Re: problems installing sata as second drive

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Have you installed the SATA drivers (may be called RAID drivers) for
your SATA controller (either a card, or the SATA controller on your
MB)? Without those, XP will rarely be able to see a SATA drive.

On Tue, 03 May 2005 20:52:10 GMT, "Keith" <keiths@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>disk management does not show my new drive.
>
>--
>See you Later, here, there, or in the air
>
>Keith
>"Bob Willard" <BobwBSGS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:enOjIO9TFHA.1040@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Keith wrote:
>>
>> > Sorry about the lack of info
>> >
>> > Asus k8v board, brand new WD 200 gig sata hard drive, existing 200 gig
>> > Seagate eide with winxp home, system runs fine just need more storage.
>> > Already been to asus site got the newest drivers. It is not that it is
>not
>> > operating, the problem is that once I am in windows the system does not
>show
>> > the new drive( no drive letter) to work with it, but it does show during
>the
>> > boot process. So just for the record I want this as a second drive I
>don't
>> > want to install my os on it, I just need this for storage.
>> >
>>
>> It is a modesty problem: that naked HD must have a layer of clothing
>added,
>> or XP will pretend to not see it. ;-)
>>
>> With the new HD connected, boot XP and head for the disk management window
>> to initialize the new HD.
>> --
>> Cheers, Bob


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