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I don't see where he said he's using a PCI (SIIG) controller.
But I think your right about F6 and I can't believe I missed that
Jim M
"Len" <len207@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OHWhBWSuEHA.3860@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Running a CD ROM off of a PCI controler does not usually work well! Most
> do not work at all... Once you attached your hard drive to the SIIG (hate
> that brand BTW) then you need to have a driver for that controler on a
> floppy to use at the beginning of install when it says if you have a
> driver for an IDE controler press F6. Without the driver XP will not see
> the drive.
>
> So try setting up the same way as you mentioned in your last email - with
> the drive on the PCI controler and the CD ROM on IDE, Press the F6 when
> requested (very early in the install) and allow it to find the proper
> driver for the PCI card. At that point you should be able to see the HD.
>
> As an aside, if a drive of any type is connected to an add-on controler it
> will not appear in the normal BIOS boot menu. It is not controled by the
> MB BIOS but has its own and should show up in a seperate screen after
> loading the MB BIOS.
>
> Good Luck,
> Len
>
> "Calvin" <Calvin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AEFFD6B3-2914-4264-9AD6-D61EC1858E1F@microsoft.com...
>> For this motherboard, it has a Primary IDE connector (in blue) and two
>> IDE
>> RAID connectors (in red). Devices connected to the Primary IDE connecter
>> would be detected as Primary IDE Master and Primary IDE Slave. Devices
>> connected to the two IDE RAID connectors would be detected as Third/Forth
>> IDE
>> Master/Slave.
>>
>> For the 0x0000007B error case, I had connected the hard drive to the blue
>> connector as Primary IDE Master and the CD-ROM to the red connector.
>>
>> The hard drive is an old one from my old PC with XP installed. I intend
>> to
>> boot from CD-ROM to repair the XP in order to recognize the new hardware.
>>
>> I also tried to use another hard drive with data only but not any XP
>> installed. The same error however occurred.
>>
>> fyi, I am using XP SP1.
>>
>> Calvin
>>
>> "JBM" wrote:
>>
>>> Can you connect the HD as Primary master and the CD as Secondary master?
>>> I don't have this mother board and was just going by prev experience
>>> with
>>> setting
>>> up other boards. Hope fully someone that has this board will step in.
>>> One other question is this a new hard drive or is it been used before on
>>> your
>>> older board?
>>>
>>> Jim M
>>>
>>> "Calvin" <Calvin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:F7EB7819-0735-4D1A-AABE-4BE369CEA0CA@microsoft.com...
>>> > After the swapping, I could see the CD-ROM in the BIOS Main Menu as
>>> > Primary
>>> > IDE Master but not any hard drive. From the BIOS Boot menu, however, I
>>> > could
>>> > see the hard drive for my selection.
>>> >
>>> > This time I could boot from CD-ROM successfully without the blue
>>> > screen
>>> > and
>>> > the error. But when I tried to press ENTER to install XP, XP said the
>>> > hard
>>> > drive could not be found and the action was aborted.
>>> >
>>> > Quit disappointed about the new motherboard. What else should I try?
>>> >
>>> > Calvin
>>> >
>>> > "JBM" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Try swapping where you have to CD and hard drive installed.
>>> >>
>>> >> "Calvin" <Calvin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> >> news:4686B1FA-D744-427D-8747-241FA1F043AE@microsoft.com...
>>> >> >I can see the hard drive in the BIOS in Main Menu as Primary IDE
>>> >> >Master.
>>> >> > However, I can't see the CD-ROM in the same menu of the BIOS. Not
>>> >> > sure
>>> >> > if
>>> >> > it's normal or not. But I could boot from CD-ROM anyway.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Did anyone have experience on using ASUS P5GDC Deluxe motherboard
>>> >> > with
>>> >> > IDE
>>> >> > ATA hard drive? If yes, appreciate if you could advise me how you
>>> >> > connect
>>> >> > your drives to the motherboard.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Thanks.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Calvin
>>> >> >
>>> >> > "JBM" wrote:
>>> >> >
>>> >> >> First thing I should have asked is can you see
>>> >> >> the hard drive in the BIOS?
>>> >> >> That what stop error 0x0000007B is telling you.
>>> >> >> Setup can't find the hard drive. If the jumper are
>>> >> >> set correctly then either the drive is bad or the
>>> >> >> cable or a setting in the BIOS needs to be changed.
>>> >> >> Its very rare but sometimes I've seen jumper not
>>> >> >> make proper contact with the pins on the drive.
>>> >> >> But if the BIOS doesn't see the drive then XP will
>>> >> >> never see it.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Jim M
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> "Calvin" <Calvin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> >> >> news:1FE46178-DF9C-48D8-A505-AA7CEC6673BD@microsoft.com...
>>> >> >> > jumper on the harddisk is set correctly.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > I also tried to disconnect the harddisk from the motherboard and
>>> >> >> > just
>>> >> >> > boot
>>> >> >> > from the CD. I expect The Welcome to Setup screen would be shown
>>> >> >> > and
>>> >> >> > XP
>>> >> >> > would
>>> >> >> > complaint "Harddisk was not found" when I selected to install
>>> >> >> > XP.
>>> >> >> > However,
>>> >> >> > the screen did not be shown and the same error occurred. I thus
>>> >> >> > assume
>>> >> >> > the
>>> >> >> > error should not be caused by the harddisk.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > Calvin
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > "JBM" wrote:
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> "Calvin" <Calvin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> >> >> >> news:01201C9B-A8A2-4275-982F-F38678C8ECC5@microsoft.com...
>>> >> >> >> > Need help urgently!!!
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > I just replaced a new motherboard ASUS P5GDC Deluxe. When I
>>> >> >> >> > boot
>>> >> >> >> > from
>>> >> >> >> > my
>>> >> >> >> > XP
>>> >> >> >> > SP1 CD-ROM, I got 0x0000007B error. This caused me not able
>>> >> >> >> > to
>>> >> >> >> > re-install
>>> >> >> >> > XP
>>> >> >> >> > to my harddisk.
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > Can someone please help me resolve it?
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > fyi, I connected my HD to the Primary IDE slot while the
>>> >> >> >> > CD-ROM
>>> >> >> >> > connected
>>> >> >> >> > to
>>> >> >> >> > the Primary IDE RAID1 slot with IDE Mode enabled.
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > Thanks.
>>> >> >> >> > Calvin
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> I would double check the jumper on your hard drive.
>>> >> >> >> 0X0000007B is unaccesable boot device. You must be
>>> >> >> >> able to boot from the CD otherwise you wouldn't get
>>> >> >> >> far enough to get that error.
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Jim M
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>
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