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Jonboy009 · 11-26-2008, 07:23 PM

In the bios, you should have the Sata set in IDE mode, do you?

I didn't see an option that said that directly, only thing I saw was an option for AHCI, and below it an option to set Sata to Native IDE mode

In the Bios, you should have the Sata options enabled, do you?
Didn't see an option for this either.

Have you loaded all your chipset drivers from the motherboard disk?
How do I do this? Before putting the Windows Vista disk in to install?

When you start to load the OS, did you load the Sata drivers at the F6 prompt, you should if you have Windows XP? You don't need them for Vista unless you are doing Raid.

Never saw an f6 prompt, but i've heard alot of talk about it.

Are you certain you have the Sata hooked to the correct connection on the motherboard?
At this point I am fairly certain of this.

Do you have the Bios set to boot as follows:

CDRom - 1st
Floppy - 2nd (if you have one)
Hard Drive - 3rd

Yes, thats how I have it.
Do you have the Hard Drive Priority in the Boot area set with the Sata listed FIRST
Yes, it only has one option of hard disk priority, as I only have 1 hdd.

I know it has to be something super simple. Sorry, if I am a bit noobish on these matters. Thanks for your assistance. I am going to try to start the pc with the mobo disk in the drive right now, see if that does anything for me.

11-26-2008, 07:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jonboy009 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 9 OS: Windows XP	Re: Need Help Finding Sata Drivers for my Mobo In the bios, you should have the Sata set in IDE mode, do you? I didn't see an option that said that directly, only thing I saw was an option for AHCI, and below it an option to set Sata to Native IDE mode In the Bios, you should have the Sata options enabled, do you? Didn't see an option for this either. Have you loaded all your chipset drivers from the motherboard disk? How do I do this? Before putting the Windows Vista disk in to install? When you start to load the OS, did you load the Sata drivers at the F6 prompt, you should if you have Windows XP? You don't need them for Vista unless you are doing Raid. Never saw an f6 prompt, but i've heard alot of talk about it. Are you certain you have the Sata hooked to the correct connection on the motherboard? At this point I am fairly certain of this. Do you have the Bios set to boot as follows: CDRom - 1st Floppy - 2nd (if you have one) Hard Drive - 3rd Yes, thats how I have it. Do you have the Hard Drive Priority in the Boot area set with the Sata listed FIRST Yes, it only has one option of hard disk priority, as I only have 1 hdd. I know it has to be something super simple. Sorry, if I am a bit noobish on these matters. Thanks for your assistance. I am going to try to start the pc with the mobo disk in the drive right now, see if that does anything for me.