SATA hard drive question

***Corey*** · 11-22-2003, 07:09 PM

Member Drew can't get online as his computer is down as he is putting in two Seagate 120 or 160 GB SATA hard drives.

They are both the new SATA ones, and he has them setup in the BIOS, and his main IDE hard drive is no longer in the case.

The problem is that XP Pro loads the installation setup screen, but it says it can't find his hard drives.
Anyone know how to get it going for him so I can call him back with the info?

Thanks,

kronicx · 11-22-2003, 07:39 PM

The Windows setup won't be able to see the SATA drives unless you go into the BIOS and set the drives to appear to be on the IDE channel. On one computer I set up, the option in the BIOS allowed me to set the SATA channel as Primary IDE. It doesn't affect anything performance wise, it just allows Windows to recognize the drive.

Dr. Zhivago · 11-24-2003, 07:43 AM

He most likely will need to provide drivers for the SATA Hardware so that they can be accessed during setup. He will need the drivers on a floppy disk. Tell him to press F6 when it says to press F6 while XP Setup is loading. This will happen right after he presses a key to boot from the XP CD. Once setup loads, he will be prompted to load drivers for a non-supported RAID or IDE or SCSI device contoller.

Hope this helps.
G

Drew · 11-24-2003, 09:32 PM

Thanks for all the help you guys im up in running now.The F6 key did the trick.
The only problem I have now, after I install MS update Sp1 my 2 Sata HD seem to be little louder then before?

Drew

Dr. Zhivago · 11-25-2003, 09:00 AM

There were some performance enhancements added to SP1, one of which was to address hard disk performance. The extra nosie is most likely due to the hard drives reading and writing faster, which is a good thing. You can slso check to see if there was an updated driver for your SATA controller added to SP1, or from Windows Update itself. A new driver can also change hard disk performance and it might be the cause for the extra noise.

Hope this helps.
G

11-22-2003, 07:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
*Corey* Co-Founder/Administrator Staff Join Date: May 2002 Location: Auburn, Washington Posts: 24,147	SATA hard drive question Member Drew can't get online as his computer is down as he is putting in two Seagate 120 or 160 GB SATA hard drives. They are both the new SATA ones, and he has them setup in the BIOS, and his main IDE hard drive is no longer in the case. The problem is that XP Pro loads the installation setup screen, but it says it can't find his hard drives. Anyone know how to get it going for him so I can call him back with the info? Thanks, __________________ Corey 2007 FJ Cruiser ARB bumper, Warn XD9000, OME lift, roof top tent, so much more, see my website & buildup thread PNW FJ Cruisers ☺ Detailing 101 ☺ Join Topsites ☺ Muffler Comparisons ☺ Maggiolinas In The Wild FJ Cruiser Buildup ☺ New Roof Top Tent ☺ Video Of My Penthouse ☺ Rehinge Your ARB/Engel Fridge

11-24-2003, 09:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
Drew Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Seattle Posts: 38	Thanks for all the help you guys im up in running now.The F6 key did the trick. The only problem I have now, after I install MS update Sp1 my 2 Sata HD seem to be little louder then before? Drew Last edited by Drew; 11-24-2003 at 10:27 PM.

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11-22-2003, 07:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
kronicx Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: CA Posts: 482	The Windows setup won't be able to see the SATA drives unless you go into the BIOS and set the drives to appear to be on the IDE channel. On one computer I set up, the option in the BIOS allowed me to set the SATA channel as Primary IDE. It doesn't affect anything performance wise, it just allows Windows to recognize the drive.

11-24-2003, 07:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dr. Zhivago Away Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 1,598	He most likely will need to provide drivers for the SATA Hardware so that they can be accessed during setup. He will need the drivers on a floppy disk. Tell him to press F6 when it says to press F6 while XP Setup is loading. This will happen right after he presses a key to boot from the XP CD. Once setup loads, he will be prompted to load drivers for a non-supported RAID or IDE or SCSI device contoller. Hope this helps. G

11-25-2003, 09:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
Dr. Zhivago Away Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 1,598	There were some performance enhancements added to SP1, one of which was to address hard disk performance. The extra nosie is most likely due to the hard drives reading and writing faster, which is a good thing. You can slso check to see if there was an updated driver for your SATA controller added to SP1, or from Windows Update itself. A new driver can also change hard disk performance and it might be the cause for the extra noise. Hope this helps. G