Windows XP setup wont detect SATA disk

Indy500

Indy500

Indy500

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I'm using XP SP2, the disk shows no errors, and is formatted (40GB Samsung SATA2). Jumper for SATA-150 mode is set correctly and the drive shows up fine on boot as well. The motherboard is an Aopen AK77-600GN with 2 SATA-150 ports off the VIA VT8237 southbridge. There are also 2 optical drives running off the IDE channels (a CD-RW and DVD-ROM). Why the **** isnt the hard drive being detected? :mad:
 
Hi,

You need to load your SATA drivers as well for Windows XP Pro to see the HDD. I made a Windows XP Pro disc with SP2 and my SATA drivers all on one CD and works perfect every time. :)

If you don't want to do it that way, then press F6 (I think) during Windows setup to load the SATA drivers. Then it will see the hard drive just fine. :)


Good Luck, bru.
 
Ok, and if that doesnt work?

Edit: I found the original SATA driver disk after I made this thread last night, and also I'm pretty sure windows worked without one for the NForce-based systems I've set up...
 
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Ice On Fire said:
Then your SATA port or HDD is faulty. Only two ways it won't work.

Wrong SATA Drivers or HDD/SATA port faulty. Otherwise it will 100% definitely work if done correctly. :D
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Still no joy. :(

HDD isnt faulty because I've run diagnostics on it with several utilities (including Seatools and Samsung's own disk utilities). SATA port isnt faulty because the drive is detected on startup on port 0 (0 and 1 being the 2 SATA-150 ports).
 
Ice On Fire said:
Oh dear. :(

Okay, explain to me how are you loading the drivers exacly?

Rob.
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Pressed F6 at the beginning (when it says 'Press F6 if you need to load third party RAID\SCSI drivers'), put in the floppy when prompted, selected the appropriate driver (VIA VT8237 SATA Controller - Windows XP).

No worries, its working now - put an IDE HDD in and windows picked up both, so I was able to install on the SATA. :)
 
Ice On Fire said:
Ya, that's just for that Serial ATA port.

In your boot devices, select HDD 0, for the first boot and HDD 1 for the second boot device. Remove the IDE and try it again.

Good luck,

Rob. :)
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Didnt work :(
 
Ice On Fire said:
Okay, let's try this.

Your OS (Windows) is installed on the SATA HD, correct?
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Yes. The IDE is just there so the system boots.

Ice On Fire said:
If so, pull the IDE drive, format the SATA and leave the IDE out and install Windows on the SATA only.
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Windows doesnt recognise the SATA drive without an IDE hard drive present.
 
Ice On Fire said:
Make the cd I was talking about with the drivers on it. It's only way I see it grafting fine. If still no joy then I'm out of options, sorry I couldn't help moe. :(
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If I boot the newly-set up windows with no IDE drive in the system I get:

DISK BOOT ERROR, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER
 
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