAID, it (Nvidia IDE SW) has
> > to
> > be installed.
> >
> > Does anyone know where I can/need to check to ascertain whether I have
> > installed the drivers correctly, and my system is using the faster SATA
> > RAID
> > access?
> >
> > Thanks again for any assistance.
> > DeeDee
> >
> > Oh, and I of course have another problem too now, Windows wants to be
> > activated again, but I had already activated it yesterday before the
> > reinstall. My system hardware hasn't changed, so why do I have to
> > reactivate again?
> >
> >
> > "David B." <NoMail@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:uaCl$aDsFHA.3936@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Where'd you get this idea? Of course you can still use the PATA
> >> interface.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> "Yves Leclerc" <yvesleclercNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> You can not normally use the old IDE (or PATA) connection.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
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