system spec:
CPU - E4300
RAM - OCZ DDR2 800 HPC 2 x 1GB
M/B - GA-P35-DS3P, rev. 1.1, bios F4
HDD - SeaGate 320GB SATAII (brand new, no formats..etc)
DVD - Pioneer DVD+/-RW IDE
Ok, my problem is as follows: Just assemebled the parts and want to do a fresh XP install. I can get past posting and bios, but the motherboard does NOT recognize the IDE drive. I've tried cross testing my DVDRW with other systems, changing the drive, the UDMA cords, molex plugs..etc., but the bios just won't detect. My bios settings are set as follows -
my new SATA2 drive is on the yellow SATA port 0.
Turn on and go into your Bios
Boot Device 1. CDROM 2. HDD
Then under "Integrated Periph."
From the top-
SATA/RAID "Disable" ,
SATA Port 0-3 Native Mode "Enable"
ONBOARD SATA/IDE Device " Enable"
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode "IDE"
I have tried changing the SATA/RAID options, the SATA Port 0-3 Native Mode settings, but nothing seems to work. Also, I am wondering where should the optical drives show up in the Bios? Since the CMOS section only shows HDD.
Thanks for your time,
Daci
CPU - E4300
RAM - OCZ DDR2 800 HPC 2 x 1GB
M/B - GA-P35-DS3P, rev. 1.1, bios F4
HDD - SeaGate 320GB SATAII (brand new, no formats..etc)
DVD - Pioneer DVD+/-RW IDE
Ok, my problem is as follows: Just assemebled the parts and want to do a fresh XP install. I can get past posting and bios, but the motherboard does NOT recognize the IDE drive. I've tried cross testing my DVDRW with other systems, changing the drive, the UDMA cords, molex plugs..etc., but the bios just won't detect. My bios settings are set as follows -
my new SATA2 drive is on the yellow SATA port 0.
Turn on and go into your Bios
Boot Device 1. CDROM 2. HDD
Then under "Integrated Periph."
From the top-
SATA/RAID "Disable" ,
SATA Port 0-3 Native Mode "Enable"
ONBOARD SATA/IDE Device " Enable"
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode "IDE"
I have tried changing the SATA/RAID options, the SATA Port 0-3 Native Mode settings, but nothing seems to work. Also, I am wondering where should the optical drives show up in the Bios? Since the CMOS section only shows HDD.
Thanks for your time,
Daci