First build problems

daniel_cantrell · 04-19-2008, 07:01 AM

I just put together my first build with new mobo,ram,ps,cpu,video card and had it running good with a temporary 30G ATA HDD and after I knew it was gonna go good I decided to upgrade to a 250G WD SATA....But I am at witts end trying to figure out why I can't install the driver during setup with F6..The driver shows up in A but aborts with an error...
.. It just will not work...For hours I have been back and forth in the BIOS double checking,used a new driver from the mobo web site,checked settings till I'm blue in the face ....Any help plzzzzz....

mortonman1 · 04-19-2008, 07:24 AM

well, if your trying to download the mobo drivers, you need xp or vista installed. if you did that already you shouldnt have to press f6. all you do is go to my computer and double click on the drive with the driver in it.

daniel_cantrell · 04-19-2008, 07:28 AM

no,cant get it to see the HDD...No SATA driver,no HARD DRIVE...Can't get o/s on hdd without this first

.

mortonman1 · 04-19-2008, 07:40 AM

hmmm. try a different cable for the HD. if that doesnt work, unplug the cmos battery for about 10mins and plug it back in. try a different sata port...

thats all i got, good luck

**oscaryu1** · 04-19-2008, 03:15 PM

You shouldn't need to install SATA drivers... I'm thinking bad HDD/bad cable/bad slot on mobo.

royalmarine · 04-19-2008, 03:38 PM

plug the harddrive in.
turn the computer on.
touch the harddrive. does it start spinning? can u feel it vibrate?

press "del" to enter bios when you turn the computer on.

is your harddrive listed in there?

it should look something like this. but your harddrive will be there.

if its not, then the harddrive or the cable connecting the harddrive, or even the port on the motherboard for the harddrive is not working.

daniel_cantrell · 04-19-2008, 07:37 PM

Nope...Does not show up in the BIOS.Can it see the HDD even in a new install mobo without first installing the driver?...I think it must be the SATA port like you guys said..Tried other cables...I connected it to my other SATA computer and already formatted the drive so I know the drive is good.....

royalmarine · 04-19-2008, 08:00 PM

it wont need a driver.
if its not in the bios, then its either connected wrong, your using a faulty cable, or the harddrive itself is broken.
try a different sata port on the motherboard and a different cable.

daniel_cantrell · 04-19-2008, 08:30 PM

Ok just got it,but I did need the F6 driver to get it going royalmarine...What the stupid problem was I didn't have the jumper set to SATA 1; its a 2nd generation WD and I had to roll it back to SATA 1...But I did'nt use the driver after I set the jumper because you said it should work anyway and it still didn't pick it up until I restarted and did the F6 driver install then baaddabing!!!! Anyway,that is what the mobo directions said to do and it finally worked,after I got the settings right...Thanks for the help!!!.

daniel_cantrell · 04-19-2008, 08:35 PM

And you are right anyway royalmarine...Guess I should have mentioned its a newly refurbished mobo,not a late model...Sorry

04-19-2008, 07:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
daniel_cantrell Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 34	First build problems I just put together my first build with new mobo,ram,ps,cpu,video card and had it running good with a temporary 30G ATA HDD and after I knew it was gonna go good I decided to upgrade to a 250G WD SATA....But I am at witts end trying to figure out why I can't install the driver during setup with F6..The driver shows up in A but aborts with an error... .. It just will not work...For hours I have been back and forth in the BIOS double checking,used a new driver from the mobo web site,checked settings till I'm blue in the face ....Any help plzzzzz....

04-19-2008, 07:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
mortonman1 Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cali Posts: 148	well, if your trying to download the mobo drivers, you need xp or vista installed. if you did that already you shouldnt have to press f6. all you do is go to my computer and double click on the drive with the driver in it. __________________ three can keep a secret, if you get rid of two My Computer: Gigabyte 630i 7100 HDMI series G.Skill 2GB(2 x 1GB) Seagate 250GB 400W PSU Lite-on 20x drive with lightscribe Thermal controller Raidmax Sagitta(stock) E4500 @ 2.2GHz(soon to be OCed!)with liquid nitrogen! lol, i wish

04-19-2008, 07:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
mortonman1 Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cali Posts: 148	hmmm. try a different cable for the HD. if that doesnt work, unplug the cmos battery for about 10mins and plug it back in. try a different sata port... thats all i got, good luck __________________ three can keep a secret, if you get rid of two My Computer: Gigabyte 630i 7100 HDMI series G.Skill 2GB(2 x 1GB) Seagate 250GB 400W PSU Lite-on 20x drive with lightscribe Thermal controller Raidmax Sagitta(stock) E4500 @ 2.2GHz(soon to be OCed!)with liquid nitrogen! lol, i wish

04-19-2008, 03:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,344	You shouldn't need to install SATA drivers... I'm thinking bad HDD/bad cable/bad slot on mobo. __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

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04-19-2008, 07:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
daniel_cantrell Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 34	no,cant get it to see the HDD...No SATA driver,no HARD DRIVE...Can't get o/s on hdd without this first .

04-19-2008, 03:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
royalmarine Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 374	plug the harddrive in. turn the computer on. touch the harddrive. does it start spinning? can u feel it vibrate? press "del" to enter bios when you turn the computer on. is your harddrive listed in there? it should look something like this. but your harddrive will be there. if its not, then the harddrive or the cable connecting the harddrive, or even the port on the motherboard for the harddrive is not working.

04-19-2008, 07:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
daniel_cantrell Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 34	Nope...Does not show up in the BIOS.Can it see the HDD even in a new install mobo without first installing the driver?...I think it must be the SATA port like you guys said..Tried other cables...I connected it to my other SATA computer and already formatted the drive so I know the drive is good.....

04-19-2008, 08:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
royalmarine Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 374	it wont need a driver. if its not in the bios, then its either connected wrong, your using a faulty cable, or the harddrive itself is broken. try a different sata port on the motherboard and a different cable.

04-19-2008, 08:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
daniel_cantrell Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 34	Ok just got it,but I did need the F6 driver to get it going royalmarine...What the stupid problem was I didn't have the jumper set to SATA 1; its a 2nd generation WD and I had to roll it back to SATA 1...But I did'nt use the driver after I set the jumper because you said it should work anyway and it still didn't pick it up until I restarted and did the F6 driver install then baaddabing!!!! Anyway,that is what the mobo directions said to do and it finally worked,after I got the settings right...Thanks for the help!!!.

04-19-2008, 08:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
daniel_cantrell Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 34	And you are right anyway royalmarine...Guess I should have mentioned its a newly refurbished mobo,not a late model...Sorry

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