XP setup not detecting SATA drive

Xinn · 4 Aug 2006 at 14:18

Ive just put Conroe rig together but when i try installing windows XP it says there are no hard drives present.

The drive is detected at start up and in the bios.

Any ideas?

Xinn · 4 Aug 2006 at 14:21

Hmm ok, was an OEM drive so where will i get the drivers? Will they be on manufacturers site?

Xinn · 4 Aug 2006 at 14:26

So I install the SATA drivers before XP then? Only recieved a CD ROM with drivers on with the motherboard no floppy disk

Xinn · 4 Aug 2006 at 14:30

Its ok i just checked a bit of mboard manual on raid setups and i can make a floppy disk from the CD ROM which I got with motherboard if i boot from cd rom with it in drive ^^ ill give it a bash

Xinn · 4 Aug 2006 at 14:38

I just booted from the CD ROM and it said my as rock conroe mboard isnt a sata support motherboard ?? :confused:

now im confused

Xinn · 4 Aug 2006 at 15:38

OK i downloaded the drivers off seagate site and put them on floppy (well it made 2 for some reason) but when i hit F6 and it says "press enter to install" or whatever it does nothing. Really getting annoyed with it now.