New Abit VT-7 motherboard, Western Digital WD-1600 SATA First
Generation drive.
Cannot install W2K. Setup program says there is no drive to install
on. BIOS doesn't show drive as existing. Western Digital diagnostic
from floppy shows drive as good and able to write 1/0 to it. Why won't
motherboard recognize the drive? Does it need a BIOS upgrade?
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badgolferman wrote:
> New Abit VT-7 motherboard, Western Digital WD-1600 SATA First
> Generation drive.
>
> Cannot install W2K. Setup program says there is no drive to install
> on. BIOS doesn't show drive as existing. Western Digital diagnostic
> from floppy shows drive as good and able to write 1/0 to it. Why won't
> motherboard recognize the drive? Does it need a BIOS upgrade?
>
In article <xn0e7kxmffmx1b5000@news.readfreenews.net>, badgolferman
says...
> New Abit VT-7 motherboard, Western Digital WD-1600 SATA First
> Generation drive.
>
> Cannot install W2K. Setup program says there is no drive to install
> on. BIOS doesn't show drive as existing. Western Digital diagnostic
> from floppy shows drive as good and able to write 1/0 to it. Why won't
> motherboard recognize the drive? Does it need a BIOS upgrade?
>
Look in the manual at the BIOS settings. There's an option in one of
them to prioritize SATA.
--
Conor
"You're not married, you haven't got a girlfriend and you've never seen
Star Trek? Good Lord!" - Patrick Stewart, Extras.
> In article <xn0e7kxmffmx1b5000@news.readfreenews.net>, badgolferman
> says...
> > New Abit VT-7 motherboard, Western Digital WD-1600 SATA First
> > Generation drive.
> >
> > Cannot install W2K. Setup program says there is no drive to install
> > on. BIOS doesn't show drive as existing. Western Digital
> > diagnostic from floppy shows drive as good and able to write 1/0 to
> > it. Why won't motherboard recognize the drive? Does it need a
> > BIOS upgrade?
> >
> Look in the manual at the BIOS settings. There's an option in one of
> them to prioritize SATA.
SATA has been prioritized as #1. It will not recognize the drive still.
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"Golf and sex are the only things you can enjoy without being good at
them." -- Jimmy DeMaret
> badgolferman wrote:
> > New Abit VT-7 motherboard, Western Digital WD-1600 SATA First
> > Generation drive.
> >
> > Cannot install W2K. Setup program says there is no drive to install
> > on. BIOS doesn't show drive as existing. Western Digital
> > diagnostic from floppy shows drive as good and able to write 1/0 to
> > it. Why won't motherboard recognize the drive? Does it need a
> > BIOS upgrade?
> >
>
> Latest BIOS? Floppy with SATA drivers?
I don't know if the BIOS is the latest. There is a SATA driver disk,
but what good is that if the BIOS doesn't even see it, much less get to
the point where drivers are to be installed?
--
"The harder I work, the luckier I get." -- Gary Player
"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote...
> New Abit VT-7 motherboard, Western Digital WD-1600 SATA First
> Generation drive.
>
> Cannot install W2K. Setup program says there is no drive to install
> on. BIOS doesn't show drive as existing. Western Digital diagnostic
> from floppy shows drive as good and able to write 1/0 to it. Why won't
> motherboard recognize the drive? Does it need a BIOS upgrade?
Does the SATA controller have a [RAID] BIOS? Have you initialized the RAID
array (even if only 1 HD, some controllers need this step)?
In article <xn0e7l6n4fz3ucn008@news.readfreenews.net>, badgolferman
says...
> SATA has been prioritized as #1. It will not recognize the drive still.
>
Is there an option to enable the SATA Boot ROM as there is on some of
the Abits?
--
Conor
"You're not married, you haven't got a girlfriend and you've never seen
Star Trek? Good Lord!" - Patrick Stewart, Extras.
badgolferman wrote:
> Derek Baker, 9/23/2005, 8:58:02 AM,
> <IYydnRhCgNtGZq7eRVnyvQ@eclipse.net.uk> wrote:
>
>
>>badgolferman wrote:
>>
>>>New Abit VT-7 motherboard, Western Digital WD-1600 SATA First
>>>Generation drive.
>>>
>>>Cannot install W2K. Setup program says there is no drive to install
>>>on. BIOS doesn't show drive as existing. Western Digital
>>>diagnostic from floppy shows drive as good and able to write 1/0 to
>>>it. Why won't motherboard recognize the drive? Does it need a
>>>BIOS upgrade?
>>>
>>
>>Latest BIOS? Floppy with SATA drivers?
>
>
> I don't know if the BIOS is the latest. There is a SATA driver disk,
> but what good is that if the BIOS doesn't even see it, much less get to
> the point where drivers are to be installed?
>
"John Weiss" <jrweiss98155(at)@[nospam]comcast(dot).net> wrote in message
news:nfGdnehn05Qy0KneRVn-sg@comcast.com...
> "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote...
>> New Abit VT-7 motherboard, Western Digital WD-1600 SATA First
>> Generation drive.
>>
>> Cannot install W2K. Setup program says there is no drive to install
>> on. BIOS doesn't show drive as existing. Western Digital diagnostic
>> from floppy shows drive as good and able to write 1/0 to it. Why won't
>> motherboard recognize the drive? Does it need a BIOS upgrade?
>
> Does the SATA controller have a [RAID] BIOS? Have you initialized the
> RAID array (even if only 1 HD, some controllers need this step)?
>
>
Well my first thoughts were "let's try to educate this person" but
..............
Firstly please forget all that crap about "showing up in bios" stuff
.......... that's last century stuff.
The bios shows hardware on the two IDE channels so why would a SATA item
show up?
It won't show up in bios utility or on the bootup screen AT ALL.
Treat your install as a SCSI disk.
Do the "install SCSI driver now" bit on start of install.
Until you change the old way of thinking it is pointless even asking for
help..................
Use Google..... there are countess threads explaining how to change your way
of thinking but you need to try it even if you think it's wrong.
Make sure you set the boot disk priority as sata in bios and also you must
ENABLE "RAID ROM"
I have the AN7, you should also have that option in the bios, "advance"
screen.
hope this helps
"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:xn0e7kxmffmx1b5000@news.readfreenews.net...
> New Abit VT-7 motherboard, Western Digital WD-1600 SATA First
> Generation drive.
>
> Cannot install W2K. Setup program says there is no drive to install
> on. BIOS doesn't show drive as existing. Western Digital diagnostic
> from floppy shows drive as good and able to write 1/0 to it. Why won't
> motherboard recognize the drive? Does it need a BIOS upgrade?
>
> --
> "I miss. I miss. I miss. I make." -- Seve Ballesteros describing his
> four-putt at Augusta's No. 16 in 1988.
"BruceM" <bruce@@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:43348f57@duster.adelaide.on.net...
>
> "John Weiss" <jrweiss98155(at)@[nospam]comcast(dot).net> wrote in message
> news:nfGdnehn05Qy0KneRVn-sg@comcast.com...
>> "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote...
>>> New Abit VT-7 motherboard, Western Digital WD-1600 SATA First
>>> Generation drive.
>>>
>>> Cannot install W2K. Setup program says there is no drive to install
>>> on. BIOS doesn't show drive as existing. Western Digital diagnostic
>>> from floppy shows drive as good and able to write 1/0 to it. Why won't
>>> motherboard recognize the drive? Does it need a BIOS upgrade?
>>
>> Does the SATA controller have a [RAID] BIOS? Have you initialized the
>> RAID array (even if only 1 HD, some controllers need this step)?
>>
>>
>
> Well my first thoughts were "let's try to educate this person" but
> .............
> Firstly please forget all that crap about "showing up in bios" stuff
> ......... that's last century stuff.
> The bios shows hardware on the two IDE channels so why would a SATA item
> show up?
> It won't show up in bios utility or on the bootup screen AT ALL.
> Treat your install as a SCSI disk.
> Do the "install SCSI driver now" bit on start of install.
> Until you change the old way of thinking it is pointless even asking for
> help..................
> Use Google..... there are countess threads explaining how to change your
> way of thinking but you need to try it even if you think it's wrong.
>
let me correct myself, Sorry about this. you must go in
intergrated peripherals
-Onboard PCI device
- ENABLE SATA ROM
"Frank" <Frank@videotron.ca> wrote in message
news:qh0Ze.2357$US5.44870@wagner.videotron.net...
> Make sure you set the boot disk priority as sata in bios and also you must
> ENABLE "RAID ROM"
> I have the AN7, you should also have that option in the bios, "advance"
> screen.
> hope this helps
>
> "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:xn0e7kxmffmx1b5000@news.readfreenews.net...
>> New Abit VT-7 motherboard, Western Digital WD-1600 SATA First
>> Generation drive.
>>
>> Cannot install W2K. Setup program says there is no drive to install
>> on. BIOS doesn't show drive as existing. Western Digital diagnostic
>> from floppy shows drive as good and able to write 1/0 to it. Why won't
>> motherboard recognize the drive? Does it need a BIOS upgrade?
>>
>> --
>> "I miss. I miss. I miss. I make." -- Seve Ballesteros describing his
>> four-putt at Augusta's No. 16 in 1988.
>
>
In article <43348f57@duster.adelaide.on.net>, says...
> Firstly please forget all that crap about "showing up in bios" stuff
> ......... that's last century stuff.
> The bios shows hardware on the two IDE channels so why would a SATA item
> show up?
Because my clueless fuckwit friend, on Abits I've HAD experience with,
with SATA it shows up as a third IDE channel and lists the drives.
> It won't show up in bios utility or on the bootup screen AT ALL.
WRONG.
--
Conor
"You're not married, you haven't got a girlfriend and you've never seen
Star Trek? Good Lord!" - Patrick Stewart, Extras.
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