sata drive not in bios

caldar18 · 06-17-2008, 11:48 AM

Ok i just finished my new pc. and while the bios picks up my ide hard drives it isn't picking up the sata one. i have enabled sata in the bios but this hasn't helped. any ideas???

wrench97 · 06-17-2008, 11:55 AM

Have you loaded an OS on the system yet? If not do you have the sata controller set to IDE mode in Bois?

caldar18 · 06-17-2008, 02:32 PM

i've tried installing xp on the system but it couldn't find any hard drives at all. As for the ide mode i dunno yet.

wrench97 · 06-17-2008, 02:48 PM

You have to access Bois on post (the post splash screen should have a message saying press F1 or F8 or some other key combo to enter set up) that is commonly known as the Bios set up there you will have to set your Sata controller to IDE mode in order to install Windows along with the Sata drivers when prompted to press F6.

caldar18 · 06-17-2008, 02:58 PM

in the bios i have set all the sata menu items to enabled but i still cannot get my drive recognized. im in the process of checking the connections.

wrench97 · 06-17-2008, 03:02 PM

what motherboard Model,Make and Revision number do you have?

caldar18 · 06-17-2008, 03:17 PM

the MB is an Asus P5N-E and its basically straight out of the box.

wrench97 · 06-17-2008, 03:28 PM

There are 7 different versions of the P5N-E which one might you have?

caldar18 · 06-17-2008, 03:35 PM

exact model is the asus P5N-E SLI

here is the link to where i bought it from
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s...tml?ASU-P5NESL

wrench97 · 06-17-2008, 03:59 PM

Please see this page http://support.asus.com/technicaldoc...Language=en-us

caldar18 · 06-19-2008, 01:47 PM

Sorry about the delay, but i had to install my new pc on the ide drive rather than the sata one. but my bios revision number is 0703

my MB rev is 1.01 G. it did actually find the sata drive and i thought it'd installed the drivers but when i rebooted the system it crashed windows

wrench97 · 06-19-2008, 02:41 PM

What drive did you install windows to IDE or Sata?

caldar18 · 06-19-2008, 02:47 PM

i decided to put it on the ide drive as no matter what i tried, i couldn't get windows to install to the sata. i tried streamlining the sata drivers from the MB disk and it still didn't work. sorta wishing i didn't spend the £90 now

wrench97 · 06-19-2008, 02:56 PM

Will windows load if you disconnect the Sata drive?

caldar18 · 06-19-2008, 02:59 PM

it loaded with the sata drive connected it just took about 10mins. but if you want i'll unplug and reboot

wrench97 · 06-19-2008, 03:00 PM

Is it running now or not I can't tell from your posts?

caldar18 · 06-19-2008, 03:01 PM

its running, but it seems to be non responding a lot

wrench97 · 06-19-2008, 03:05 PM

Have you loaded the motherboard drivers?

caldar18 · 06-19-2008, 03:08 PM

the ones off the disk i got, and im downloading the newer ones from the website now. but i downloaded the sata ones earlier and they seemed to get the disk seen by the new hardware wizard but i couldn't install it. should i download all of them or just the bios one???

wrench97 · 06-19-2008, 03:14 PM

At this point I would download and run the Diagnostic program from the hard drive makers site just to verify the drive is not defective.

06-17-2008, 11:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
caldar18 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK Posts: 19 OS: XP	sata drive not in bios Ok i just finished my new pc. and while the bios picks up my ide hard drives it isn't picking up the sata one. i have enabled sata in the bios but this hasn't helped. any ideas???

06-17-2008, 11:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
wrench97 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3,420 OS: XPSP2	Re: sata drive not in bios Have you loaded an OS on the system yet? If not do you have the sata controller set to IDE mode in Bois?

06-17-2008, 02:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
caldar18 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: sata drive not in bios i've tried installing xp on the system but it couldn't find any hard drives at all. As for the ide mode i dunno yet. Last edited by caldar18 : 06-17-2008 at 02:34 PM.

06-17-2008, 02:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
wrench97 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3,420 OS: XPSP2	Re: sata drive not in bios You have to access Bois on post (the post splash screen should have a message saying press F1 or F8 or some other key combo to enter set up) that is commonly known as the Bios set up there you will have to set your Sata controller to IDE mode in order to install Windows along with the Sata drivers when prompted to press F6.

06-17-2008, 02:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
caldar18 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: sata drive not in bios in the bios i have set all the sata menu items to enabled but i still cannot get my drive recognized. im in the process of checking the connections.

06-17-2008, 03:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
wrench97 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3,420 OS: XPSP2	Re: sata drive not in bios what motherboard Model,Make and Revision number do you have?

06-17-2008, 03:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
caldar18 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: sata drive not in bios the MB is an Asus P5N-E and its basically straight out of the box.

06-17-2008, 03:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
wrench97 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3,420 OS: XPSP2	Re: sata drive not in bios There are 7 different versions of the P5N-E which one might you have?

06-17-2008, 03:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
caldar18 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK Posts: 19 OS: XP	exact model is the asus P5N-E SLI here is the link to where i bought it from http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s...tml?ASU-P5NESL Last edited by dai : 06-19-2008 at 05:03 PM.

06-17-2008, 03:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
wrench97 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3,420 OS: XPSP2	Re: sata drive not in bios Please see this page http://support.asus.com/technicaldoc...Language=en-us

06-19-2008, 01:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
caldar18 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK Posts: 19 OS: XP	Sorry about the delay, but i had to install my new pc on the ide drive rather than the sata one. but my bios revision number is 0703 my MB rev is 1.01 G. it did actually find the sata drive and i thought it'd installed the drivers but when i rebooted the system it crashed windows Last edited by dai : 06-19-2008 at 05:04 PM.

06-19-2008, 02:41 PM	#12 (permalink)
wrench97 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3,420 OS: XPSP2	Re: sata drive not in bios What drive did you install windows to IDE or Sata?

06-19-2008, 02:47 PM	#13 (permalink)
caldar18 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: sata drive not in bios i decided to put it on the ide drive as no matter what i tried, i couldn't get windows to install to the sata. i tried streamlining the sata drivers from the MB disk and it still didn't work. sorta wishing i didn't spend the £90 now

06-19-2008, 02:56 PM	#14 (permalink)
wrench97 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3,420 OS: XPSP2	Re: sata drive not in bios Will windows load if you disconnect the Sata drive?

06-19-2008, 02:59 PM	#15 (permalink)
caldar18 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: sata drive not in bios it loaded with the sata drive connected it just took about 10mins. but if you want i'll unplug and reboot

06-19-2008, 03:00 PM	#16 (permalink)
wrench97 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3,420 OS: XPSP2	Re: sata drive not in bios Is it running now or not I can't tell from your posts?

06-19-2008, 03:01 PM	#17 (permalink)
caldar18 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: sata drive not in bios its running, but it seems to be non responding a lot

06-19-2008, 03:05 PM	#18 (permalink)
wrench97 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3,420 OS: XPSP2	Re: sata drive not in bios Have you loaded the motherboard drivers?

06-19-2008, 03:08 PM	#19 (permalink)
caldar18 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK Posts: 19 OS: XP	Re: sata drive not in bios the ones off the disk i got, and im downloading the newer ones from the website now. but i downloaded the sata ones earlier and they seemed to get the disk seen by the new hardware wizard but i couldn't install it. should i download all of them or just the bios one??? Last edited by caldar18 : 06-19-2008 at 03:16 PM.

06-19-2008, 03:14 PM	#20 (permalink)
wrench97 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3,420 OS: XPSP2	Re: sata drive not in bios At this point I would download and run the Diagnostic program from the hard drive makers site just to verify the drive is not defective.