A7N8X Deluxe Ver.2 with SATA Hard Drive

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Hello...

I'd appreciate some help.

I have a A7N8X Deluxe Version 2 motherboard, with Bios version 1007.

I currently have an IDE boot drive. I want to replace it and install a SATA
drive. What do I have to do? Do I need to download anything special, or
will the drive, etc., be recognized by the Windows XP Professional
installation disk.

Also, would appreciate recommendations on a good SATA hard drive. About
200-250 GB, 7200 rpm. Would like it to be quiet and reliable.

Thanks in advance.

Bill
 
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Maxtor 10 is getting all the praise right now.
Enable boot from scsi in bios
I belive winxp recognises the drive on installation
In win2k you have use F6 option to install raid drivers from floppy, during
win installation.

"Bill_Phillips" <bill_phillips@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Hello...
>
> I'd appreciate some help.
>
> I have a A7N8X Deluxe Version 2 motherboard, with Bios version 1007.
>
> I currently have an IDE boot drive. I want to replace it and install a
SATA
> drive. What do I have to do? Do I need to download anything special, or
> will the drive, etc., be recognized by the Windows XP Professional
> installation disk.
>
> Also, would appreciate recommendations on a good SATA hard drive. About
> 200-250 GB, 7200 rpm. Would like it to be quiet and reliable.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Bill
>
>
 
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"MrGrumpy" <dl@spoofmail.notme> wrote in message
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> Maxtor 10 is getting all the praise right now.
> Enable boot from scsi in bios
> I belive winxp recognises the drive on installation
> In win2k you have use F6 option to install raid drivers from floppy,
> during
> win installation.
>

Ummm not quite. If the OP is planning on installing to the new
disk(unformatted/unpartitioned) then he will need to intall the drivers
during install using the F6 option with WinXP as well. You do not need to
set the Bios to boot to SCSI( I don't with my A7N8X v2.0)at least).
Natively WinXP does not recognize a SATA drive controller, at least SP1
doesn't. One other thing is that if you are using a drive with a partition
of over 137 GB's then you will have to use a slipstreamed WinXP cd with
Service Pack 1 as a minimum. So you either have to partition the drive to
have less than 137 GB partitions or use the slipstreamed CD for install.

See Ben Pope's site for more info.
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ben_pope/a7n8x_faq.html


I will refrain from making any drive manufacturer suggestion. I have always
used Western Digital drives myself but no experience with other SATA drives.
 
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"MrGrumpy" <dl@spoofmail.notme> wrote in message
news:CsJke.16239$yY4.14041@newsfe5-win.ntli.net...
> Maxtor 10 is getting all the praise right now.
> Enable boot from scsi in bios
> I belive winxp recognises the drive on installation
> In win2k you have use F6 option to install raid drivers from floppy,
> during
> win installation.
>

Ummm not quite. If the OP is planning on installing to the new
disk(unformatted/unpartitioned) then he will need to intall the drivers
during install using the F6 option with WinXP as well. You do not need to
set the Bios to boot to SCSI( I don't with my A7N8X v2.0)at least).
Natively WinXP does not recognize a SATA drive controller, at least SP1
doesn't. One other thing is that if you are using a drive with a partition
of over 137 GB's then you will have to use a slipstreamed WinXP cd with
Service Pack 1 as a minimum. So you either have to partition the drive to
have less than 137 GB partitions or use the slipstreamed CD for install.

See Ben Pope's site for more info.
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ben_pope/a7n8x_faq.html
 
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Bill_Phillips wrote:
> Hello...
>
> I'd appreciate some help.
>
> I have a A7N8X Deluxe Version 2 motherboard, with Bios version 1007.
>
> I currently have an IDE boot drive. I want to replace it and install
> a SATA drive. What do I have to do? Do I need to download anything
> special, or will the drive, etc., be recognized by the Windows XP
> Professional installation disk.
>
> Also, would appreciate recommendations on a good SATA hard drive. About
> 200-250 GB, 7200 rpm. Would like it to be quiet and reliable.

I have the same mobo, but I don't boot off the SATA-controller. I run a
Maxtor DM9 disk off of the SilImage controller. All fine.
With latest BIOS there is an option to boot from SATA or SCSI. If no
SCSI-controllers installed, just use current BIOS and use SCSI as a boot
option.
Try getting a slipstreamed SP1 or SP2 installation of WIndows for the >137GB
issue. You will need to prepare the Silicon image 3112a drivers on a floppy
and hit F6 under install to give Win the drivers. Even SP2 does not have
them out of the box.
Drivers here: http://12.24.47.40/utility/getfile.asp?rid=2027
 
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