SATA 80GB and d915PBL

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Jerry

I have intel d915PBL board. So far I have been using IDE HDD and have
installed win XP. Now I have decided to use SATA instead (because by
IDE has so many bad clusters even on track 0) . So I brought SATA 80GB
(Seagate).

When I connected my mobo is not detecting it, when I go in to the bios
screen. Is there anything I have to do to enable this. My HDD LED is
on. so it seems the power is fine

Strangely the new SATA got detected twice when I tried to connect it
along with my IDE but when I restarted It were all gone. From then on
it never got detected.

Do I have to change the drive to my vendor or what am i doing wrong

thanks in advance
Jerry
 
Jerry said:
I have intel d915PBL board. So far I have been using IDE HDD and have
installed win XP. Now I have decided to use SATA instead (because by
IDE has so many bad clusters even on track 0) . So I brought SATA 80GB
(Seagate).

When I connected my mobo is not detecting it, when I go in to the bios
screen. Is there anything I have to do to enable this. My HDD LED is
on. so it seems the power is fine

Strangely the new SATA got detected twice when I tried to connect it
along with my IDE but when I restarted It were all gone. From then on
it never got detected.

Do I have to change the drive to my vendor or what am i doing wrong

thanks in advance
Jerry
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Jerry:
Are you absolutely certain you've properly connected your SATA HDD? The data
& power cables are securely fastened both on the disk's side as well as to
the motherboard & power supply side? Have you tried different SATA
connectors on the motherboard starting with the 0 one?

I assume your objective is to install XP onto that SATA HDD. What happens
when you boot to the XP installation CD with only the SATA HDD connected in
the system?

If still no go, have you tested the drive with the Seagate hard drive
diagnostic (either included with a retail package or available for download
from Seagate's website).
Anna
 
"Tried to connect it along with IDE drive",how did you manage that,SATA
uses a diffrent set of plugs,controller,& most MB,the power to SATA.Not all
SATA hd get detected from the factory in thier "raw state",you may need to
download seagates MS-DOS SATA hd utility,download to a formatted MS-DOS
floppy,then boot pc to floppy.To use SATA,READ THE OWNERS MANUAL....Or
go to:http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-010695.htm
 
Thanks for the replay guys,

Anna: I have tried connecting with different data cable and in
different port (my MB has 4 ports), still failed. When I tried
installing XP obviously the drive is not detected and the installation
could not continue. I have to try testing with some diagnostic tool

Shaun: My MB, dont have such an option. But I tried other options like
(Legacy, Disable-IDE and something else I forgot)

Andrew: I connected IDE drive using IDE cable and SATA in its own port.
If my MB cannot detect in "raw" state I guess I have to download the
sata utility. I am little confused because It got detucted twice and
then no more.

Thanks again for your replays, pls do give more tips if you can
 
Jerry said:
Thanks for the replay guys,

Anna: I have tried connecting with different data cable and in
different port (my MB has 4 ports), still failed. When I tried
installing XP obviously the drive is not detected and the installation
could not continue. I have to try testing with some diagnostic tool

Shaun: My MB, dont have such an option. But I tried other options like
(Legacy, Disable-IDE and something else I forgot)

Andrew: I connected IDE drive using IDE cable and SATA in its own
port. If my MB cannot detect in "raw" state I guess I have to
download the sata utility. I am little confused because It got
detucted twice and then no more.

Thanks again for your replays, pls do give more tips if you can
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Did you install the SATA drivers when you installed XP?
 
Did you install the SATA drivers when you installed XP?
Nope, Im not too good in hardware but from what I understand is that
unless bios detects the drives, there is no point in installing the
driver in XP, right?
 
Did you install the SATA drivers when you installed XP?
Nope, Im not too good in hardware but from what I understand is that
unless bios detects the drives, there is no point in installing the
driver in XP, right?
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You should have a floppy with RAID/SATA drivers that came with the board.
At least it did with mine and I have the same. I added a SATA sometime after
using PATA as main drive and all I can remember it went well after I set
BIOS. I was informed the drivers *had* to be installed when installing OS.
Something about pressing F5 at one point but I did not do this. I cloned my
main to the SATA and then installed. I would imagine you would be doing the
same unless you are for a fresh install.

You should have no trouble.

C.
 
Wilder thanks,

I have downloaded the SATA driver.
Please confirm me this: After installing the SATA driver by booting
from floppy, will this allow my bios to detect the drive?

It seems it need 2 floppies. Can this be done using USB?

I am planning for a fresh installation in my new SATA
 
Wilder thanks,
I have downloaded the SATA driver.
Please confirm me this: After installing the SATA driver by booting
from floppy, will this allow my bios to detect the drive?

It seems it need 2 floppies. Can this be done using USB?

I am planning for a fresh installation in my new SATA
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I only have one floppy so I am not sure what you downloaded. Maybe you
could provide a link. I built my about System a year ago so it is not still
clear what I did exactly but I do know I had to get into BIOS and configure
for SATA and not RAID. To get into BIOS you have you keep pressing the F2
key during boot. There you have to watch what you do. If you make a change
you can exit without saving the changes. If you have trouble post back. I
will take a look at what the BIOS looks like and give you a better outlined
procedure if I can.

Wilder
 
Jerry said:
Thanks for the replay guys,

Anna: I have tried connecting with different data cable and in
different port (my MB has 4 ports), still failed. When I tried
installing XP obviously the drive is not detected and the installation
could not continue. I have to try testing with some diagnostic tool

Shaun: My MB, dont have such an option. But I tried other options like
(Legacy, Disable-IDE and something else I forgot)

Andrew: I connected IDE drive using IDE cable and SATA in its own port.
If my MB cannot detect in "raw" state I guess I have to download the
sata utility. I am little confused because It got detucted twice and
then no more.

Thanks again for your replays, pls do give more tips if you can
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Jerry:
I believe your Intel motherboard has an IDE mode for a SATA HDD. If so, have
you selected that option? (I'm assuming yours is a non-RAID configuration,
yes?).

In any event, please read your motherboard's User Manual very carefully re
SATA HDD configuration. I really don't think an auxiliary SATA controller
driver is responsible for this problem (again, assuming this is a non-RAID
configuration) as has been suggested although it's possible something went
awry during the installation of the drivers from the motherboard's
installation CD.

Also, check out Intel's site to determine if there's any BIOS update that
would impact on this problem. I don't think there is, but check it out.

And do check out the drive with a diagnostic just to ensure the drive itself
isn't the problem.
Anna
 
One wierd thing I ran into that you might try. Unplug all your IDE stuff,
boot and see if the system see's the SATA. I had a m/b that when I used it
as the boot drive, I could not use the master on the IDE.
 
Wilder, Anna Shaun thank you guys for your replay.

I have solved the problem by replacing the drive. During the boot up
that drive made some strange noise. I felt I would be damaged and
replaced.

Anyway during the XP installation, the installer itself could not able
to format the drive. For that I have used the Seagate's DiscWizard and
finished the installation.
 
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