RE: SATA problem. HD not detected.
- From: Tim <Tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:09:02 -0700
YES! got it.
I must not have downloaded the right drivers(even thought they came right
from my manufacturers website). I just googled for the the drivers of the VIA
8237 bootrom, and they worked. I did have some trouble with the archive
though. Windows complained that it could not find the textsetup.oem file, so
I had to move some of the files around on the disc. This may or may not be
the case for others (i think it might have just been my fault messing up the
zip extraction). Thanks for your help though guys.
So, hopefully this will pick up some search hits for other people in need,
but if you are looking for the sata drivers for the Asus AV8 Deluxe
motherboard, do not download the driver from asus. Instead google 'VIA 8237'
for the correct files. This is assuming that asus has not changed the AV8's
bootrom from the VIA 8237.
--
To err is human, but to really foul things up, you need a computer.
"Tim" wrote:
> This post is a bit similar to "Subject: XP does not find Hard Drive
> 8/14/2005 3:27 PM PST". However my problem is different because I have no
> RAID configuration on my computer.
>
> I have a Maxtor 150GB HD with a SATA interface. Lately, I have been trying
> to reformat my it, but I always come to this one standstill: Windows cannot
> find the HD. This happens during the sort of DOS mode part of the install
> (you know, its the part that looks like a console program).
>
> First, let me tell you some more information about my system in relation to
> the HD. During a boot up, the BIOS does not detect that I have any hard
> drives. But, what it does is runs a program (i think its called VIA) after
> the BIOS screen that's purpose is to detect SATA HDs and apply any RAID
> configuration to them. After that, Windows will run from the SATA HD. So, for
> example, if I were to turn off this program, my BIOS would spit back an error
> claiming I have no HD.
>
> The strange thing is that this SATA detection program runs before I am
> prompted to "Hit any key to boot from CD" from the Windows install disc. So
> it would seem that my computer knows about the drive being there. But as I
> said, Windows still wont find the HD.
>
> I have downloaded the VIA drivers from my mobo manufacturer that you can put
> on a floppy disc to be used for the installation of XP (they are run by
> pressing F6 while windows is loading up). Still, no success.
>
> Ive even put the drive in another computer that takes SATA, but that didnt
> work either.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas how to solve my problem? I have had this problem
> in the past, but I just cant seem to remember how I fixed it.
>
> Might it have something to do with the jumpers on the HD? As it is, there
> are no jumpers at all on it, but this should not be a problem because the
> drive will boot normally without them.
>
> I also notice in the BIOS an option to set the serial port address. It is
> currently set to '3F8/IRQ4'. This information may or may not be pertinent.
>
> I am also dual booting with Linux. I am willing to delete that partition if
> necessary (in fact, I want to. I'm having some video problems with it.) So,
> LILO also runs during the start up.
>
> Here is the sequence my computer takes to boot:
> -mobo logo (with option to enter BIOS)
> -VIA SATA Bootrom -loads my HD
> -<Prompt to boot from Windows CD if avaliable>
> -LILO
> -Windows or Linux
>
> Man, I wish SATA was as easy for computers as IDE ='(.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> --
> To err is human, but to really foul things up, you need a computer.
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