A7N8X-E Deluxe & Single SATA Drive, How to install?

[jazziz]

I just got me an Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe with BIOS 1009. I can't seem to install a non-RAID single SATA HDD. Windows XP Pro. Setup CD could not find any hard disk. BIOS also doesn't read the SATA drive either. Could I get some help, please? Thanks.

 

[n7]

Did you hit F6 during the Windows setup to install SATA drivers?

Windows will not see your drive till it gets the drivers.

 

[jazziz]

I did hit F6, but where is the SATA driver? There's no SATA driver diskette included with the board. Just one nForce2 CDd driver.

 

[n7]

On the disc you get with that mobo, there is a SATA driver folder.
If i recall correctly, you just have to copy the contents of that folder to a floppy & then try reinstalling Windows. When it asks if you want to install any additional devices or whatever it says, you hit F6, & it will ask you for the floppy a short while later.

 

[jazziz]

Thanks for the help and quick reply. I'll try it.

 

[AsiLuc]

Please tell us/me how it went, I'd like to know.
Good luck!

 

[PUNKtotalled]

Obviously if you're using an unattended windows setup cd it won't install using the F6 trick.... unless you integrated the silicon image drivers in the cd.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: n7
On the disc you get with that mobo, there is a SATA driver folder.
If i recall correctly, you just have to copy the contents of that folder to a floppy & then try reinstalling Windows. When it asks if you want to install any additional devices or whatever it says, you hit F6, & it will ask you for the floppy a short while later.

I just got this board (Newegg refurb), it didn't come with anything except the board.

I picked up 2 80 gig SATA drives today as was about to start configuring for RAID1.

Where can I get the drivers that XP will want?

Edit: Found on Epox website. That's one thing I don't like about ASUS, not real good on finding drivers etc.

 

[n7]

I'm guessing that since yours was a refurb, that's why they don't include a CD, but i really only know what mine came with, so it's hard to say.

 

[PUNKtotalled]

Go to the official silicon image site.

Use the red blinking button "Product Support"

In the new window: "Downloads", "Drivers", the 10469 article in "Sil3x12", use the link on the right labelled "3x12_x86xrdvr_logo_10047.zip".

These drivers seems to be WHQL. They work great on both A7N8X-E and NF7S.

You unzip the zip on a blank floppy disk.

Use the F6 trick on beginning of windows setup.

Cheers.

 

[jazziz]

Originally posted by: AsiLuc
Please tell us/me how it went, I'd like to know.
Good luck!

It went OK. I copied the files from the SATA folder (in the CD) to a floppy diskette. Put it in the floppy drive and hit F6 during XP install.