Re: SATA problem

From: Ad (graphi47uk_at_y.a.h.o.o.co.uk)
Date: 02/27/05 

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 11:35:10 +0000

Bobby wrote:
> I am trying to install a new SATA hard drive into my system.
>
> It's a Maxtor 250Gb, SATA drive. Model 6B25OSO.
>
> I currently have a Maxtor 120Gb, PATA drive (as my master boot drive) along
> with three other IDE drives (two CD/DVD and an LS120 drive).
>
> My system does not appear to recognise my new drive.
>
> My mobo is an Asus K8V SE model which has PATA, SATA and SATA RAID support.
> I have connected my new drive to the SATA 1 connection.
>
> The drive is receiving power since it is warm and I felt the rotation of the
> drive.
>
> However, my BIOS is not reporting the drive - only the existing PATA drive
> and the three other IDE devices.
>
> I've checked the SATA cable connections. They look fine - and they're keyed
> so I guess they're OK.
>
> I had disabled the "OnChip SATA BOOTROM" in the BIOS and once I had enabled
> this I (briefly) saw something about my new HD flash on the screen during
> one of the boot screens (I think my model number appeared). But I can't stop
> these damn screens to confirm this (who designs these things?).
>
> Since the BIOS doesn't appear to recognise my new drive, Windows doesn't
> either and I can't install it.
>
> Does anyone have any idea what I can do?

I have only installed a sta drive on one Asus board and if I remember
corectly, you have to go in to the SATa config in the SATA bios and make
a raid, even if you only got the one drive.
Mind you the computer was using the SATA drive as the main drive.
Do windows reconise the drive is there?

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