K8n-e delux sata problem

silenius · 04-01-2005, 05:29 AM

I was running xp on a standard Ide 30 gig maxtor. I purchased a Seagate 160 gig Sata HD and plugged it into the Sata1 socket on my mobo (not in one of the 4 raid sockets)
I removed the data cable from my existing HD so as not to cause confusion.
In bios I enabled both the on board sata and sata raid (and all combinations thereof) but whatever I do Bios does not see my new Sata HD.
I am using bios revision K8N-E deluxe 1.0.0.5. I want The new Seagate drive to be my Boot HD, Il keep the old one for back up etc. I have read some threads regarding the Silicon Image drivers and their instalation at the F6 part of winxp install but shouldnt my bios post the sata drive before hand?
My floppy is broken and I cant get out of the house easily so any help will be much appreciated. thanks

johnwill · 04-01-2005, 10:52 AM

If the BIOS doesn't see the drive, you don't need to worry about the drivers, because you aren't getting that far. I'd try it on another SATA socket, or even on one of the RAID ones and see if the BIOS ever sees it. Trying a different cable is also a good idea. I presume that the drive is spinning up, right?

dai · 04-01-2005, 12:37 PM

asus released a number of bios updates today i noticed on the p4c800-e it included a patch for sata detection see if there is something similar for your board

silenius · 04-02-2005, 02:06 AM

Dai, thanks for your post. what timing. I wish asus would release a bios update on the same day every time I have a problem!

K8n-e bios revision 1.0.0.6. fixes the sata drive posting problem perfectly.

however I am left thinking that it shouldnt have been a problem in the first place. anyway thanks again for the help, great forum.
Silenius

04-01-2005, 05:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
silenius Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 6 OS: XP	K8n-e delux sata problem I was running xp on a standard Ide 30 gig maxtor. I purchased a Seagate 160 gig Sata HD and plugged it into the Sata1 socket on my mobo (not in one of the 4 raid sockets) I removed the data cable from my existing HD so as not to cause confusion. In bios I enabled both the on board sata and sata raid (and all combinations thereof) but whatever I do Bios does not see my new Sata HD. I am using bios revision K8N-E deluxe 1.0.0.5. I want The new Seagate drive to be my Boot HD, Il keep the old one for back up etc. I have read some threads regarding the Silicon Image drivers and their instalation at the F6 part of winxp install but shouldnt my bios post the sata drive before hand? My floppy is broken and I cant get out of the house easily so any help will be much appreciated. thanks

04-01-2005, 10:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 39,800 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Windows 7, Linux Blog Entries: 1	If the BIOS doesn't see the drive, you don't need to worry about the drivers, because you aren't getting that far. I'd try it on another SATA socket, or even on one of the RAID ones and see if the BIOS ever sees it. Trying a different cable is also a good idea. I presume that the drive is spinning up, right? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

04-01-2005, 12:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,565 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	asus released a number of bios updates today i noticed on the p4c800-e it included a patch for sata detection see if there is something similar for your board

04-02-2005, 02:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
silenius Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 6 OS: XP	Dai, thanks for your post. what timing. I wish asus would release a bios update on the same day every time I have a problem! K8n-e bios revision 1.0.0.6. fixes the sata drive posting problem perfectly. however I am left thinking that it shouldnt have been a problem in the first place. anyway thanks again for the help, great forum. Silenius