Gigabyte k8ns pro and s-ata

Ihvon · 11-02-2004, 08:47 AM

Hi!

Just bought a new motherboard, Gigabyte k8ns pro, and i found that i had to reinstall XP, but setup doesn't find my sata samsung spinpoint 120 gb hdd. I found some instructions on the cd that followed with the card on how to put the drivers on a floppy and then press F6 and add them while you install, but none of my attempts so far have been successful.

I just wondered if anyone have installed Windows Xp on a s-ata hdd on this motherboard,
and i hoped they could give me instructions on what to do

**jcline** · 11-02-2004, 09:01 AM

So, when you hit F6 to install third party hardware did it take your driver or just skip past?

P, V or M series SpinPoint drive and what is the model number...Samsung should have the latest drivers.

Ihvon · 11-02-2004, 09:14 AM

Okay. I have a Samsung SpinPoint P80 120GB SATA. Didn't think about samsung's web-page. Maybe i'll check there.
Didn't skip past driver install btw, i just haven't found the drivers that work.
Experiences are still welcome!

crazijoe · 11-02-2004, 09:16 AM

You might check in the BIOS to see if the SATA is enabled. Also check to see if the drive shows up in the BIOS.

**jcline** · 11-02-2004, 09:30 AM

Crazijoe is right, make sure all that is up to date but you will most likely need to go to samsung's site for the drivers.

11-02-2004, 08:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ihvon Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Gigabyte k8ns pro and s-ata Hi! Just bought a new motherboard, Gigabyte k8ns pro, and i found that i had to reinstall XP, but setup doesn't find my sata samsung spinpoint 120 gb hdd. I found some instructions on the cd that followed with the card on how to put the drivers on a floppy and then press F6 and add them while you install, but none of my attempts so far have been successful. I just wondered if anyone have installed Windows Xp on a s-ata hdd on this motherboard, and i hoped they could give me instructions on what to do

11-02-2004, 09:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
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11-02-2004, 09:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
jcline Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MI Posts: 856 OS: Windows XP Pro	So, when you hit F6 to install third party hardware did it take your driver or just skip past? P, V or M series SpinPoint drive and what is the model number...Samsung should have the latest drivers.

11-02-2004, 09:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ihvon Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Okay. I have a Samsung SpinPoint P80 120GB SATA. Didn't think about samsung's web-page. Maybe i'll check there. Didn't skip past driver install btw, i just haven't found the drivers that work. Experiences are still welcome!

11-02-2004, 09:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
jcline Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MI Posts: 856 OS: Windows XP Pro	Crazijoe is right, make sure all that is up to date but you will most likely need to go to samsung's site for the drivers.