need help with sata hd

drunken_master · 05-04-2008, 01:05 AM

hi im new here. i just installed a maxtor sata hd on my msi corecell k8t neo2 motherboard. bios sees it and sata is enabled, but the problem is windows setup wont see it. i pressed f6 for driver and put my floppy in with the sata driver, but it keeps asking for the manufacturer supplied support disk. why wont it work?
do i need to update my bios where it has more sata configurations or something?

cohen · 05-04-2008, 01:31 AM

is it formatted???

JlCollins005 · 05-04-2008, 01:37 AM

i had that problem with a build i did for a friend i found out i didnt have the right sata drivers on the floppy..

drunken_master · 05-04-2008, 02:05 AM

i formatted it, put the files on the disk, and put it in. it wont take it. as far as i can tell its the right driver, i got it off of the msi site. its for winxp64, thats what im gonna install.
but i was curious about my bios, ive never updated it. it sees the sata drive in the boot order, but it doesnt come up on the ide device list. does that matter?

05-04-2008, 01:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
drunken_master New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2	need help with sata hd hi im new here. i just installed a maxtor sata hd on my msi corecell k8t neo2 motherboard. bios sees it and sata is enabled, but the problem is windows setup wont see it. i pressed f6 for driver and put my floppy in with the sata driver, but it keeps asking for the manufacturer supplied support disk. why wont it work? do i need to update my bios where it has more sata configurations or something?

05-04-2008, 01:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 14 Posts: 8,166	is it formatted??? __________________ My Website Forum Site JOIN NOW! Desktop / Laptop Motherboard: Asus M2N X SE / Unknown CPU: AMD 4000+ 2.1GHZ x 2 / Intel Pentium M 1.60GHZ Ram: 2GB Transcend / 512MB Hard Drive: 320GB / 60GB Video Card: Both Intergrated Monitor: 19" Benq / 15.4" OS: Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 1 / Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3

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05-04-2008, 02:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
drunken_master New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2	i formatted it, put the files on the disk, and put it in. it wont take it. as far as i can tell its the right driver, i got it off of the msi site. its for winxp64, thats what im gonna install. but i was curious about my bios, ive never updated it. it sees the sata drive in the boot order, but it doesnt come up on the ide device list. does that matter?