SATA help

ion · 07-July-04, 03:39 PM

I have an Abit AV8 K8T800 pro and am wondering if it is possible to, instead of booting from a raid array, to boot off of a single SATA drive, in my case a 36.7 SATA WD Raptor. If this is possible, I can not for the life of me figure out how to do it. An option to press TAB to configure RAID appears during boot up, but once Tab is pressed all options are greyed out. If I boot up normally and try to install windows, the drive is not recognized.

Joose · 07-July-04, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ion


	I have an Abit AV8 K8T800 pro and am wondering if it is possible to, instead of booting from a raid array, to boot off of a single SATA drive, in my case a 36.7 SATA WD Raptor. If this is possible, I can not for the life of me figure out how to do it. An option to press TAB to configure RAID appears during boot up, but once Tab is pressed all options are greyed out. If I boot up normally and try to install windows, the drive is not recognized.

You can't configure RAID with only one drive.

TekXoID · 07-July-04, 04:06 PM

You can however, load the single drive SATA drivers from a driver floppy by pressing F6
when prompted during XP setup load. Non-RAID SATA drivers are usually not included
on the SATA driver disk, the SATA controller manufacturer web site usually has them.

What SATA controller are you using?

ion · 07-July-04, 04:11 PM

The SATA controller is onboard, not sure what kind. At any rate, I found the SATA driver disk and will give that a shot.
Thanks

TekXoID · 07-July-04, 04:21 PM

Right, your board has onboard VIA SATA, and from the looks of the drivers offered. the
included driver disk will allow for RAID and non-RAID controller usage. Good luck.

ion · 07-July-04, 04:26 PM

Man I feel pretty dumb. The driver disk did the trick. Thanks for your help.

ion · 07-July-04, 05:45 PM

My problems have not yet ended.
Though I have got windows installed, I cannot figure out how to boot from the SATA raptor. (I have read the mobo manual and can't figure it out.)

After installing Windows XP (legit copy)and arriving at the desktop, I installed the VIA 4 in 1 drivers and then rebooted. Upon rebooting i got a " DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER" The only drive I have hooked up is the WD Raptor, and even though though during bootup the message "WD360 detected" appears, the drive is not selectable in the Hard Disk Boot Priority menu in the BIOS. If I connect a IDE hard drive it is displayed in menu, but the Raptor is still not recegnized.

Chrome_Rust · 07-July-04, 06:40 PM

make sure you have the SATA set as first boot device in BIOS, or there may be an option there somewhere to enable SATA booting

Enko · 07-July-04, 06:57 PM

it might also be listed under scsi. on my mobo it was like that

ion · 07-July-04, 09:04 PM

I found what it was. Turns out that if you have SATA RAID ROM enabled in the BIOS you can only use SATA drives in a RAID array, if you try a JBOF arrangment it won't recognize them. Once that was disabled the drive was recognized in the boot order menu and windows booted up fine.

TekXoID · 07-July-04, 09:11 PM

Glad that worked out ion.

Completely opposite for me, RAID or non-RAID if I disable SATA ROM it aint' gonna load windows.

07-July-04, 03:39 PM		#1 (permalink)
ion Apex Techie II	SATA help I have an Abit AV8 K8T800 pro and am wondering if it is possible to, instead of booting from a raid array, to boot off of a single SATA drive, in my case a 36.7 SATA WD Raptor. If this is possible, I can not for the life of me figure out how to do it. An option to press TAB to configure RAID appears during boot up, but once Tab is pressed all options are greyed out. If I boot up normally and try to install windows, the drive is not recognized.

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07-July-04, 04:06 PM		#3 (permalink)
TekXoID Banned	You can however, load the single drive SATA drivers from a driver floppy by pressing F6 when prompted during XP setup load. Non-RAID SATA drivers are usually not included on the SATA driver disk, the SATA controller manufacturer web site usually has them. What SATA controller are you using?

07-July-04, 04:11 PM		#4 (permalink)
ion Apex Techie II	The SATA controller is onboard, not sure what kind. At any rate, I found the SATA driver disk and will give that a shot. Thanks

07-July-04, 04:21 PM		#5 (permalink)
TekXoID Banned	Right, your board has onboard VIA SATA, and from the looks of the drivers offered. the included driver disk will allow for RAID and non-RAID controller usage. Good luck.

07-July-04, 04:26 PM		#6 (permalink)
ion Apex Techie II	Man I feel pretty dumb. The driver disk did the trick. Thanks for your help.

07-July-04, 05:45 PM		#7 (permalink)
ion Apex Techie II	My problems have not yet ended. Though I have got windows installed, I cannot figure out how to boot from the SATA raptor. (I have read the mobo manual and can't figure it out.) After installing Windows XP (legit copy)and arriving at the desktop, I installed the VIA 4 in 1 drivers and then rebooted. Upon rebooting i got a " DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER" The only drive I have hooked up is the WD Raptor, and even though though during bootup the message "WD360 detected" appears, the drive is not selectable in the Hard Disk Boot Priority menu in the BIOS. If I connect a IDE hard drive it is displayed in menu, but the Raptor is still not recegnized.

07-July-04, 06:40 PM		#8 (permalink)
Chrome_Rust Apex Tech God	make sure you have the SATA set as first boot device in BIOS, or there may be an option there somewhere to enable SATA booting

07-July-04, 06:57 PM		#9 (permalink)
Enko Apex Tech God	it might also be listed under scsi. on my mobo it was like that

07-July-04, 09:04 PM		#10 (permalink)
ion Apex Techie II	I found what it was. Turns out that if you have SATA RAID ROM enabled in the BIOS you can only use SATA drives in a RAID array, if you try a JBOF arrangment it won't recognize them. Once that was disabled the drive was recognized in the boot order menu and windows booted up fine.

07-July-04, 09:11 PM		#11 (permalink)
TekXoID Banned	Glad that worked out ion. Completely opposite for me, RAID or non-RAID if I disable SATA ROM it aint' gonna load windows.