A7V not recognize my hd

[kable]

Can someone help me please?

For some reason my A7V mb won't recognize my
40gig Western Digital HD.

The bios don't even detect it. And yes it's properly
plugged into it's IDE UATA 100 connector.

I've used EZ Installer from WD and it able to detect the hd. I was even able to
partition and format the hd with WD's EZ Installer Utility.

Do I need to update my bios?
I just bought the A7V mb last week.

Any help would be appreciated.

Kou (as in Koo)
:|

 

[fox1]

You must ENABLE on board virus protection in the BIOS to use the ATA 100 channel for your primary
hard drive.

 

[Citadel]

Kable, What BIOS version are you using? You can check when you first boot up. I am using 1005C. Also, there is a possibilty that using EZ installer is creating a problem with the Promise controller. The best way to partition and format your hard drive is with a Win 98 or Win ME boot disk. Sometimes it is necessary to put your hard drive on IDE1 to build it and then switch over to the Promise controller afterwards.

 

[kable]

I'll give it a try....

I have BIOS 1004d. I just realized 1005c were out at amdmb.com site.

I was beginning to think it was the IDE cable.... but I'll try... thanks...

 

[kable]

i've finally found the solution to my problem....

i switched the jumper on the hd to factory position (unmarked prongs)
and everything went fine from there.... still working on getting system up to multimedia standard...