Serial ATA Drive

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Your motherboard has 2 controllers. Try connecting the drive to the other
one.

VT8237 RAID controller and The Promise 20378 RAID controller

"R M Berry" <aggped@aol.com> wrote in message
news:NZ_Kc.80078$iJ4.59501@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> I am building a new PC, and have the following hardware:
>
> Hitachi 160GB SATA Hard Drive
> ASUS K8V Motherboard
>
> The motherboard recognizes the hard drive no problem, but when I try to
> install XP Pro, it doesn't. I downloaded a driver from ASUS, and did the
F6
> route on setup. Setup found the driver (a WinXP Promise SATA378
Controller)
> on the floppy and seemed to run the driver, but still doesn't see the
drive.
> What next??
>
> Thanks,
> Robert
>
>

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Are you sure your drives are on the promise controller?
If so there are two drivers available for it. One is for
using it in RAID mode and the other for normal SATA.
There's a setting in the BIOS to choose the mode you
want. It looks to me like your using the driver for
normal SATA.

Jim M

"R M Berry" <aggped@aol.com> wrote in message
news:kS0Lc.51185$yd5.44806@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> I would think that since the motherboard does see the hard drive just fine
> in the BIOS that the controller shouldn't matter. But thank you!
>
>
> "RonK" <imhere@home.net> wrote in message
> news:MM%Kc.12976$Vw3.790217@news20.bellglobal.com...
> > Your motherboard has 2 controllers. Try connecting the drive to the
other
> > one.
> >
> > VT8237 RAID controller and The Promise 20378 RAID controller
> >
> > "R M Berry" <aggped@aol.com> wrote in message
> > news:NZ_Kc.80078$iJ4.59501@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> > > I am building a new PC, and have the following hardware:
> > >
> > > Hitachi 160GB SATA Hard Drive
> > > ASUS K8V Motherboard
> > >
> > > The motherboard recognizes the hard drive no problem, but when I try
to
> > > install XP Pro, it doesn't. I downloaded a driver from ASUS, and did
the
> > F6
> > > route on setup. Setup found the driver (a WinXP Promise SATA378
> > Controller)
> > > on the floppy and seemed to run the driver, but still doesn't see the
> > drive.
> > > What next??
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Robert
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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The problem is that I've tried the driver that came off the CD with the
motherboard, as well two other newer drivers I downloaded from the ASUS
website. None have worked. Why do I have a feeling that I'm going to have to
scrap the SATA drive and go with a good-old-reliable IDE one....


"BAR" <BAR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:19E3033D-75E9-4C48-AEC3-20403FB79B3D@microsoft.com...
> To put it in simple terms.
>
> BIOS settings for the SATA device must be reflected by the driver you put
onto the floppy.
>
> If there are any diifferences, of course Windows will not access the drive
correctly.
>
> No ifs, ands or buts. There is only one way it works, that is the right
way.
>
> "JBM" wrote:
>
> > Are you sure your drives are on the promise controller?
> > If so there are two drivers available for it. One is for
> > using it in RAID mode and the other for normal SATA.
> > There's a setting in the BIOS to choose the mode you
> > want. It looks to me like your using the driver for
> > normal SATA.
> >
> > Jim M
> >
> > "R M Berry" <aggped@aol.com> wrote in message
> > news:kS0Lc.51185$yd5.44806@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> > > I would think that since the motherboard does see the hard drive just
fine
> > > in the BIOS that the controller shouldn't matter. But thank you!
> > >
> > >
> > > "RonK" <imhere@home.net> wrote in message
> > > news:MM%Kc.12976$Vw3.790217@news20.bellglobal.com...
> > > > Your motherboard has 2 controllers. Try connecting the drive to the
> > other
> > > > one.
> > > >
> > > > VT8237 RAID controller and The Promise 20378 RAID controller
> > > >
> > > > "R M Berry" <aggped@aol.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:NZ_Kc.80078$iJ4.59501@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> > > > > I am building a new PC, and have the following hardware:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hitachi 160GB SATA Hard Drive
> > > > > ASUS K8V Motherboard
> > > > >
> > > > > The motherboard recognizes the hard drive no problem, but when I
try
> > to
> > > > > install XP Pro, it doesn't. I downloaded a driver from ASUS, and
did
> > the
> > > > F6
> > > > > route on setup. Setup found the driver (a WinXP Promise SATA378
> > > > Controller)
> > > > > on the floppy and seemed to run the driver, but still doesn't see
the
> > > > drive.
> > > > > What next??
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Robert
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >

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Yes. I've never read that that wasn't possible. Plus the issue doesn't seem
to have anything to do with the number of drives - it's strictly that XP
can't seem to "see" through the SATA cable to the drive like the motherboard
can, no matter what driver I try to use....

"JBM" <jmanning95@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:a4-dnecEgt5UDmDdRVn-pg@comcast.com...
> Are you trying to use a single SATA drive?
>
> "R M Berry" <aggped@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:fBbLc.51845$yd5.35051@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> > The problem is that I've tried the driver that came off the CD with the
> > motherboard, as well two other newer drivers I downloaded from the ASUS
> > website. None have worked. Why do I have a feeling that I'm going to
have
> to
> > scrap the SATA drive and go with a good-old-reliable IDE one....
> >
> >
> > "BAR" <BAR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:19E3033D-75E9-4C48-AEC3-20403FB79B3D@microsoft.com...
> > > To put it in simple terms.
> > >
> > > BIOS settings for the SATA device must be reflected by the driver you
> put
> > onto the floppy.
> > >
> > > If there are any diifferences, of course Windows will not access the
> drive
> > correctly.
> > >
> > > No ifs, ands or buts. There is only one way it works, that is the
right
> > way.
> > >
> > > "JBM" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Are you sure your drives are on the promise controller?
> > > > If so there are two drivers available for it. One is for
> > > > using it in RAID mode and the other for normal SATA.
> > > > There's a setting in the BIOS to choose the mode you
> > > > want. It looks to me like your using the driver for
> > > > normal SATA.
> > > >
> > > > Jim M
> > > >
> > > > "R M Berry" <aggped@aol.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:kS0Lc.51185$yd5.44806@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> > > > > I would think that since the motherboard does see the hard drive
> just
> > fine
> > > > > in the BIOS that the controller shouldn't matter. But thank you!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "RonK" <imhere@home.net> wrote in message
> > > > > news:MM%Kc.12976$Vw3.790217@news20.bellglobal.com...
> > > > > > Your motherboard has 2 controllers. Try connecting the drive to
> the
> > > > other
> > > > > > one.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > VT8237 RAID controller and The Promise 20378 RAID controller
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "R M Berry" <aggped@aol.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:NZ_Kc.80078$iJ4.59501@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> > > > > > > I am building a new PC, and have the following hardware:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hitachi 160GB SATA Hard Drive
> > > > > > > ASUS K8V Motherboard
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The motherboard recognizes the hard drive no problem, but when
I
> > try
> > > > to
> > > > > > > install XP Pro, it doesn't. I downloaded a driver from ASUS,
and
> > did
> > > > the
> > > > > > F6
> > > > > > > route on setup. Setup found the driver (a WinXP Promise
SATA378
> > > > > > Controller)
> > > > > > > on the floppy and seemed to run the driver, but still doesn't
> see
> > the
> > > > > > drive.
> > > > > > > What next??
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > Robert
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Yes it is possible to use one drive on the promise controller. Have you
checked in the BIOS how the promise
controller is setup? ATA mode or RAID mode?
If it's set for ATA mode then use this driver.
http://www.asus.com.tw/support/dow [...] ip~zaqwedc

Jim M


"R M Berry" <aggped@aol.com> wrote in message
news:FvjLc.52435$yd5.28295@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> Yes. I've never read that that wasn't possible. Plus the issue doesn't
seem
> to have anything to do with the number of drives - it's strictly that XP
> can't seem to "see" through the SATA cable to the drive like the
motherboard
> can, no matter what driver I try to use....
>
> "JBM" <jmanning95@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:a4-dnecEgt5UDmDdRVn-pg@comcast.com...
> > Are you trying to use a single SATA drive?
> >
> > "R M Berry" <aggped@aol.com> wrote in message
> > news:fBbLc.51845$yd5.35051@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> > > The problem is that I've tried the driver that came off the CD with
the
> > > motherboard, as well two other newer drivers I downloaded from the
ASUS
> > > website. None have worked. Why do I have a feeling that I'm going to
> have
> > to
> > > scrap the SATA drive and go with a good-old-reliable IDE one....
> > >
> > >
> > > "BAR" <BAR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:19E3033D-75E9-4C48-AEC3-20403FB79B3D@microsoft.com...
> > > > To put it in simple terms.
> > > >
> > > > BIOS settings for the SATA device must be reflected by the driver
you
> > put
> > > onto the floppy.
> > > >
> > > > If there are any diifferences, of course Windows will not access the
> > drive
> > > correctly.
> > > >
> > > > No ifs, ands or buts. There is only one way it works, that is the
> right
> > > way.
> > > >
> > > > "JBM" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Are you sure your drives are on the promise controller?
> > > > > If so there are two drivers available for it. One is for
> > > > > using it in RAID mode and the other for normal SATA.
> > > > > There's a setting in the BIOS to choose the mode you
> > > > > want. It looks to me like your using the driver for
> > > > > normal SATA.
> > > > >
> > > > > Jim M
> > > > >
> > > > > "R M Berry" <aggped@aol.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:kS0Lc.51185$yd5.44806@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> > > > > > I would think that since the motherboard does see the hard drive
> > just
> > > fine
> > > > > > in the BIOS that the controller shouldn't matter. But thank you!
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "RonK" <imhere@home.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:MM%Kc.12976$Vw3.790217@news20.bellglobal.com...
> > > > > > > Your motherboard has 2 controllers. Try connecting the drive
to
> > the
> > > > > other
> > > > > > > one.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > VT8237 RAID controller and The Promise 20378 RAID controller
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "R M Berry" <aggped@aol.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > > news:NZ_Kc.80078$iJ4.59501@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> > > > > > > > I am building a new PC, and have the following hardware:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hitachi 160GB SATA Hard Drive
> > > > > > > > ASUS K8V Motherboard
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > The motherboard recognizes the hard drive no problem, but
when
> I
> > > try
> > > > > to
> > > > > > > > install XP Pro, it doesn't. I downloaded a driver from ASUS,
> and
> > > did
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > F6
> > > > > > > > route on setup. Setup found the driver (a WinXP Promise
> SATA378
> > > > > > > Controller)
> > > > > > > > on the floppy and seemed to run the driver, but still
doesn't
> > see
> > > the
> > > > > > > drive.
> > > > > > > > What next??
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > Robert
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>