problem installing my new HD

[ericf70]

I got a new Seagate Barracuda 250Gbyte HD (SATA) and I'm trying to hook it up with little success. My mobo is an Abit NF7 V2.
I have an IDE adapter the converts the IDE slot to SATA and there is also a SATA port on the mobo. I've tried hooking it up several different ways, but WindowsXP does not recognize it.
Aany help is greatly appreciated.

 

[The_Other_One]

Is it displayed under device manager?

 

[Cromewell]

I think it's recognized but it isn't formatted so you can't see it in My Computer. Seagate has a guide to get it done via the computer management tool in XP http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/howto/install_xp_disk_mgmt.html

 

[ericf70]

This is the only drive on the computer so I cant use Windows, Im trying to install Windows on it.

 

[Ku-sama]

is it recognized in the BIOS?

 

[Cromewell]

You need a SP2 install cd or SATA drivers on a floppy.

 

[ericf70]

It is not recognized in the BIOS.

I have the sata driver floppy, but it still tells me I have no HD connected.

 

[StrangleHold]

To force the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 drive to 1.5Gbits/sec mode, apply a jumper to the outer most pins of the jumper block. See Figure below.

Your board might no be able to see a sata 3.0 harddrive

 

[StrangleHold]

You need a SP2 install cd or SATA drivers on a floppy.

2000 and XP have sata drivers, thats for raid drivers, think 98SE even has sata drivers

 

[dcustomcomputers]

If you make sure that the Jumper is set to the way that you are going to use it, then everything will be fine... I just installed that exact HD last week in a unit I built for a customer. Everything was fine once the jumper was set...

 

[meanman]

do what stranglehold has said put the jumper to sata 1 speed