Ok,
I bought a Seagate HD (Barracuda 500GB 7200).
Here is the problem. I can't get Windows XP sp2 to recognize it. It doesn't show up in the Disk Management proggy at all.
I currently have 2 Seagate 200's in raid0 which is almost tapped out and I thought I could just buy another HD and add it to my system. I assume this can be done . My mobo has like 6 SATA connectorz and I set up the raid in the first 2 (1 & 2). I added the new HD to SATA 4 right above the raid0 ones. My mobo recognizes the HD and it shows when it goes through the bios post.
I went to the ASUS forum and looked around and the Seagate forum too and I really didn't find anybody with a similar problem. It came with a disk wizard program that sux bawls because it doesnt even recognize my new HD although my mobo does.
I need to be able to format it as well, which I assume the Disk Wizard proggy could do that if it could even recognize the damn HD in the first place. I think that the raid0 is preventing the prog. from recognizing my new HD.
I have a Nvidia Nforce 4 SLI Southbridge raid controller. (4 SATA plugs) Im using three of them currently. The Nvidia prog in windows recognizes my HD as well. It says healthy striping for my raid0 and free healthy for my new HD. I can then hot plug array to the left or create new array. I dont want it to be part of the raid setup if I can help it.
I also have a Silicon Image 3132 Raid controller that I have not messed with as of yet. The sata port is on the other side of the mobo and not convenient at all, but maybe I need to plug it in there.
ASUS A8N32-SLI Mobo
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester 2.2GHz
Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 550W
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3200827AS 200GB - Raid0 already
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500641AS 500GB - They one I just bought
ATI Radeon™ HD 4850
Any suggestions?
I bought a Seagate HD (Barracuda 500GB 7200).
Here is the problem. I can't get Windows XP sp2 to recognize it. It doesn't show up in the Disk Management proggy at all.
I currently have 2 Seagate 200's in raid0 which is almost tapped out and I thought I could just buy another HD and add it to my system. I assume this can be done . My mobo has like 6 SATA connectorz and I set up the raid in the first 2 (1 & 2). I added the new HD to SATA 4 right above the raid0 ones. My mobo recognizes the HD and it shows when it goes through the bios post.
I went to the ASUS forum and looked around and the Seagate forum too and I really didn't find anybody with a similar problem. It came with a disk wizard program that sux bawls because it doesnt even recognize my new HD although my mobo does.
I need to be able to format it as well, which I assume the Disk Wizard proggy could do that if it could even recognize the damn HD in the first place. I think that the raid0 is preventing the prog. from recognizing my new HD.
I have a Nvidia Nforce 4 SLI Southbridge raid controller. (4 SATA plugs) Im using three of them currently. The Nvidia prog in windows recognizes my HD as well. It says healthy striping for my raid0 and free healthy for my new HD. I can then hot plug array to the left or create new array. I dont want it to be part of the raid setup if I can help it.
I also have a Silicon Image 3132 Raid controller that I have not messed with as of yet. The sata port is on the other side of the mobo and not convenient at all, but maybe I need to plug it in there.
ASUS A8N32-SLI Mobo
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester 2.2GHz
Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 550W
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3200827AS 200GB - Raid0 already
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500641AS 500GB - They one I just bought
ATI Radeon™ HD 4850
Any suggestions?