New Motherboard and SATA Drive Not Detected

DarkObsidian · 01-04-2008, 08:04 PM

When I boot up, it gives me a "DISK READ ERROR, PLEASE INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER".
When I insert my Windows CD, it brings me to the setup, and where it would ask about the license agreement (iirc) it says "NO HARDDRIVE DETECTED".
The motherboard that I just bought is an MSI K8T Neo2-F v2.0, and the HDD is a Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s.
Any ideas what could be wrong? All the cables are plugged in securely as far as I can tell, and I tried listening to hear if the harddrive spins up, but it's so quiet I can't hear it anyways.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

dai · 01-04-2008, 08:22 PM

you need to load a driver with f6 when it asks and set the bios to see the sata as ide

DarkObsidian · 01-04-2008, 08:32 PM

I don't have a floppy drive. However, the motherboard did come with a CD, would that work? B|

dai · 01-04-2008, 08:39 PM

no it won't
floppy drives are still a required item
slipstream it into the xp disk with nlite
then install with the slipstreamed disk
http://www.nliteos.com/

DarkObsidian · 01-04-2008, 08:47 PM

Would it be possible to use an IDE cable to plug in the HDD, install SATA drivers, and then switch to SATA?

dai · 01-04-2008, 11:36 PM

no because the inicial load goes into ram

DarkObsidian · 01-05-2008, 01:49 AM

I'm having trouble slipstreaming the files in. I used Nlite and added them as text drivers, but when I press F6 it still doesn't detect a device, and when I just let it try to install itself, it still says no device found.

dai · 01-05-2008, 08:21 AM

did you look at the help files

01-04-2008, 08:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
DarkObsidian Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 11 OS: XP PRO	New Motherboard and SATA Drive Not Detected When I boot up, it gives me a "DISK READ ERROR, PLEASE INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER". When I insert my Windows CD, it brings me to the setup, and where it would ask about the license agreement (iirc) it says "NO HARDDRIVE DETECTED". The motherboard that I just bought is an MSI K8T Neo2-F v2.0, and the HDD is a Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s. Any ideas what could be wrong? All the cables are plugged in securely as far as I can tell, and I tried listening to hear if the harddrive spins up, but it's so quiet I can't hear it anyways. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

01-04-2008, 08:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,622 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	Re: New Motherboard and SATA Drive Not Detected you need to load a driver with f6 when it asks and set the bios to see the sata as ide __________________

01-04-2008, 08:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
DarkObsidian Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 11 OS: XP PRO	Re: New Motherboard and SATA Drive Not Detected I don't have a floppy drive. However, the motherboard did come with a CD, would that work? B\|

01-04-2008, 08:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,622 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	Re: New Motherboard and SATA Drive Not Detected no it won't floppy drives are still a required item slipstream it into the xp disk with nlite then install with the slipstreamed disk http://www.nliteos.com/ __________________

01-04-2008, 08:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
DarkObsidian Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 11 OS: XP PRO	Re: New Motherboard and SATA Drive Not Detected Would it be possible to use an IDE cable to plug in the HDD, install SATA drivers, and then switch to SATA?

01-04-2008, 11:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,622 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	Re: New Motherboard and SATA Drive Not Detected no because the inicial load goes into ram __________________

01-05-2008, 01:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
DarkObsidian Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 11 OS: XP PRO	Re: New Motherboard and SATA Drive Not Detected I'm having trouble slipstreaming the files in. I used Nlite and added them as text drivers, but when I press F6 it still doesn't detect a device, and when I just let it try to install itself, it still says no device found.