Windows SETUP unable to find HDD

$ENIGMA$ · 23rd July 2007, 17:00

Hey Abhi.. As In Ur Screenshots U Have Disabled Ur Sata Controllers Pls Enable It 1st The Go To Advance In Advance U Will Get Ide Configurations. In That See Sata Setting. Change The Sata Settings From Sata Raid To Sata Ide. Then U Can Install Ur Windows Easily..
Try It...all The Best..

abhibh · 23rd July 2007, 17:26

Enigma thanks for the reply. I was just fiddling with the setting so i just disabled it and forgot to enable it while taking pics. I have no setting In Advance for IDE etc. I have checked all the settings.

Please check this screen shot for options i have in advance.

speedzak · 23rd July 2007, 17:27

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You have setup the SATA drive as raid. You have to change it to SATA IDE!

Go to advanced tab in the BIOS setup and find the SATA settings under onboard devices. Switch it to SATA IDE.

Then you would be able to see the drive on the first screen of the BIOS setup and you would be able to install XP without any hiccups on this department.

Good luck!

abhibh · 23rd July 2007, 17:33

speedzak check this, i have no option to set it to IDE :(

speedzak · 23rd July 2007, 17:46

Abhibh!
Then you've got to look for it in the other tabs too baba! Look under chipset.

low_bass_makker · 23rd July 2007, 17:53

You have made the RAID enabled. this is causing the conflict...disable the RAID to proceed further.

abhibh · 23rd July 2007, 17:57

speedzak paji i have checked in each and every section. The friend of mine who installed the windows earlier has shifted to US and i am unable to get hold of him. I am gonna try to install the drivers via F6 option and if that lso doesnt work then i gonna either get PATA or new MOBO.

speedzak · 23rd July 2007, 18:03

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Originally Posted by abhibh

speedzak paji i have checked in each and every section. The friend of mine who installed the windows earlier has shifted to US and i am unable to get hold of him. I am gonna try to install the drivers via F6 option and if that lso doesnt work then i gonna either get PATA or new MOBO.

Pressing f6 won't work baba! And you would be making the biggest mistake if you are going to buy another PATA HDD or Motherboard.

Simple. Just reset the BIOS settings in the last BIOS screen and save and see what happens.

BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 23rd July 2007, 18:06

IIRC, XP does not support all sata chipsets. Please look up Microsoft's support pages.

bottle · 23rd July 2007, 18:07

hey abibh from the screenshots it does look like you have connected the new drive as a raid hdd.

which motherboard are you using by the way. that will help use guide you better

some motherboards provide additional sata ports by using a 3rd party controller which do require drivers to get detected. so try using the native sata ports on the mobo and you should be fine.

low_bass_makker · 23rd July 2007, 18:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by abhibh

speedzak paji i have checked in each and every section. The friend of mine who installed the windows earlier has shifted to US and i am unable to get hold of him. I am gonna try to install the drivers via F6 option and if that lso doesnt work then i gonna either get PATA or new MOBO.

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedzak

Pressing f6 won't work baba! And you would be making the biggest mistake if you are going to buy another PATA HDD or Motherboard.

Simple. Just reset the BIOS settings in the last BIOS screen and save and see what happens.

yaar they are simple settings no big deal. read the manual it might help you. changing the mother board for this small thing is not good. try to learn thing.

speedzak · 23rd July 2007, 18:22

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Originally Posted by bottle

hey abibh from the screenshots it does look like you have connected the new drive as a raid hdd.

He doesn't have to connect it as Raid. And this has to be done in the motherboard BIOS. Simply explained in the manual.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bottle

which motherboard are you using by the way. that will help use guide you better

He has posted earlier about the Motherboard he is using.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bottle

some motherboards provide additional sata ports by using a 3rd party controller which do require drivers to get detected. so try using the native sata ports on the mobo and you should be fine.

I don't think this Motherboard provides 3rd party controllers.

SIMPLE! As LBM told, read the manuals. It would help you.

Changing the motherboard/HDD for such a small thing??

What is world coming to????

bottle · 23rd July 2007, 18:36

sorry meant configured not connected

and yes looking at that mobo it only has 2 sata ports so what i mentioned is a non issue

abibh , on the main screen can you set onboard pci sata controller to ide in bios rather than disabled ?

jazzy_2cool · 23rd July 2007, 19:48

You can use a software called nliteos (www.nliteos.com).
You can use this software to integrate the drive in the windows and make another windows CD.
If you use that CD, it should not ask for the driver.

All the Best

speedzak · 23rd July 2007, 20:14

I think Abhibh went to buy what he posted.

23rd July 2007, 17:00	#16
$ENIGMA$ Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 0 Thanked: 0 Times	Hey Abhi.. As In Ur Screenshots U Have Disabled Ur Sata Controllers Pls Enable It 1st The Go To Advance In Advance U Will Get Ide Configurations. In That See Sata Setting. Change The Sata Settings From Sata Raid To Sata Ide. Then U Can Install Ur Windows Easily.. Try It...all The Best..
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23rd July 2007, 17:26	#17
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	Enigma thanks for the reply. I was just fiddling with the setting so i just disabled it and forgot to enable it while taking pics. I have no setting In Advance for IDE etc. I have checked all the settings. Please check this screen shot for options i have in advance.
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23rd July 2007, 17:27	#18
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	: You have setup the SATA drive as raid. You have to change it to SATA IDE! Go to advanced tab in the BIOS setup and find the SATA settings under onboard devices. Switch it to SATA IDE. Then you would be able to see the drive on the first screen of the BIOS setup and you would be able to install XP without any hiccups on this department. Good luck! Last edited by speedzak : 23rd July 2007 at 17:28.
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23rd July 2007, 17:33	#19
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	speedzak check this, i have no option to set it to IDE :(
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23rd July 2007, 17:46	#20
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	Abhibh! Then you've got to look for it in the other tabs too baba! Look under chipset.
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23rd July 2007, 17:53	#21
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 6,815 Thanked: 305 Times View My Garage	You have made the RAID enabled. this is causing the conflict...disable the RAID to proceed further.
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23rd July 2007, 17:57	#22
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	speedzak paji i have checked in each and every section. The friend of mine who installed the windows earlier has shifted to US and i am unable to get hold of him. I am gonna try to install the drivers via F6 option and if that lso doesnt work then i gonna either get PATA or new MOBO.
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23rd July 2007, 18:06	#24
BaCkSeAtDrIVeR BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kochi Posts: 2,522 Thanked: 752 Times	IIRC, XP does not support all sata chipsets. Please look up Microsoft's support pages.
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23rd July 2007, 18:07	#25
bottle Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,634 Thanked: 274 Times View My Garage	hey abibh from the screenshots it does look like you have connected the new drive as a raid hdd. which motherboard are you using by the way. that will help use guide you better some motherboards provide additional sata ports by using a 3rd party controller which do require drivers to get detected. so try using the native sata ports on the mobo and you should be fine. Last edited by bottle : 23rd July 2007 at 18:08.
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23rd July 2007, 18:36	#28
bottle Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,634 Thanked: 274 Times View My Garage	sorry meant configured not connected and yes looking at that mobo it only has 2 sata ports so what i mentioned is a non issue abibh , on the main screen can you set onboard pci sata controller to ide in bios rather than disabled ?
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23rd July 2007, 19:48	#29
jazzy_2cool BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 277 Thanked: 0 Times	You can use a software called nliteos (www.nliteos.com). You can use this software to integrate the drive in the windows and make another windows CD. If you use that CD, it should not ask for the driver. All the Best
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23rd July 2007, 20:14	#30
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	I think Abhibh went to buy what he posted.
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