SATA drive problem with clean install

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What does bios say, with regard hd?
from recollection sata is shown as scsi

"Andy C" <a@nospammmmm.com> wrote in message
news:1081294436.8406.1@nnrp-t71-01.news.uk.clara.net...
> hi there,
> having trouble getting my head around SATA whilst building a new
computer...
> i might be overlooking something obvious though
> K7N2G-delta ilsr m/b
> SATA hard drive 160gb maxtor
> the sata is the only drive and i'm trying to clean install windows 2000
> pro...
>
> when the pc first booted i pressed ctrl-F for the bios fastbuild utility
and
> let it 'auto' setup the hd
> i then used the maxtor maxblast utility to partition and format the hard
> drive ready for windows 2000
> i start windows setup and press F6 to install raid/ scsi driver and insert
> the promise floppy driver disc (supplied with the mb) when prompted... i
> select the win2000 driver and everything is looking rosy...
> but when it comes to the 'press enter to install windows 2000' bit it
> reports 'setup did not find any hard disk drives'
> please can someone help ?
> many thanks,
> andy
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