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| Thread ID: 122092 | 2011-11-30 07:40:00 | I can't install my SATA segate barracuda 500GB | ChazTheGeek (16619) | Press F1 |
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| 1246342 | 2011-12-02 07:22:00 | It sounds like AHCI is still enabled if (the BIOS can see the 80 GB) but XP's setup cant see it. As posted you need SATA drivers. Or disable AHCI in the BIOS | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1246343 | 2011-12-02 08:01:00 | I've looked on the seagate website and found no drivers for the 7200.11 HDD. Any suggestions of where to look? As mentioned earlier, you need to download the drivers from the motherboard manufacturers website. Whats odd is that sometimes the BIOS picks it up then when I try to install XP it says there is nothing there. Are you sure the 500GB drive isn't defective, try it in another computer (or get a SATA to USB adapter (www.ascent.co.nz)) and test it. Even if it's new, it may be DOA (dead on arrival :() |
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| 1246344 | 2011-12-02 08:05:00 | I've tried it on another SATA computer but that failed too. | ChazTheGeek (16619) | ||
| 1246345 | 2011-12-02 08:07:00 | As mentioned earlier, you need to download the drivers from the motherboard manufacturers website. Are you sure the 500GB drive isn't defective, try it in another computer (or get a SATA to USB adapter (www.ascent.co.nz)) and test it. Even if it's new, it may be DOA (dead on arrival :() There are no SATA drivers to download from ASUS, I looked, as well as the manual says it supports SATA 1&2. ChazTheGeek --- Do you have any partitioning software/ Bootable CD ?? If you do, then boot from that and see if the drive is detected.OR access to a Windows 7 Install CD ?? I've tried it on another SATA computer but that failed too. HDD could be DOA ( Dead On Arrival) it happens sometimes. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1246346 | 2011-12-02 08:12:00 | The SATA drivers are in the chipset drivers (www.asus.com.au). Since its an AMD | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1246347 | 2011-12-02 08:13:00 | I have a Norton Ghost bootable CD and a Linux Knoppix one. Ive also tried to transfer DATA off my portable Hardrive using Norton Ghost. Norton did not recognize it. Answering Speedy Gonzales question, I don't know, mayby. | ChazTheGeek (16619) | ||
| 1246348 | 2011-12-02 08:47:00 | The sata drivers being in the chipset drivers is all good and well, BUT you need a OS installed Before you can put in the chipset drivers. Looking more like a faulty drive if its not being detected on other PC's as well. There is one sure fire way to tell if its a Drive, BUT you need a Windows 7 Install or Recovery DVD/CD OR a WinPE CD and a few simple DOS commands. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1246349 | 2011-12-02 09:30:00 | The SATA RAID and SATA ide files are in the zip file. Its not one exe file | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1246350 | 2011-12-02 09:50:00 | Okay -- something you can try -- On the PC that works (has the 80GB drive) Attach the 500GB drive to a spare SATA port, and make sure its got power to it, boot the computer normally. Once its all up and running, open a command prompt. If you are using XP, click start, go to run, type in cmd If you have Vista or W7, click start, type in cmd, right click , run as administrator. In the command prompt window - type in the following diskpart Press enter. Once at the diskpart prompt, type in list disk If the drive is working at all you will see two drives, if not then you will only see the one 80GB drive. See screen shot below - arrow points to this things single Drive. 3412 WARNING: DO NOT type any other commands apart from exit- other wise you CAN do a lot of damage in a second, with diskpart - eg: With one more command which I wont post, then one simple word after that it wipe the drive in less time than it takes to go "oh bugger". This board should see the drive with out any sata drivers required, its capable of taking it. The above commands would work better with a W7 DVD or recovery CD or WinPE CD, as they come with all the needed SATA drivers, NEVER yet seen any board not pick up sata ports using the above OS's / Programs. XP does come with a early version of WinPE, so that should work OK as well. In fact I'll do a test tomorrow with a drive thats blank on a XP CD. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1246351 | 2011-12-02 18:59:00 | Thanks I'll give it a go. But I will have to temporarily disconnect my SATA DVD drive to carry out the plan. | ChazTheGeek (16619) | ||
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