ga-k8n pro help

DunkemDeep · 04-July-04, 05:00 PM

system details
ga-k8n pro motherboard
amd 64 3200 cpu
74gb western digital raptor hdd
1gb ddr 400
gainward 128mb fx 5900 vga
win xp pro

hi i'm hopping someone can help me, i can't seem to get my pc to detect the hdd i've never installed a sata drive before and i'm not sure if i have to enable or disable something first. somewhere on boot up it asks me to press f4 to enter setup when i go there i can see the hdd and go through the motion of a low format of the drive , i then exit but still no hdd detected i would be very greatfull for any help what so ever.

unholy · 04-July-04, 06:00 PM

Are you adding the SATA drive to a working system, or starting from scratch? (In other words, is WinXP up and running, or are you trying to install it to a SATA HDD?)

If you are installing XP to a SATA drive, you have to load SATA drivers first, so that Windows can recognize the drive.

If the system is already working, check your BIOS configuration. Make sure that under "Integrated Peripherals" Onboard Serial ATA is set to "Enabled" and Serial ATA Function (if you have such an option) is set to "Base". The drive should be detected automatically.

DunkemDeep · 05-July-04, 02:45 AM

thanks very much it is a new system never been put together before, i thought it must have been something i'm i was'nt doing i could'nt understand why it would not detect and yet showed up on other parts of the set up again thanks very much

TekXoID · 05-July-04, 02:51 AM

Toggle F6 after you boot to your XP CD. Have it load drivers from A:\
You may get a selection screen, select the appropriate driver.
(e.g. SATALink for single drive, SATARAID for a raid setup, obviously)

DunkemDeep · 05-July-04, 03:05 PM

thanks for that i'm sorting it out now and i seem to be getting somewhere thanks again to you both for the help its been very usefull

04-July-04, 05:00 PM		#1 (permalink)
DunkemDeep Apex Techie Lite	ga-k8n pro help system details ga-k8n pro motherboard amd 64 3200 cpu 74gb western digital raptor hdd 1gb ddr 400 gainward 128mb fx 5900 vga win xp pro hi i'm hopping someone can help me, i can't seem to get my pc to detect the hdd i've never installed a sata drive before and i'm not sure if i have to enable or disable something first. somewhere on boot up it asks me to press f4 to enter setup when i go there i can see the hdd and go through the motion of a low format of the drive , i then exit but still no hdd detected i would be very greatfull for any help what so ever. Last edited by DunkemDeep; 05-July-04 at 02:46 AM..

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04-July-04, 06:00 PM		#2 (permalink)
unholy Un-Hoe-ly	Are you adding the SATA drive to a working system, or starting from scratch? (In other words, is WinXP up and running, or are you trying to install it to a SATA HDD?) If you are installing XP to a SATA drive, you have to load SATA drivers first, so that Windows can recognize the drive. If the system is already working, check your BIOS configuration. Make sure that under "Integrated Peripherals" Onboard Serial ATA is set to "Enabled" and Serial ATA Function (if you have such an option) is set to "Base". The drive should be detected automatically.

05-July-04, 02:45 AM		#3 (permalink)
DunkemDeep Apex Techie Lite	thanks very much it is a new system never been put together before, i thought it must have been something i'm i was'nt doing i could'nt understand why it would not detect and yet showed up on other parts of the set up again thanks very much

05-July-04, 02:51 AM		#4 (permalink)
TekXoID Banned	Toggle F6 after you boot to your XP CD. Have it load drivers from A:\ You may get a selection screen, select the appropriate driver. (e.g. SATALink for single drive, SATARAID for a raid setup, obviously)

05-July-04, 03:05 PM		#5 (permalink)
DunkemDeep Apex Techie Lite	thanks for that i'm sorting it out now and i seem to be getting somewhere thanks again to you both for the help its been very usefull