sata drive not in bios - Page 2

caldar18 · 06-19-2008, 04:49 PM

well even the diagnostic tools are not even picking up the drive. plus my drive managment window now keeps timing out

ive been looking to see if the MB is sata 1 and the drive sata 2, but it seems the board is sata 2 as well as the drive. could it be because i've got 2 HD's and 2 optical drives as well??? do i update the bios from 0703 to 1002???

Are the optical drives Sata or IDE?

the optical drives are ide

**wrench97** · 06-19-2008, 05:50 PM

What brand and model is the Sata hard drive?
Did you run the drive diagnostics by booting them or through windows?
Try putting the IDE hard drive on the IDE primary cable and only 1 optical drive on the secondary controller. Boot to windows to see if it works any better.
also what are the specs on your power supply?

caldar18 · 06-19-2008, 06:00 PM

HD WD raptor 74gig 10,000 rpm
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=244

my power supply is an antec NeoPower 650.
Product Specifications

Manufacturer - Antec
Model - 0761345-05651-9
Connectors - 1 x 8 Pin and 1 x 6 Pin PCI Express Graphics Card Power Connectors
Power Over LAN Output - 12V
Power - 650W
Safety - UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TÜV, CCC, C-tick.
Form Factor - Power Supply Unit
Dimensions - 14.98cm (W) x 14.98cm (D) x 8.63cm (H) - Weight 2.3kg

http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...ategory_id=263

I ran the diagnostic through windows as i don't have a floppy drive.

Full Spec on the PC runs as follows.

Asus P5n-e sli MB
Intel Q6600 quad core
4 gigs OCZ Gold ddr2
2* 8800GTS 512 graphics cards
WD Caviar 500GB HD
1 140 gig HD
1 74 gig WD Raptor HD
2* optical drives
antec neo 650w

**wrench97** · 06-19-2008, 06:09 PM

Can you burn them to a cd unhook the IDE hard drive and run them?

Also did you follow these instructions on the drive? http://www.wdc.com/en/library/sata/2...df?wdc_lang=en

dai · 06-19-2008, 06:13 PM

have you set sata to be seen as ide in the bios
load the 'ite' driver

caldar18 · 06-20-2008, 12:32 AM

@ Wrench

which ide hard drive, the secondary one or the OS one??? or one of the opticals???

@ dai

ite drivers???

dai · 06-20-2008, 02:08 AM

they will be on your m/b setup disk
you send the to floppy and load them
ite[enables raid capable ports]

caldar18 · 06-20-2008, 02:36 AM

the only problem is i don't have a floppy drive on the pc

dai · 06-20-2008, 02:40 AM

have you set sata to be seen as ide in the bios

caldar18 · 06-20-2008, 02:41 AM

as far as i know, yes

dai · 06-20-2008, 02:44 AM

i wondered because in your first post you say you have it set as sata

caldar18 · 06-20-2008, 02:47 AM

to be honest im not sure, as i just found a page about the MB bios and it says all the controller options are in a different menu than the one i have been using. so once im home im gonna check. is this the right page to look at???

caldar18 · 06-20-2008, 03:17 AM

well i may have a sort of solution i have just been talking to a Tech support guy at the place i bought the drive, and he seems to think the drive maybe faulty

dai · 06-20-2008, 03:36 AM

check it agaist your manual i am not familiar with the award bios everything i have dealt with in the last few years has been ami bios
it may be the problem

06-19-2008, 04:49 PM	#21 (permalink)
caldar18 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK Posts: 19 OS: XP	well even the diagnostic tools are not even picking up the drive. plus my drive managment window now keeps timing out ive been looking to see if the MB is sata 1 and the drive sata 2, but it seems the board is sata 2 as well as the drive. could it be because i've got 2 HD's and 2 optical drives as well??? do i update the bios from 0703 to 1002??? Are the optical drives Sata or IDE? the optical drives are ide Last edited by dai; 06-20-2008 at 02:06 AM.

06-19-2008, 05:50 PM	#22 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,346 OS: Win7	Re: sata drive not in bios What brand and model is the Sata hard drive? Did you run the drive diagnostics by booting them or through windows? Try putting the IDE hard drive on the IDE primary cable and only 1 optical drive on the secondary controller. Boot to windows to see if it works any better. also what are the specs on your power supply?

06-19-2008, 06:00 PM	#23 (permalink)
caldar18 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK Posts: 19 OS: XP	HD WD raptor 74gig 10,000 rpm http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=244 my power supply is an antec NeoPower 650. Product Specifications Manufacturer - Antec Model - 0761345-05651-9 Connectors - 1 x 8 Pin and 1 x 6 Pin PCI Express Graphics Card Power Connectors Power Over LAN Output - 12V Power - 650W Safety - UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TÜV, CCC, C-tick. Form Factor - Power Supply Unit Dimensions - 14.98cm (W) x 14.98cm (D) x 8.63cm (H) - Weight 2.3kg http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...ategory_id=263 I ran the diagnostic through windows as i don't have a floppy drive. Full Spec on the PC runs as follows. Asus P5n-e sli MB Intel Q6600 quad core 4 gigs OCZ Gold ddr2 2* 8800GTS 512 graphics cards WD Caviar 500GB HD 1 140 gig HD 1 74 gig WD Raptor HD 2* optical drives antec neo 650w Last edited by dai; 06-20-2008 at 02:05 AM.

06-19-2008, 06:09 PM	#24 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,346 OS: Win7	Re: sata drive not in bios Can you burn them to a cd unhook the IDE hard drive and run them? Also did you follow these instructions on the drive? http://www.wdc.com/en/library/sata/2...df?wdc_lang=en

06-19-2008, 06:13 PM	#25 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,501 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: sata drive not in bios have you set sata to be seen as ide in the bios load the 'ite' driver __________________

06-20-2008, 12:32 AM	#26 (permalink)
caldar18 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: sata drive not in bios @ Wrench which ide hard drive, the secondary one or the OS one??? or one of the opticals??? @ dai ite drivers???

06-20-2008, 02:08 AM	#27 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,501 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: sata drive not in bios they will be on your m/b setup disk you send the to floppy and load them ite[enables raid capable ports] __________________

06-20-2008, 02:36 AM	#28 (permalink)
caldar18 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: sata drive not in bios the only problem is i don't have a floppy drive on the pc

06-20-2008, 02:40 AM	#29 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,501 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: sata drive not in bios have you set sata to be seen as ide in the bios __________________

06-20-2008, 02:41 AM	#30 (permalink)
caldar18 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: sata drive not in bios as far as i know, yes

06-20-2008, 02:44 AM	#31 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,501 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: sata drive not in bios i wondered because in your first post you say you have it set as sata __________________

06-20-2008, 02:47 AM	#32 (permalink)
caldar18 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: sata drive not in bios to be honest im not sure, as i just found a page about the MB bios and it says all the controller options are in a different menu than the one i have been using. so once im home im gonna check. is this the right page to look at??? Last edited by caldar18; 06-20-2008 at 02:55 AM.

06-20-2008, 03:17 AM	#33 (permalink)
caldar18 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: sata drive not in bios well i may have a sort of solution i have just been talking to a Tech support guy at the place i bought the drive, and he seems to think the drive maybe faulty

06-20-2008, 03:36 AM	#34 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,501 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: sata drive not in bios check it agaist your manual i am not familiar with the award bios everything i have dealt with in the last few years has been ami bios it may be the problem __________________ Last edited by dai; 06-20-2008 at 03:37 AM.