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Speed is about the same on any IDE slots. However, if you want IDE 3 and 4
to work in XP, you must download Win XP Ultra drivers
from here:
http://www.soyousa.com/downloads/count.php?id=1434&next=%2Fdrivers%2Fk7vx%2FUltra_Family_200B18.zip
Read instructions in the manual, but i think you must copy them on the
floppy.
You just make sure you'll have correct boot sequence in BIOS - if you'll
have C: drive on IDE3 then you must set it to RAID/ATA (i think).
Just drop a note if you'll have any questions, but note that it may take a
day to reply since i'm at my PC mostly at evenings.
tcoop typed:
> Enableing the RAID in the bios got everything working. I had switched
> some cables around and got my C drive and CD Rom working. I was
> thinking about the RAID and thought I had to install the drivers but
> I couldn't find the drivers for Win XP. I couldn't remember if I used
> the 2000 drivers or downloaded drivers.
> Anyway, I enabled the bios like you said and everything showed up.
> Both hard drives and the CD Rom are there.
> I was going to use just IDE 1 and IDE 2 but it seems like the flat
> cables are about and inch or 2 to short. By using the RAID i can have
> a cable for each drive and they are plenty long enough. Does it
> really matter one way or the other as far as using RAID? Is one way
> faster than the other?
> I really appreciate you help with getting this done and working. Now
> i need to actually install the drive, which will be this week i hope.
> So if you don't mind, stay tuned for a maybe another post if i run
> into problems. Thanks again for all your help...tcoop
>
> "SleeperMan" <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote in message
> news:j6LGc.6303$37.846609@news.siol.net...
>> If you have drives connected to IDE 3 and 4 you must enable onboard
>> Promise IDE/RAID controller - i think it's on SOYO combo page (in
>> BIOS, sure). But, since you have only 3 drives it's better to have
>> them only on IDE 1 and 2 so you don't have to enable IDE/RAID
>> controller, since for it you also need extra drivers installed
>> ,which maybe you have if all that worked before. So, you just enable
>> controller and see if it works. But HDD drives won't be shown at
>> detection (that is only for IDE 1 and 2, also that HDD auto
>> detection detects only drives on IDE 1 and 2), you just wait if it
>> boots. If not, try to change boot order (RAID/ATA, SCSI or reverse)
>> and see when it will boot.
>>
>> ct typed:
>>
>>> All the drives were working with the old bios, i didn't change any
>>> of the cables or jumpers. I also went through all the hard drives
>>> and had them auto detect but they didn;t detect anything, except the
>>> cd-rom.
>>> I am going to pull the drives and see what the jumpers are set to. I
>>> may have to do the process of elimination.
>>> I just checked and each drive is on its own flat cable.
>>> The Cd rom is on the end of the cable and plugged into IDE1, E in
>>> the manual.
>>> Drive C (should be master) is on the end of the cable and connected
>>> to IDE 3 and L in the manual.
>>> Drive D (should be slave) is one the end of another cable and
>>> plugged into IDE4 also L in the manual.
>>> All on seperate cables and all on different IDE connectors.
>>> Thanks tcoop
>>>
>>>
>>> "SleeperMan" <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote in message
>>> news:FGiGc.6254$37.835567@news.siol.net...
>>>> ct typed:
>>>>
>>>>> I am glad for newsgroups and people like yourself that know a lot
>>>>> about computers and don't mind helping others that are learning.
>>>>> I got the CMOS cleared and I went into the BIOS. I changed the CPU
>>>>> frequency to 133 and all the ide drives were already set to auto.
>>>>> I also noticed that the bios had changed to 2BA7, which is what i
>>>>> installed.
>>>>> However when it continued to boot it came to a screen that says..
>>>>>
>>>>> Updating ESCD....Success
>>>>> Building DMI Pool.....Success
>>>>> Verifying DMI Pool Data...update Success
>>>>> Boot from Atapi CD_ROM :
>>>>> Boot Disc Failure, Insert System Disc and Press Enter
>>>>>
>>>>> Does this come from the HD booting out of order or something like
>>>>> that? I have a floppy, a CD Rom, a C drive and another hard drive
>>>>> installed.
>>>>> I havn't yet installed or attempted to install the 200 gig hard
>>>>> drive.
>>>>>
>>>>> The IDE Primary master says none
>>>>> IDE Primary Slave says Hitachi CDR-8430
>>>>> IDE Secondary master says None
>>>>> IDE secondary Slave says None.
>>>>>
>>>>> I did not change any of the drives or cd rom.
>>>>> Any advice on this situation? Should i take out the extra hard
>>>>> drive and try booting again? I just don;t want to screw up
>>>>> anything. Thanks again for your help. I appreciate
>>>>> everyones help with this. tcoop
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "SleeperMan" <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote in message
>>>>> news:JV6Gc.6226$37.829290@news.siol.net...
>>>>>> PRiveraSr typed:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>>>> I think i found the JP5, which I think is also the clear CMOS
>>>>>>>> on this board. It looks like there are 3 pins on the JP5, do I
>>>>>>>> just move it over one pin to 2 and 3 and leave it there for 1
>>>>>>>> minute, then move it back?
>>>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes. However. You should make sure you ground yourself and also
>>>>>>> disconnect the power from the system. As you know the BIOS is a
>>>>>>> key functional component of your system, so take extra care.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I also suggest that you try to leave all BIOS changes to the
>>>>>>> point when you have every component to work properly, except
>>>>>>> for perhaps the booting sequence of your computer.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best of luck.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> PRiveraSr.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> CMOS clear jumper is right next to battery - beside LED (marked
>>>>>> O in my manual). And, i fogrot to tell, you must clear CMOS, as
>>>>>> otherwise PC won't boot. So, pull the power plug, grab earth 8so
>>>>>> that static electricity wont' kill the PC) and move jumper for
>>>>>> 10-15 seconds. then go into BIOS, and i think you'll have to set
>>>>>> CPU clock again (FSB), since it will probably jump from 133 to
>>>>>> 100. Alsomake HDD detect, other is not important.
>>>>
>>>> System obviously doesn't see any HDD and it wants to boot from CD,
>>>> since it's only drive available. Where do you have your HDD drives?
>>>> IF two of them are on the same IDE cable, did you make one master
>>>> and other slave(with jumper on the back of HDD)? Then also try to
>>>> go into BIOS, where you said all HDD's are set to auto, select
>>>> first one and press auto detect, then do this for all otehr
>>>> drives. So, you'll see if it will detect drives. It's best for
>>>> system drive to be primary master. If doesn't work, check out IDE
>>>> cables (flat ones) if you connect them properly (check out pin
>>>> numbers) and if they are firmly attached (push hard).
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