I've tried to install each of the following OS's on a SATA 160GB hdd and have yet to get anything more than an error stating no boot devices could be found:
Windows XP Pro x86 sp3 (slipstreamed)
Windows XP Pro x64 sp2 (slipstreamed)
Windows XP Pro x86 original install + driver floppy
Hardware: EP45-UD3R mobo (tried with both f6 and f7a bios to no avail), E8500 C2D proc (stock hs until the one I ordered arrives), 2x2gb Patriot DDR2 1066 RAM, 9800GT, and an IDE cdd.
I've got an IDE hdd with xp pro x86 sp3 installed and running with few problems other than the SATA drive being virtually non-existent. I've tested 3 different cables and every one of the 6 orange slots plus both purple slots. I've got the SATA plugged into SATA0 in the orange set and Bios are set to Native rather than Legacy. I don't plan to RAID this drive, simply use it as the boot disk for this comp.
When booted onto the IDE hdd the SATA doesn't show up in Disk Management and if I enable AHCI or RAID in the BIOS the utility starts to look for any SATA hdd's attached and never finds any despite the drive defnitely being connected/powered on.
Is there something obvious I'm missing here? I've built at least a half-dozen computers in the last few years for myself and roommates and I consider myself above average in the tech department but this has got me completely stumped. Short of RMA'ing the drive, is there anything I can try? I just moved and gave my last rig to a friend because I was planning to build this one as soon as I moved in so I'm stuck with a laptop and no computer to test the SATA drive in either.
Thoughts? Any help is greatly appreciated as this problem is one that needs to be solved asap!
Windows XP Pro x86 sp3 (slipstreamed)
Windows XP Pro x64 sp2 (slipstreamed)
Windows XP Pro x86 original install + driver floppy
Hardware: EP45-UD3R mobo (tried with both f6 and f7a bios to no avail), E8500 C2D proc (stock hs until the one I ordered arrives), 2x2gb Patriot DDR2 1066 RAM, 9800GT, and an IDE cdd.
I've got an IDE hdd with xp pro x86 sp3 installed and running with few problems other than the SATA drive being virtually non-existent. I've tested 3 different cables and every one of the 6 orange slots plus both purple slots. I've got the SATA plugged into SATA0 in the orange set and Bios are set to Native rather than Legacy. I don't plan to RAID this drive, simply use it as the boot disk for this comp.
When booted onto the IDE hdd the SATA doesn't show up in Disk Management and if I enable AHCI or RAID in the BIOS the utility starts to look for any SATA hdd's attached and never finds any despite the drive defnitely being connected/powered on.
Is there something obvious I'm missing here? I've built at least a half-dozen computers in the last few years for myself and roommates and I consider myself above average in the tech department but this has got me completely stumped. Short of RMA'ing the drive, is there anything I can try? I just moved and gave my last rig to a friend because I was planning to build this one as soon as I moved in so I'm stuck with a laptop and no computer to test the SATA drive in either.
Thoughts? Any help is greatly appreciated as this problem is one that needs to be solved asap!
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