Serial ATA PCI Controller Card?

Phil_D_UK · 31 Jan 2007 at 12:19

Hi there, would be greatful if anyone could help me...

I have an old AMD Asus A7V333 motherboard & have recently bought a SATA Serial ATA PCI Controller Card Via VT6421

Have installed the card into one of my spare PCI slots, but it didn't seem to find any new hardware when I booted up into Windows XP

What would this type of hardware come under in Device Manager? so I can see if it's being recognised or not

Carter · 31 Jan 2007 at 12:23

I remember on mine it would show up on the post screen, just after the usual bios stuff. It gave the option of pressing F3 to configure the drives.

In windows new hardware was detected and asked for drivers, in device manager it would be under scsi and raid controllers.

Edit: Not that particular card btw...

Phil_D_UK · 31 Jan 2007 at 12:26

Mmmm I didn't get those options and I have tried different PCI slots

The only thing I have under scsi and raid controllers is...

VAX347S SCSI Controller

but that doesn't look like it

rpstewart · 31 Jan 2007 at 13:02

You may not get the BIOS bootup message if there are no drives attached to the card. Do you have a drive installed?

If the drivers for the card aren't loaded then it'll appear as an Unknown Device under Other Devices in Device Manager.

Phil_D_UK · 31 Jan 2007 at 13:31

I haven't got any drives connected to it yet, want to make sure the card is recognised and working first

I don't have any Unknown Devices!

rpstewart · 31 Jan 2007 at 13:36

Did you get any documentation with the card, installation instructions or the like?

Phil_D_UK · 31 Jan 2007 at 13:39

No, just came in a box with a mini driver cd

Have tried installing drivers from the cd but it cannot find the hardware for the drivers