Problem With SATA Harddrive

spacedude89 · 06-27-2005, 03:08 AM

I bought the 74 gig WD Raptor HardDrive, and when i install it, the computer wont reconize it, i read all the instructions for both the hard drive and the motherboard, the hd pins are correct, ive scoured the bios for options, securely conected everything. when i start the windows xp install cd, is says it cant install because there is no hd, the suse live dvd doesnt see it either, there are no jumpers on the motherboard, nor any options in the bios. this is my first SATA hard drive, so am i missing something obvious??? this is pissing me off cause i spent 240 on this thing and it isnt working....

spacedude89 · 06-27-2005, 03:51 AM

when using a regular sata cable, its not getting power...

kof2000 · 06-27-2005, 08:44 AM

yeah it needs power too.

spacedude89 · 06-27-2005, 10:03 AM

ok, its getting power now, but the windows xp install disk still wont see it...

Trizoy · 06-27-2005, 03:46 PM

sata drives still need raid drivers, if it is the first sata drive loaded....

**Cromewell** · 06-27-2005, 04:25 PM

Yeah, unless I'm mistaken your Via chipset doesn't have native SATA support so you need to get SATA drivers.

spacedude89 · 06-27-2005, 07:24 PM

how do i install them, i have the disk, and i tryed pressing F6 in windows install to use third party raid/scsi drivers, but after i do that, it still doesnt see it, do i need to install it somewhere else??

**Cromewell** · 06-27-2005, 07:50 PM

this may help you http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;314859

Trizoy · 06-27-2005, 10:33 PM

pop in the winxp disk and when it is loading, it will ask you if you want to install third party raid drivers... you then press f6 or f3 or fu whatever it says. Pop the disk in and wallla!

06-27-2005, 03:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
spacedude89 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oregon Age: 20 Posts: 1,420	Problem With SATA Harddrive I bought the 74 gig WD Raptor HardDrive, and when i install it, the computer wont reconize it, i read all the instructions for both the hard drive and the motherboard, the hd pins are correct, ive scoured the bios for options, securely conected everything. when i start the windows xp install cd, is says it cant install because there is no hd, the suse live dvd doesnt see it either, there are no jumpers on the motherboard, nor any options in the bios. this is my first SATA hard drive, so am i missing something obvious??? this is pissing me off cause i spent 240 on this thing and it isnt working.... __________________ Desktop: Abit AW9D-MAX ~ Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.4GHz ~ Radeon X1900GT Laptop: HP ~ Core Duo T2050 ~ nVidia 7600 First smiles, then lies. Last comes gunfire.

06-27-2005, 03:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
spacedude89 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oregon Age: 20 Posts: 1,420	when using a regular sata cable, its not getting power... __________________ Desktop: Abit AW9D-MAX ~ Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.4GHz ~ Radeon X1900GT Laptop: HP ~ Core Duo T2050 ~ nVidia 7600 First smiles, then lies. Last comes gunfire.

06-27-2005, 08:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 28 Posts: 6,273	yeah it needs power too. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

06-27-2005, 10:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
spacedude89 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oregon Age: 20 Posts: 1,420	ok, its getting power now, but the windows xp install disk still wont see it... __________________ Desktop: Abit AW9D-MAX ~ Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.4GHz ~ Radeon X1900GT Laptop: HP ~ Core Duo T2050 ~ nVidia 7600 First smiles, then lies. Last comes gunfire.

06-27-2005, 04:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 26 Posts: 11,802	Yeah, unless I'm mistaken your Via chipset doesn't have native SATA support so you need to get SATA drivers. __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in command here. www.userfriendly.org

06-27-2005, 03:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
Trizoy VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mountain View, Ca Posts: 4,681	sata drives still need raid drivers, if it is the first sata drive loaded....

06-27-2005, 07:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
spacedude89 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oregon Age: 20 Posts: 1,420	how do i install them, i have the disk, and i tryed pressing F6 in windows install to use third party raid/scsi drivers, but after i do that, it still doesnt see it, do i need to install it somewhere else?? __________________ Desktop: Abit AW9D-MAX ~ Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.4GHz ~ Radeon X1900GT Laptop: HP ~ Core Duo T2050 ~ nVidia 7600 First smiles, then lies. Last comes gunfire.

06-27-2005, 07:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 26 Posts: 11,802	this may help you http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;314859 __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in command here. www.userfriendly.org

06-27-2005, 10:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
Trizoy VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mountain View, Ca Posts: 4,681	pop in the winxp disk and when it is loading, it will ask you if you want to install third party raid drivers... you then press f6 or f3 or fu whatever it says. Pop the disk in and wallla!

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